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For a long time Ethiopia has wanted to find a way to break its dependency on the port at Djibouti. It’s found the answer – a deal that sees massive investment in the port at Berbera. But the breakthrough will have consequences way beyond Addis Ababa’s ability to import and export goods more easily. Brendon J. Cannon and Ash Rossiter set out the implications for the Horn of Africa.
Complications caused by unsafe abortions are among the biggest contributors to maternal deaths in Kenya. And, as Estelle Monique Sidze and Danielle Doughman explain, they also take their toll on an already overstretched health care system.
A decision by the South African Reserve Bank to place a small bank - VBS Mutual Bank - under curatorship has raised lots of questions. Jannie Rossouw unpacks what curatorship means and why the decision was justified.
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Shipping vessels seen off the Djibouti port in the Gulf of Aden.
EPA/Mazen Mahdi
Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University; Ash Rossiter, Khalifa University
A deal brokered by Ethiopia to develop the port at Berbera will have a ripple effect across the Horn of Africa.
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Health + Medicine
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Estelle Monique Sidze, African Population and Health Research Center
Kenya spends millions treating women who have complications after unsafe abortions.
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Business + Economy
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Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand
The South African Reserve Bank was justified in placing VBS Mutual Bank under curatorship.
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Boris Urban, University of the Witwatersrand
Trapped in low growth trajectory, South Africa needs to boost small business development.
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