Up Front: African nations call for new taxes to fund climate change action on the continent. - September 13, 2023 - a podcast by VOA

The Nairobi Declaration: African leaders and environmental activists called for new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action on the continent. They also called for more youth engagement in the fight to mitigate the impacts of Climate change. Joseph Nguthiru joins us from Nairobi to talk about the discussions at the conference and his startup HyaPak Ecotech Limited, a company that is transforming the water hyacinth plant, into biodegradable alternatives.

From Abuja, Policy researcher Evelyn Dan Epelle talks to us about the Importance of citizen's participation In elections and governance

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