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Aden Duale, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, is representing Kenya at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, which kicks off today.This significant gathering has attracted a slew of world leaders, environmental gurus, policy buffs, and activists, all eager to tackle the thorny issues of climate change revolving around adaptation, resilience-building, and financial strategies. Kenya sees tackling climate change as a do-or-die affair. President William Ruto is…

In Burkina Faso, Pascal Zaida was released by the prosecutor on Tuesday, August 17, after three days in police custody. The prosecutor also decided not to follow up on the allegations against civil society figures. Pascal Zaida had been was arrested on Friday, August 13, the day after a press conference during which he…