Mildred Mtola's determination to succeed at school had been plagued by a lack of facilities in a rundown neighborhood. But the 14-year-old class-eight pupil is praised by her teachers and relatives ...

Fast economic growth in many countries often carries a high price for some of the poorest residents: Vast slums are cleared by urban planners and commercial developers, sometimes by force. But there's ...

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Mao Qinghua, president of Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association, during a ceremony to donate to MCEDO Beijing School in Mathare Slums, Nairobi, Kenya on June 15. Liu Hongjie/China Daily. Eleven ...