As someone who became a parent while living in Venice, I can admit that the homeless population was one of the top 3 reasons we left LA. I’ve always wanted to help the homeless, desperately, but I also witnessed the intensity of the situation balloon from my 20s to 30s living there and I became desensitized to it and gradually more callous about it. When you have a kid, your risk tolerance completely shifts. I’ve been waiting to hear leaders talk this pragmatically about solving homelessness is

Ghana has rejected a $109m US health deal over data protection concerns.Zimbabwe has also turned down a similar offer.The BBC’s Thomas Naadi explains why some African nations are pushing back.