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In Madrid: Voices of African Youth

Lisa Bryant

   MADRID - Marine biologist Lara Muaves witnessed the impact of climate
   change firsthand this year, when two devastating cyclones tore through
   her native Mozambique, leaving hundreds dead, including her best
   friend.

   Nigerian social entrepreneur Mahmood Maishanu sees its footprint in
   crippling droughts that have hit his homeland. So has French-Moroccan
   activist Ayoub Makhloufi, who nonetheless remains optimistic that
   Africa--and especially its youth--can redirect a so-far grim climate
   change trajectory.

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