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Women struggle to secure land rights

6 Sep 2012

Maize field in Malawi: Women account for 70 per cent of Africa’s food production, but often do not have secure access to land.Photograph: Redux / Hollandse Hoogte / Arie Kievit

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Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers

5 Sep 2012

Checking the blood pressure of an expectant mother in Rwanda.Photograph: Redux / eyevine / Kate...

Taking on violence against women in Africa

5 Sep 2012

Slogan on a wall in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi: Kenya has a law against domestic violence, but...

With money to invest, Kenyans say no thanks to banks

19 Jan 2012

Across the continent, Africans are saving and investing more of their own money but you won’t find...

Security for the highest bidder

15 Oct 2009

Private guards in Uganda: Only those who can afford to pay have access to such security services....

Pursuit of justice or Western plot?

15 Oct 2009

Sudanese demonstrators in the United Kingdom demand that those accused of mass atrocities in...

With money to invest, Kenyans say no thanks to banks

12 Oct 2009

Across the continent, Africans are saving and investing more of their own money but you won’t find...

Safeguarding Africa’s fishing waters

15 Jul 2009

Foreign ships, such as this tuna trawler, haul huge quantities of fish out of African waters, but...

Mobilizing money at the grass roots

15 Jul 2009

Members of a Kenyan women’s dairy cooperative receiving payments: Investment and savings clubs...

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Mining to profit Africa’s people

15 Apr 2009

Large mining operations in Africa have generated big profits for foreign companies, with little...

Small loans widen horizons for the poor

15 Jan 2009

Signing up for a loan with a community group’s microcredit programme in Kenya.Photograph: Panos...