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Georja CALVIN-SMITH

Some NGOs warn COP15 biodiversity agreement will 'devastate indigenous lives'

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As many hail the COP15 biodiversity summit's deal to protect nature, DR Congo argues that it does not go far enough in supporting conservation efforts in developing countries. We also speak to one Senegalese doctor who is concerned about the agreement's limited protection for indigenous rights. 

Also, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as leader of the ruling ANC party, stepping out from the shadow cast by a cover-up scandal that had dogged his campaign.

And Tunisia's electoral board has slightly revised the turnout from Saturday's parliamentary elections up to 11.2% from the 8.8% of the electorate initially said to have turned out. Most political parties had boycotted the vote, condemning it as a charade aimed at shoring up President Kais Saied's power grab last year. 

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