Name: Bob Koigi: Placing the African youth at the heart of the food security debate by FairPlanet in ON AIR: OUR COLUMNISTS' DAILY COVERAGE OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Duration: 3 min 34 s
Description: Agriculture is the only sector that holds the promise of creating millions of jobs and an unlimited world of possibilities for the youth in Africa. Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too

FAIRPLANET'S PODCAST: OUR COLUMNISTS' DAILY COVERAGE OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS

ON AIR: OUR COLUMNISTS' DAILY COVERAGE OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS

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Agriculture is the only sector that holds the promise of creating millions of jobs and an unlimited world of possibilities for the youth in Africa. Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too

Bob Koigi: Placing the African youth at the heart of the food security debate

Just as the Portuguese are recovering from last June’s shock, tragedy repeats itself only four months after the deadliest wildfires in the country’s history

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The survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are worried that government will fail to aid them in the most desperate of incidents.

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The new U.S. war strategy for Afghanistan follows a dreadful path of death and destruction by all warring sides in the country.

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“If Caruana Galizia’s death is a reminder of the risks such reporters take, her life is a reminder of the value of their work.”

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Across Africa, a renewable energy wave is quickly taking shape, positioning the continent as a global frontrunner in embracing a form of energy that not only holds promise for a clean future but one that is lighting up homes, sparking innovations among the youth, inspiring new enterprises and opening up the continent to more investment opportunities.

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