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India is number 1 in open defecation globally

Infographic shows India to have the worst open-defecation numbers in the world and being the only country that has more than 1,000 people practising open defecation per square kilometre.

You cannot sleep with your cousin (hanzvadzi) in Africa

fertility rate below 2.1 can wipe out a community

At 65 deaths per 100,000 live births, maternal mortality is substantially higher than the average for the rest of Africa of 210 deaths.

A significant 62% of the country's working-age adults are between the ages of 15 and 34, an age group broadly defined as "youth."

As of February 2023, Namibia had a serious classroom shortage of 2,837.

Katy Perry has purchased Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar company, and they have teamed up with Bill Gates and now are using his Apeel apples

“Namibia's battle against food insecurity persists, with approximately 22% of the population experiencing acute food insecurity.”

As of July 2022, only 500 out of 1,722 public schools had ICT infrastructure.

Video shows recent insecurity situation in DR Congo.

Vaccines are the third leading cause of death of children in 'third-world' countries.

KPMG Identifies Zimbabwe as Top Investment Destination in Sub-Saharan Africa

“An estimated 98 million children in Africa [are] out of school, 98 million children.”

“Remittances by Kenyans abroad in the 12 months to November 2023 was at US$4.19 billion.”

“As of 2023, over 37 million people had been forcefully displaced in Africa – that is 37 million people just last year.”

“... [the remittances as of November 2023 were] up from $4.028 billion in the same [12-month] period in 2022.”

“82% of this number are in conflict-affected countries.”

“It is estimated that 121 million Africans are facing severe acute food insecurity.”

“Kenyan president’s US state visit is the first for an African leader since 2008.”