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Post-coup juntas across the Sahel face serious crises
As jihadist violence spreads in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Western influence wanes, and democracy fades into memory ...
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Consumed by Terror: Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall faces crucial threat (1)
On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three ...
The Coup Leader Who’s Become an Anti-Western Hero in Africa and Beyond
Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.
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Urban Mothers at the Edge: Burkina Faso’s Childcare Deficit and Its Daily Human Toll
A World Bank-led ethnographic study reveals how the lack of affordable childcare in urban Burkina Faso forces low-income ...
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Nigeria, Neighbours Rank Among World’s Poorest Nations By GDP Per Capita
Despite being Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria remains among the world’s poorest ...
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Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities
World Bank assessment finds conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute ...