Thread by @Independent

As #COP27 begins, we bring you #VoicesOfAfrica from climate activists in frontline communities across the continent. Start with @lizwathuti founder of @GGI_Kenya – "Justice is not forcing countries into deeper debt by climate disasters they did not cause"

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"Countries in the African region are least responsible for causing the climate crisis but are among the most vulnerable to its impacts" – @AbigaelKima on witnessing the devastating drought in Kenya ⬇️
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🟢"We need to listen to the science," writes @the_ecofeminist, founder of @LeadClimate, "and not the big polluters who want to influence the outcomes of the conference to suit their selfish agenda" 🟢

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🔴Director of @PowerShftAfrica, @mohadow invites us to recognise that: "The rich world got rich by burning fossil fuels, destroying the climate and imperilling our future"

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