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Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate changeF

By Kaouthar Oudrhiri In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country's last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever-more intense droughts.  "Everything has changed," said Moha Ouchaali, his wrinkled...
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Environment: Severe floods wreck havoc on West African agricultureF

By Aminu Abubakar Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from devastating floods that have destroyed farmland across the north of the country. Parts of West and central Africa have been battered by floods ravaging...
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Egypt: As it prepares for major climate summit, Egypt criticized for “growing repression of dissent”F

Egyptian authorities "have continued to stifle freedoms" in the year since launching a national human rights strategy, Amnesty International said Wednesday, six weeks before Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched the rights...
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The Sahel is in permanent state of climate shock, the world’s most vulnerable to extreme droughts, floods and heatwavesF

The World Bank on Monday urged five West African countries to diversify their economies to adapt to climate change, warning they are extremely vulnerable to extreme weather patterns. A report said Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger -- all in the arid...
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