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economies<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21713\/why-african-countries-must-rethink-how-they-grow-their-economies\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21710\/beyond-the-outbreak-how-ebola-reshaped-east-central-africas-economies\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Beyond the Outbreak: How Ebola Reshaped East &#038; Central Africa\u2019s Economies\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" 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Africa don\u2019t always benefit the communities that host them<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21715\/study-shows-wind-and-solar-projects-in-kenya-and-south-africa-dont-always-benefit-the-communities-that-host-them\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_2 format-standard\" style=\"padding: 0 0 5px 5px;\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                                <a 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                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/category\/region\/southern-africa\/\" class=\"category-southern-africa\">Southern Africa<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"jeg_post_info\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21314\/angolas-lengthy-war-shaped-the-way-farmers-utilised-fire-why-it-matters\/\">Angola&#8217;s lengthy war shaped the way farmers utilised fire\u2014why it matters<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21314\/angolas-lengthy-war-shaped-the-way-farmers-utilised-fire-why-it-matters\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 25, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21133\/schooling-is-the-most-severely-affected-by-conflict-when-children-are-the-target-study\/\">Schooling is the most severely affected by conflict when children are the target &#8211; Study<\/a>\n                                    <\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21133\/schooling-is-the-most-severely-affected-by-conflict-when-children-are-the-target-study\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_4 format-standard\" style=\"padding: 0 0 5px 5px;\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span>\n               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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20769\/senegals-president-faye-says-ruling-party-led-by-pm-sonko-risks-collapse\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> May 4, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_box format-video\">\n                    <div class=\"box_wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                            \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Malawi\u2019s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you &#8211; Interview\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\">Malawi\u2019s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you &#8211; Interview<\/a>\n                              <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20399\/malawis-chakwera-warns-fighting-corruption-can-turn-against-you-interview\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 2, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_xs_4 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                        <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19285\/an-conversation-with-scholar-mahmood-mamdani-about-the-making-and-breaking-of-uganda\/\">An conversation with 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Unequal Financial Architecture<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21987\/mineral-beneficiation-a-pipedream-of-prosperity-in-an-unequal-financial-architecture\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>African countries and communities should demand three main systemic changes as a prerequisite to contributing to critical minerals supply chains....<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21977\/kenya-offers-temporary-amnesty-to-undocumented-east-africans-amid-fears-of-crackdown\/\" 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href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21931\/as-schools-re-open-congo-drops-remote-learning-plan-in-ebola-red-zone\/\">As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/21931\/as-schools-re-open-congo-drops-remote-learning-plan-in-ebola-red-zone\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 2, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>Schools reopened this week in \u200bareas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities decided the risk...<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a 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