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Imagine Africa Spearheads Sustainable Menstruation Campaign

October 31, 2019

Many girls who had been using traditional methods like cloth pads to manage their menstruation switched to the pads as they were an easy use and throw option. Most women aren’t aware of the toxins present in them. Moreover, these discarded napkins are creating mountains of non bio-degradable trash. Water bodies are being severely polluted due to these napkins which take up to 800 years to degrade. Burning them releases deadly toxins which have proven to be carcinogenic and linked to auto-immune diseases.

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Ethiopia needs to act fast to solve its internal displacement problem

August 30, 2019

Ethiopia’s president Sahle-Work Zewde recently reaffirmed her government’s efforts to support refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopian territory. She also called for the cooperation of continental and international actors.

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Fighting the hunger crisis in South Sudan

August 11, 2016

Tens of thousands face starvation in South Sudan, aid agencies warned Friday, as fighting continues despite a peace deal signed six months ago meant to end civil war. Nearly seven million people or two-thirds of the country face extreme hunger, the government and UN agencies said.

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Food security: Thousands of Kenyans face starvation

August 11, 2016

The United Nations says war and climate-related disasters are leaving millions of people around the world fighting against hunger every day. Countries in Africa remain disproportionately affected by food insecurity. Kenya’s northern region often suffers from food shortages and, like its Ethiopian and Sudanese neighbours, drought regularly leads to loss of harvest. More than 2.5 million Kenyans are facing

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