poverty
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Zimbabwe Smugglers Bring Mixed Blessings as Prices Triple at Home
Jan 2, 2019By Ray Mwareya Chimanimani, Zimbabwe – Mozambique´s vast porous border with east Zimbabwe is now a boon for beverages, medicines, used car tyres, and combustible fuel smugglers who are out to dodge Zimbabwe´s punishing prices and... -
Opinion: Four Lessons From My First Attempt At Escaping Poverty
Jun 26, 2017Growing up poor in Nigeria means living helplessly in a deep depth of despair. Or rise to the challenge of eliminating poverty by going after any legal job that pops up on your radar. As a... -
Museveni’s Government under Scrutiny as Famine Ravages Uganda
Feb 11, 2017By Namwiza Ritah Ugandan media outlets were late last year awash with stories and images of Mr Yoweri Museveni‒Uganda’s president for the last 30 years on a bicycle carrying a can of water. The official statement... -
Kaduna: An Afternoon With The Street Beggars’ Spokesperson
Aug 4, 2016By Happiness Titus @happy_zirra, Nigeria If you have read Aminata’s “The Beggars’ Strike,” then this might not sound surprising to you. Except that the story that I am about to tell you is not fictitious... -
How a Revolution of Women-led Initiative is Eradicating Energy Poverty in Africa
Jun 27, 2015In 2013, Mama Ada’s husband died leaving her with four children to raise and put through school. She started a plantain selling business and moved into a one room hut with her 4 children to keep... -
Kenya: The Reality Of Agriculture In Kilifi
May 20, 2015My visit to Kilifi County early April 2015 came with a rude shock. I have been here for four years undertaking my degree studies, and have come to terms with the varying climatic conditions and the areas socio-economic... -
TRANSITION; MDGS INTO THE SDGs; KENYA DEFINES WHAT IT WILL TAKE?
Feb 23, 2015I am here wondering how to phrase my thoughts on the MDGs seeing as I just heard the word MDGs for the first time in 2008 when I joined the university and sat in one...