COP25: Can climate summit solve Africa's problems?
COP25 kicks off in Madrid as east Africa reels from extreme weather and deadly floods
The International Conference on Climate Change COP25 kicks off in Madrid, Spain. Two hundred countries are taking part in the event, and among them, some of the African states most affected by the effects of high carbon emissions in the atmosphere. As extreme weather is still lashing large parts of eastern and central Africa, we ask Dr Mithika Mwenda, of the Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, can the COP achieve its results?
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