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5bn people still eating deadly trans fats

Introduction of best-practice policies across Africa would potentially save an estimated 20 400 lives per year.

Doughnuts, French fries and fried chicken

Fish farming: Kenya’s ‘crop of the future’

Elijah Murithi at his fish pond in Kibingo

Since 2019, the Kirinyaga County government has helped farmers build fishponds under an economic stimulus programme.

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Australia monster cane toad

Cane toads were introduced into Queensland in 1935 to control the cane beetle, with devastating consequences.

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An oil well in the village of Zharrez, near the city of Fier

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Child abuse

Africa does not have a single country with programmes for people troubled with sexual thoughts about minors.

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