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  • Abubaker walks with three of his kids. He had a vasectomy in secret because he decided it was time to stop having children. Credit: Edna Namara/Global Press Journal.
    GPJSocietyUgandaZimbabwe

    “It was time I took responsibility”: The men getting vasectomies

    By Edna Namara & Evidence Chenjerai
    February 3, 2022
    More men are starting to push back against misconceptions about the procedure, opening up more possibilities for family planning. Three years ago, Abubaker overheard ...
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  • EconomyKenyaSouth Africa

    Could two troubled airlines’ pan-African partnership work?

    By Eric Tchouamou Njoya
    January 20, 2022
    The potential risks and rewards of the South African Airways and Kenya Airways’ joint vision. There are very few profitable African airlines. Those operating ...
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  • In Madagascar, extreme weather has contributed to myriad crises such as famine. Credit: Rod Waddington.
    ClimateEditor's PicksMadagascar

    The forgotten, cascading crisis in Madagascar

    By Manoa Faliarivola, Marc Lanteigne & Velomahanina Razakamaharavo
    January 18, 2022
    The world’s first famine caused by climate change rather than conflict continues amid insufficient domestic and global attention. As it enters 2022, Madagascar continues ...
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  • Covid-19SocietySouth Africa

    Archiving micro-kindnesses and everyday heroism in South Africa

    By Jess Auerbach
    December 10, 2021
    2021 has been a hard year in South Africa and everyday people have taken strain. But it’s easy to forget that, amidst the multitude ...
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  • President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia at COP26. Credit: Doug Peters/ UK Government.
    PoliticsTop storyZambia

    The good, the bad and the alarming: Hichilema’s first 100 days in Zambia

    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    December 2, 2021
    The new president’s first 100 days have seen a combination of promising steps and worrying tendencies. Today marks exactly 100 days since Hakainde Hichilema ...
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  • The Mauritian government has repeatedly downplayed the Covid situation, while doctors and patients describe a healthcare system in disarray. Credit: Yann Gar.
    Covid-19MauritiusTop story

    Mauritius insists Covid is under control. Hospitals tell a different story

    By Ariel Saramandi
    November 30, 2021
    Is the government hugely undercounting and understating its Covid surge? Officially, Mauritius has recorded 21,325 positive cases and 457 deaths from Covid-19, as of ...
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  • Trinity Ncube is a volunteer Occupational Therapist (OT). She helps patients regain skills needed in everyday life at the COVID-19 Field Hospital in Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: IMF Photo/James Oatway.
    Covid-19SocietySouth AfricaTop story

    Rich countries can’t feign shock if the next variant goes undetected

    By Jess Auerbach
    November 29, 2021
    South Africa’s openness helps the world’s pandemic response. The Global North’s rejection of WHO advice in imposing travel bans endangers it. As southern African ...
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  • South Africa local elections 2021. Celebrants waving South African flags on 2021 National Freedom Day. Credit: GCIS.
    PoliticsSouth AfricaTop story

    What did we learn from South Africa’s local elections?

    By Marius Roodt
    November 18, 2021
    The 2021 elections saw both turnout and the ANC vote drop to record lows. Small parties meanwhile collectively doubled their vote. On 1 November, ...
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  • A female farmer clears a plot in Mozambique. Credit: Jeffrey Barbee/Thomson Reuters Foundation.
    ClimateMozambiqueOn Food Security & COVID19

    Mozambique: The farmers navigating conflict, climate change and Covid

    By Tavares Cebola
    November 12, 2021
    Despite facing a triple threat with little government support, female farmers have proven surprisingly resilient. On 15 October, Alcinda Zimba, 50, gathered with fellow ...
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  • Cows roam inside the Hwange Colliery Company, Zimbabwe. Credit: Tafadzwa Ufumeli.
    ClimateEconomyZimbabwe

    “We cannot co-exist”: Locals decry new coal project in Zimbabwe

    By Tafadzwa Ufumeli
    November 3, 2021
    As delegates discuss the future global impact of coal use at COP26, Dinde villagers fear immediate displacement and environment degradation. At the sight of ...
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