Nigeria now has the highest number of people living in extreme poverty, according to a new report from the Poverty Clock.  Laila Johnson-Salami, 21, a Correspondent from Ibadan in Nigeria, argues that a lack of funding for social welfare and education has contributed to the situation. When Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin came on my show and …

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Lack of health education is one of factors feeding the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in one district in his country, argues Erisa Sserwaddad, 23 a correspondent from Kampala, Uganda who says government and other community based organizations need to act with urgency to address the needs of the fishing communities in Hoima district, Uganda. Despite …

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