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A call for debt cancellation as World Bank loans increase while grants reduce

Mzalendo Mutemi wa Kiama — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:24:38 +0000

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden currently sits at $702 billion — the highest in a decade. Debt cancellation and a reduction in debt service obligations could allow poor countries to make poverty-related investments and direct resources to health, education, HIV/AIDS programs, infrastructure and governance reform.

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COVID-19: how lockdowns affected health access in African and Asian slums

The Conversation — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:45:43 +0000

Slums are a challenge for controlling the pandemic. Strengthening their fragile healthcare provision would help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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Young people living on Harare’s streets provide glimpses into life under COVID-19 lockdown

The Conversation — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:24:27 +0000

The story map reveals that like any part of society, street youth are both subject to and willing to conform to rules and conventions, in this case for their own and others' safety.

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Meet Mary Consolata Namagambe, the Ugandan activist tackling period poverty

Kylie Kiunguyu — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:55:19 +0000

Law student and human rights activist Mary C. Namagambe is the founder of She for She. This hybrid company is working to tackle the lack of access to appropriate health care information and products, as well as the rate at which young girls in Africa are dropping out of schooling due to period poverty.

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Inside the Mind of an African: Winning the War Against Poverty and Perception

Richard Munang — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:04:18 +0000

“Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand”, this African proverb sends one fundamental message – to knowledge, always add wisdom – or better, knowledge in and of itself, is not enough.

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