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Senegalese peacekeepers on patrol in Bamako, Mali. Flickr

Shadows of past political violence shape the lives of young Africans for years – a study of nine countries

A child born into a community with a history of political unrest is at higher risk of abuse as they grow into a young adult.
Transactional sex is a coping strategy for some adolescents. Stephane de Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images

Money, food and survival: what drives paid sex among young mums in 3 African countries

Programmes to address transactional sex need to be customised. The drivers change from country to country.
The growing burden of navigating pollution is a reality for Kenyan consumers purchasing fish (pictured) from Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake by area. Sebastian Castelier/Shutterstock (no reuse)

What Kenya’s fish markets tell us about choosing between nutrients and contaminants

Navigating the benefits and risks of eating fish is a daily concern for consumers in Kenya due to persistent environmental pollution. How much are they influenced by nutritional labelling and guidelines?
Fred Ngusilo, left, a member of the Ogiek community, works with a relative to sift through the ruins of their grandfather’s house in the Mau forest, destroyed by Kenyan police. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse

Efforts to protect land and environmental resources, including fighting climate change, often end up displacing people who have lived in those places for generations.
Planting groundnuts on a family farm in Uganda. Badru Katumba/Getty Images

Millions of farmers in Africa’s Great Lakes region face rising temperatures. Study predicts how crop disease and pests could spread

Figuring out how climate change will cause plant disease and pests to spread across Africa’s Great Lakes farms is critical for future food supplies.
Gender bias in AI-driven systems is depriving women of the same economic rights as men, particularly concerning access to financial services. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock

Overcoming the algorithmic gender bias in AI‑driven personal finance

An economist explores the gender data bias behind credit scoring and borrowing money from the bank that excludes women worldwide, denying them the same economic rights as men.
Kenyan women fetch water the morning after it rained for the first time in over a year in Turkana. Lynsey Addario/Getty Images

Climate change is worsening violent extremism in Kenya – what can be done

Climate change increases vulnerability to extremist recruitment, while al-Shabaab activity blocks adaptation, reinforcing a cycle of fragility.
In Ghana, there are persistent disputes between industrial and small-scale fishers over access to the sea. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

Disputes over Africa’s ocean resources: here’s what could help avoid them

As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.

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