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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.
Workers harvesting grapes for wine production in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images

Global supply chains keep workers poor: three case studies show how the cycle can be broken

Global supply chains lead to companies capturing most of the value, while suppliers – and especially workers – get a much smaller share.
Rocks and mud remain where houses used to stand and families used to live in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Climate disasters don’t just destroy homes, they change lives forever. We spoke with cyclone survivors in Zimbabwe

Disaster recovery agencies and governments must pay more attention to survivors’ invisible losses: grief, broken communities and disrupted identities.
Nocry Mzimba and Nurse Molamadi of the Black Mambas anti-poaching unit patrol Olifants West Nature Reserve, South Africa to prevent wildlife poaching. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Should wildlife parks be fenced? We studied 60 African examples for an answer

Nature reserve fences can protect wildlife and people, but they also break up natural landscapes, restrict animal movement, and affect nearby communities.
A functioning water pump in Malawi. Courtesy Michael Caterina.

Handpumps bring water to rural African communities, but many are broken – study models how best to maintain them

Over 100,000 water handpumps in rural sub-Saharan Africa are broken, leaving millions without safe water. Regular maintenance is cheaper than repairs.
Many people can only afford the smallest device which isn’t enough to power more than a phone charger and a light. Dave Brenner, U-M SEAS.

Solar power is taking off in Malawi: but poor households need financial help to make it work for them

Even small solar devices that can power phone chargers and lights have made a difference in rural Malawi. Now, bigger and better solar systems are needed.
Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500‑year‑old mystery about Stone Age hunter‑gatherers

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What was behind this unexpected funeral ritual?

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