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It's the energy system, stupid

What remains of the submerged Gary Qasruka village, which was abandoned in 1985 and partly resurfaced recently following a large drop in the water level in Dohuk Dam due to drought, in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk. (Photo: AFP)

Ordinary people around the world are suffering from two massive, overlapping problems: surging living costs and the fallout from a rapidly warming climate. In the Horn of Africa, 22 million people are at risk of starvation, owing to the failure of four consecutive rainy seasons and soaring global grain prices.

Making matters worse, high fuel prices, exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are pushing communities and businesses across Africa to the brink of collapse.

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