“A crisis of feeling”: Kenya’s Elizabeth Wathuti on keeping faith on climate’s front line
As drought ravages the horn of Africa, youth climate activists are calling for global solidarity and support for local action.
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How forests are helping Rwanda heal the climate and its communities
Planting millions of trees is part of the national recovery from the 1994 genocide, when 800,000 people were killed.
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Ethiopia’s capital under threat as Tigrayan rebels advance
As the conflict escalates and rebel forces march towards Addis Ababa, the international community tries to negotiate peace.
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Why we need to get loud about gender inequality in climate politics
Climate summits are dominated by men, yet women bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
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Why Uganda’s story shows the need to put social justice at the heart of Cop26
On the streets of Glasgow, the climate and social justice agendas have merged. The official negotiations must now do likewise.
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Booker Prize-winner Damon Galgut: “South Africa is not a country that speaks with one voice”
The author on racism in the US, the long legacy of apartheid, and why his writing is not influenced by…
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South Africa given billions to end reliance on coal
Political will is as important as cash in moving the country towards clean energy.
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Jacob Zuma and South Africa’s moment of reckoning
Decades of corruption and misrule have exhausted South Africa. Hope for the future remains, but it is slighter than ever.
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