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Lake Chad under threat

Climate change is threatening the future of Lake Chad, Africa's largest internal sea. While each year more people settle around the lake, fish stocks are rapidly dwindling. However, experts say solutions exist. (Report: A. Zajtman, M. Rabaud)

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