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BRICS Summit in Johannesburg: What we should expect from the 5 countries

The summit comes at a time when the West is arguably in decline. The US is threatening trade wars with China and even allies like the EU. This threat to global trade will be top of the agenda at the BRICS summit
Xi Jinping, China's president, and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria
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Kenya’s Perfect Storm

Annual rains have hit Kenya especially hard this year, causing havoc in the capital. But there is a silver lining amid the gloom: weather-related infrastructure challenges have pushed bureaucrats to tackle old issues like corruption and mismanagement with a renewed sense of urgency
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Nairobi’s plan to introduce car-free days is a good idea – here’s why

Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To reduce congestion, Nairobi County has proposed car-free Wednesdays and Saturdays in two of the busiest parts of the city
A street in Nairobi.
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Why Cuban doctors in Kenya don’t deserve the treatment they’re getting

Fifty Cuban doctors recently arrived in Kenya, hired by the government to work in in under-served rural areas. They may not be the ideal solution, but the reasons forwarded against them are not justified
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta formally sends off 50 Cuban specialist doctors hired by the Kenyan government to work in under-served rural areas.
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Financial equality for Africa’s women farmers

If Africa’s gender gap is ever to be closed, the unique obstacles faced by African women, particularly poor female farmers, must become part of the global dialogue
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Listening to Africa’s Future Farmers

To remain profitable, younger growers must produce larger crops from smaller spaces, which requires innovation. Our study found that in many cases, the best solutions for young farmers are already being designed by young people
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Women’s unpaid work must be included in GDP calculations: lessons from history

It is “illogical” to exclude the economic value of preparing and cooking food and collecting firewood from GDP calculations. Such kinds of labour have historically been excluded because they were commonly viewed as women’s work
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Commercial banks are key players in the agri-business value chain

While it’s true that most commercial banks in Uganda are not ideally structured to finance individual small-holder farmers directly, the reality is that they still play critical roles within the sector, making them an indispensable part of the overall ecosystem
Two men standing in a tea processing facility
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Politics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa – not climate change

Robust political systems can protect citizens against extreme weather events and if disasters happen, these systems can ensure that people affected have adequate access to water, food, sanitation and shelter
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The Debt Challenge to African Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa is confronting a pronounced rise in public debt. At the end of 2017, average public debt in the region was 57% of its GDP, an increase of 20 percentage points in just five years
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