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VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGCountries gather to confront environmental and development crisesThe assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.Africanews
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VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGMassive influx of Congolese refugees strains Burundi's capacitiesThe United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.Africanews
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