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From online funeral service planning to voice-based messaging, Africa's innovators are tapping local knowledge and cultures to develop their own tech platforms

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Opinion: OPINION: Cities are at the forefront of climate action. The world must follow [[link removed]]

Fifty years since the 1972 conference, 'think globally, act locally' remains an essential blueprint to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution

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