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COP25: Malawi President highlights 'catastrophic tragedy'

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?

In Kenya, stigma remains a problem in some communities, especially in remote areas. Our reporter Dayo Yusuf travelled to Wajir County, in North-eastern Kenya, where cultural and religious barriers have made it even harder for society to embrace those living with HIV.

Public Relations Officer for Nigeria's Correctional Services, Francis Enobore gives us the latest from Ikoyi correctional facility, where in the early hours of Monday five inmates died following a power surge. The prisoners died in their metal beds.

23 minutes

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Mon 2 Dec 201919:06GMT

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  • Mon 2 Dec 201919:06GMT

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