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Add multidimensional poverty explanation Djibouti

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@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Furthermore, there is a significant spatial disparity between poverty rates.
with 45% of the country's poor residing in rural areas while 37% reside in the Balbala[^balbala] area [@Ibarra2020].
The study goes on to describe the high levels of deprivation for the rural poor, with the country's highest dependency ratios, lowest participation in the labor force, very low levels of employment in the households' heads and very low school enrollment,
and while urban poor face similar restrictions they have better access to public services and higher school attendance rates.
Acess to basic amenities and services in Djibouti is low (42.1%) and 15.5% of the population have no access to both electricity and sanitation,
and all people in monetary poverty are also deprived along multiple dimensions [@Mendiratta2020].
Over half the working-age population does not participate in the labor force with employment being estimated at 45% in 2017, lower than the 46.3% estimated for 1996, despite the country's economic growth [@Mendiratta2019].
@Emara2020 look at the overall impact of financial inclusion on poverty levels but find that,
first, Djibouti is way above its targeted poverty levels,