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Baby Awa: The miracle baby born on a boat fleeing Mozambique’s violence

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More than 300 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by militants who ransack villages and then burn them down.
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Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu

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World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
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Southern Africa’s dangerous information gap exacerbates natural disasters

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During Cyclone Idai, responses were hampered by a shortage of reliable information. This has worrying implications for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic
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To silence the guns in Africa, nature must be restored

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The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
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Bid to settle Mars could solve Earth’s crisis

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Africa must be part of developing technology that may make inhabiting the Red Planet possible and help the continent survive climate change
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Goats against climate change

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There is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: investment in goat markets
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‘We will have to begin from zero’

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Six months after Mozambique was hit by cyclones Idai and Kenneth, recovery is far from complete
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Even superpowers can’t handle superstorms

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Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
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Africa needs a green new deal

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There is funding for renewable energy if countries include climate action in their economic plans
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Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa

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Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
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Three months after Cyclone Idai, the region desperately needs help

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A lot is at stake and the cost of reconstruction is very high
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As cyclones and droughts hit Africa, it’s time to demand climate justice

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As the continent most affected by climate change, African countries must have a strong interest in limiting the temperature below 1.5° C
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‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis

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Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70% of the population in dire need of food.
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Conflict and cost hamper Mozambique cyclone response

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Cyclone recovery has been further complicated by the cost of humanitarian and reconstruction efforts as well as a mysterious insurgency
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Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in Mozambique

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Forecasters at Meteo-France warned that Kenneth could trigger waves off Mozambique's northeastern shore as much as five metres higher than usual
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