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Wanted: Water for a thirsty land Almost half (47%) of Africans say droughts have intensified in their region over the past decade, and more than half (56%) say they went without enough clean water during the past year. Check out Afrobarometer’s latest survey. #WorldWaterDay
Mar 22, 2025, 1:19 PM
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