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Congo forest villages repair damage from charcoal business

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:51 AM
Author: Nene Mainzana Mapoko

MADIMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Congolese village of Madimba is struggling with the ravages of decades of rampant deforestation and the capital Kinshasa's insatiable appetite for cooking with charcoal.

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