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growing the GREAT GREEN WALL

am in the Lake Chad basin, right in the centre of the continent. It’s 45 degrees Celsuis. I am on the back of a truck on a desert road, crammed in with 20 Chadians and their animals and goods, heading to the town of Bol. Today is market day. Bol used to be one of the main economic hubs in this area: livestock was shipped from here to

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