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Thousands flee to Djibouti amid Yemeni fighting
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More than 2,000 people have fled across the Red Sea into neighbouring Djibouti as fighting in Yemen escalates. The renewed conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government has also displaced more than 100,000 people inside Yemen. Iran‑aligned Houthi rebels have seized Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after fierce battles with government forces, tightening their hold on crucial shipping lanes. With thousands more seeking safety across the Red Sea. We take a closer look at the human cost of the conflict and why the latest developments matter for Africa. And as African cities expand, forests, wetlands and...
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Hello there and welcome to Focus on Africa. I am Nkechi Obunna in Lagos, Nigeria. Thousands are fleeing renewed fighting in Yemen and seeking refuge in neighbouring Djibouti. We unpack the latest developments and the human cost of the conflict. We had absolutely nothing with us. No food, no water, nothing. Everything was shut down.
bullets were flying over our heads like rain, were returned to our home, but we found nothing inside. We found that everything had been looted. And as African cities urbanize at a rapid pace, we look at the importance of conserving natural ecosystems. Let's picture a sponge versus a slab of concrete. That's essentially what we are doing to our cities. The green space and wetlands absorb
water when it rains, and they absorb heat when the sun gets down. And then if we look at the concrete and the tar, they do neither. It's Wednesday, September 16th. More than 2,000 people have crossed the Red Sea to neighboring Djibouti since fighting
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