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Matthew Rozsa

Namibia urges elephant and hippo hunting

As climate change continues to worsen the droughts afflicting Africa, millions of people face starvation as a result. In the southwestern nation of Namibia, nearly half of the 2.5 million citizens are grappling with food insecurity, with 84 percent of its food reserves being exhausted.

Now the government is paying hunters to slaughter hippos and elephants to help feed them.

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