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Kenya suspends coal project in Lamu

An Environmental Tribunal in Nairobi suspended a coal plant planned for Lamu

An Environmental Tribunal in Nairobi has halted plans to build a coal-powered plant on the World Heritage Site of Lamu in Kenya, citing a failure of authorities to do a thorough assessment of its environmental impact. It comes a week after protesters demonstrated against the plans.

A 23-year-old former 'beauty queen' in The Gambia says she was raped by ex-President Yahya Jammeh when he was in power. She tells the details of her ordeal in an interview with the 麻豆社's Louise Dewast.

We speak to the activist behind the #YellowCard protest movement that has taken on social media to denounce corrupt practice in Zambia.

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