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In medically necessary cases, C-sections prevent obstructed labour; without intervention, a baby may rupture the uterus or cause tears that haemorrhage, which can kill the mother
Health

The life-saving surgery women don’t get

By Emma Bryce and Wana Udobang from Lagos, Nigeria

Unlike honey bees in the Americas or Australia, African honey bees are native (Credit: Getty Images)
Agriculture
The untapped potential of honey bees
By Heather Richardson
Deposits of rock phosphate, the raw material that is mined, are unevenly distributed around the world (Credit: Sibylle Grunze)
In Depth
The ‘miracle mineral’ the world needs
By Sibylle Grunze and Kerstin Hoppenhaus in Malawi
Braveonesrunning
Future
The unusual story of the ‘Brave Ones’
By Rachel Nuwer from Zimbabwe
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Grand Ideas
The villages transformed by solar power
By Rachel Nuwer
Yusuf, a keeper at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (which partners with the NRT) in northern Kenya sleeping among orphaned baby rhinos (Credit: Ami Vitale/Alamy)
Untold World
A new way to save Africa’s big beasts?
By Rachel Nuwer
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Untold World
The solar source where people pray
By Sandrine Ceurstemont
One US dollar equals 9,000 Somliland shillings - the currency is so devalued, shoppers wander markets with wads of the paper money thrown in their bags (Credit: AFP/Simon Maina)
Untold World
The surprising place killing cash
By Matthew Vickery
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