Africa Matters

Consumerism Exacerbates Africa’s Poverty and Debt Crisis

Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Amidst widespread poverty across Africa, many of the continent’s leaders maintain lavish lifestyles, traveling in expensive vehicles, accompanied by large motorcades and entourages during international visits. This consumerism, coupled with corruption and poor governance, is intensifying Africa’s poverty and debt burden. In the 1960s, African nations were on par with countries like South Korea…

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190 million children at risk from water-related crises: UNICEF

A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards. The study, released on Monday ahead of the historic UN Water Conference, reviewed household access to…

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