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Africa Talks Climate launches today in Nairobi! Raila Odinga and Wangari Maathai talk to the World Service about it http://bit.ly/61h8Ce Original Tweet 1 day 5 hours ago

Awards for the BBC Janala Interactive team and BBC Buzz presenter Shihan at last night's BBC Global Reith Awards 2010 http://bit.ly/cXnw0l Original Tweet 5 days 20 hours ago

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Reports

Madam Comfort, Wa, northern Ghana

My name is Madam Comfort and I live in Wa, the capital city of the Upper West Region of Ghana, with my husband and our children. My husband ...

"We offend the gods and so the rains do not come"

Charcoal is big business in Africa. According to the World Future Council, 80% of Africans rely on wood or charcoal for energy and 4 million ...

Jonas Nyange, tour guide.

My name is Jonas Nyange. I am a 23-year-old tour guide in Moshi, Tanzania. There are a lot of changes here, especially in terms of climate. ...

Stories from Soroti

Three citizens of Soroti, eastern Ugandan explain their experiences of climate change, offer explanations for the changes they are witnessing, ...