African countries push for radical change to tackle climate crisis as key summit ends

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Nick Ferris reports from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where activists back ambitious final declaration at second African Climate Summit – but pile scorn on lack of help from rich nations

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Africa’s 54 countries have demonstrated their commitment to serious climate action – despite global cuts to aid and Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda –by adopting plans to provide power to 300 million out of the 600 million Africans currently without electricity access, and pushing to make making the continent a “hub for low-carbon manufacturing”.