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Chasing bullets in the DRC
Mapping the precise flows of conflict weaponry in Africa is an arduous task given the number of militias operating in the DRC alone.
Water-logging interrupts Bangladesh’s schooling systems
Chronic flooding known as water-logging has forced students and teachers in Bangladesh to find creative ways to carry on learning.
A country sick of water
Fears of more rain in the coming days have sent aid agencies into a panic as the humanitarian disaster caused by the floods in Mozambique unfolds. The United Nations says the…
Postcards from a sick island
It is hard not to resort to clichés when writing about Mauritius: white, sandy beaches, sunny blue skies and swaying palm trees. This Indian Ocean island paradise is the stuff…
Zim’s return to a barter economy
Zimbabweans are switching to barter, payment in kind and the use of foreign currencies, such as the rand, instead of the local dollar to survive hyperinflation and the…
Terror in Kenya’s slums
Florence Musola, a businesswoman living in Mathare, the second-largest slum in Kenya, and her four children were among the latest victims of an arson attack that destroyed their…
LRA calls for ceasefire
Crucial peace talks between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army will resume on Monday in Juba, according to Riek Machar, the chief mediator and southern…
Oil is about everything
As thousands of angry Nigerians took to the streets to protest against 30% hikes in fuel price recently, across West Africa some of the world’s poorest were also feeling the…