While illegal takeovers of state have declined globally, Africa has now seen at least 10 successful coups since 2020.
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The fines of $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second hit low-income families the hardest.
Though Canada, on paper, is committed to an adequate standard of living, it needs social and economic laws to become more enforceable.
Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.
There are few, if any, alternative sources of food insecurity data that don’t rely on the survey the government is ending.
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
Long stereotyped as food for the poor, the local delicacy’s gastronomical stature has grown as foodies flock to Oaxaca, Mexico, to sample the crunchy snack.
Some estimates say up to one in seven people are living in poverty, but Australia doesn’t properly measure it. Here’s how we could.
George Orwell, the author of two classic anti-totalitarian, pro-freedom novels from the 1940s, was a democratic socialist who opposed authoritarian leaders of the left and the right.
Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death and destruction is largely human-made.
Women with disabilities can’t always make informed reproductive choices, and this can make them even more vulnerable.
Campaigns designed to help us cut back on alcohol don’t always reach those most at risk of harm. Here’s what we should be doing instead.
Boosting education and skills training as well as improving transport and strengthening social protection would help people out of extreme poverty.
President Yoweri Museveni’s effort to stop evictions didn’t address underlying problems, but it enhanced his political legitimacy.
Mental health is not just connected to what’s inside our head. The environment around us can play a part – either supporting wellbeing or driving a decline.
If the conflict endures, the value of Sudan’s economy will contract by up to 42% – with 7 million more people falling into poverty.
While young people who spent the first year of their lives in public housing started with higher levels of behaviour difficulties, by 12 they had closed the gap.
Nigeria’s economy grew but poverty worsened, especially in the rural areas. The country needs a radical shift in its economic policy approach to reduce poverty.
South Africa should back care for older people with real investment and action.
As many as three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases originate from wildlife.
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Professor, Sol Plaatje University
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