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Sep 16

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Death of Queen Elizabeth draws mixed reactions from former British colonies in Africa

By Isabel Nakirya, Zeba Warsi

World leaders are preparing to gather in London for the queen’s funeral on Monday. While glowing tributes continue to pour in, her death has also sparked painful memories and anger among several former British colonies and prompted a wider conversation…

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Sep 10

Forests make a comeback as African governments look to grow their carbon market

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

In villages dotted across the African continent, locals living in once-heavily forested regions are starting to find their land in high demand.

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Sep 09

U.N. seeks funds for African nations as cost of climate change rises

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it.

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Sep 09

African nations to face increasingly costly damage fueled by climate change

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

A new report's findings stirred renewed calls for compensation for the continent by many who believe rich nations that emit far more planet-warming gases into the atmosphere should foot the bill for climate catastrophes.

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Sep 05

As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

Rich countries said they will spend about $25 billion by 2025 to boost Africa’s efforts to adapt to climate change as the continent continues to struggle with drought, cyclones and extreme heat, according to officials at a summit in Rotterdam…

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Aug 31

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Historic drought followed by flooding threatens crops and farms in East Africa

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

The toll from extreme weather has devastated vast regions of sub-Saharan Africa which are suffering from the worst drought conditions on record and a food crisis that ranges from severe to catastrophic. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at one…

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Aug 22

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South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster

Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s…

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Aug 20

African migratory birds threatened by hotter, drier conditions

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

Africa's migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought.

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Aug 17

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Tensions simmer in Kenya as candidate who lost presidential election contests vote count

By Neha Wadekar

Kenyans went to the polls last week in an election widely hailed as one of the most transparent and peaceful in the nation’s history, a major milestone for a country that has experienced significant post-election violence in past years. But…

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Aug 12

U.N. ship to begin moving wheat to food starved people in Ethiopia from Ukraine

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

A ship approached Ukraine on Friday to pick up wheat for hungry people in Ethiopia, in the first food delivery to Africa under a U.N.-brokered plan to unblock grain trapped by Russia’s war and bring relief to some of the…

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