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Inside Africa’s $19 Billion Sanitation Economy: Turning Waste Into Opportunity

Across the globe, the sanitation challenge continues to plague billions despite decades of international commitments and development efforts. Sanitation, one of humanity’s most fundamental needs, remains inaccessible to nearly half.

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Africa’s Reform Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Vision and Delivery

Ambitious reforms; universal healthcare, free primary and secondary education, and inclusive social protection, are championed globally as pathways to equitable development. These ideals are rooted in foundational frameworks such as.

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Post-Conflict Recovery: Inside Africa’s Efforts to Empower Displaced Children

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), by mid-2024, over 122.6 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced due to war, persecution, and violence. Children make up more.

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Why Are Street Children Still Left Behind?

In cities across the world, a growing population of children lives on the fringes, unseen, unheard, and largely unaccounted for. These are the street children: minors surviving without consistent family.

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Why Africa’s Children Deserve a Bigger Budget

Across the world, childcare has emerged as one of the most critical yet underfunded components of national development. Economists at the World Bank and UNICEF consistently stress that early childhood.

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Redefining Social Welfare: Africa’s Push for a Continental Approach

Social welfare has reemerged as a crucial instrument in global efforts to reduce poverty, address inequality and foster inclusive development. From the Nordic countries’ comprehensive welfare systems to the United.

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Why Universal Basic Income is Important for Africa

The concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has long been discussed as a radical yet necessary economic intervention, a solution to growing inequality, automation-driven job displacement, and economic instability. In.

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The Power of Gender Quotas: Lessons from Rwanda and Namibia

The struggle for gender equality is old and exhausting. Women have long been told that leadership belongs to men, that the world is shaped by men’s decisions, and that their.

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Addressing Waste Crisis in Africa Through Recycling

The global waste crisis is a ticking time bomb. Every year, humanity generates approximately 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, a figure expected to rise to 3.88 billion tonnes by.

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How Africa is Tackling the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 74% of global deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2023). While traditionally considered an.

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