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Georja CALVIN-SMITH

Attempted jailbreak in DR Congo turns deadly

EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24

Several people have reportedly been killed during an attempted prison break in DR Congo. Gunshots rang out overnight at Makala prison in Kinshasa. It's the country's largest incarceration facility and has long been dangerously overcrowded.

Also in the programme, researchers say Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting. The new report comes as dozens of people have lost their lives over weeks of severe flooding in Nigeria.

And in other environmental news, the rapid growth of cities is putting Ivory Coast's wetlands in danger. The disappearance of these vital biodiversity hotspots affects more than just the plants and animals that are found there, as our team reports.

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