Farmers in India are among communities around the world hit hard by unscrupulous microlending.
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Market-led microcredit innovations dominated by profit maximisation can harm the very vulnerable.
Studies show that people belonging to marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by police brutality.
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When communities face security challenges and lack legal protection, they find innovative ways to respond.
The Lamu Port project is a flagship development project in Kenya.
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Large scale infrastructure projects like ports represent more than just financial investments.
A broken pipe is the only remnant of a road built during colonial times in Kenya. This literal “ruin of empire” lies on the route of the LAPSSET corridor.
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Infrastructure projects are an enticing promise for a better future – but they can also evoke a violent colonial past.
Kenyan troops fly the flags of the East African Community and Kenya in Goma, eastern DRC.
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There are advantages to a regional force overseen by the East African Community – particularly as the bloc is leading new political talks.
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Ignoring local realities risks excluding children from learning.
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Some countries, like Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Nigeria, have been more proactive than others, but it is still hard for many to get PrEP.
Troops drive through Goma in eastern DRC in November 2022.
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Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
A herder grazes cattle alongside wildlife in Samburu, Kenya.
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Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Pupils in Kenya hold prayers for victims of a 2013 terror attack in Nairobi.
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Kenyan families with access to mass media are significantly more afraid of terrorism than those without access.
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Parents are enablers, motivators and facilitators of their children’s education.
The carcass of a Grévy’s zebra, an endangered species which exists only in the northern part of Kenya, where drought is ongoing.
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Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2022.
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The purpose of term limits is to minimise corruption and open the government to new ideas that could solve national problems.
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Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
Pope Francis.
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From the earliest years of Christianity, some people have been recognised as having lived exceptionally holy lives.
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High intensity rain has actually increased, which is topping up underground water stores.
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The digital transformation of Kenya’s agriculture will become a reality if it can link viable digital solution providers with potential beneficiaries.
Kenyans protest against extrajudicial killings in Nairobi’s Mathare area on 13 April 2022.
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To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
A woman at a camp for those displaced by drought in Baidoa, Somalia, in September 2022.
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States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
Experts are warning that millions of people are at risk as a famine hits Somalia.
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The looming Somalian famine might be the first in a string of back-to-back catastrophes, says an expert.