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    Author archives: Edwinah Orowe

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    COVID-19: Africa’s economic recovery must leave no one behind

    Many people with disabilities work in the informal sector. Unless they can leave their house every day, they struggle to meet their basic needs. For them, the situation is dire.

    Edwinah Orowe, June 2020
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