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| Africa Live: Deadly cyclone hits northern Madagascar - BBC News | Africa Live: Deadly cyclone hits northern Madagascar - BBC News |
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| Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt suffer the highest levels of air pollution in Africa, environmental NGO Greenpeace said in a new report. | |
| The high air pollution levels have propelled the three countries to record most of the continent's nearly one million annual air pollution-related deaths, the report added. | |
| "Exposure to air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in Africa," the report added. | |
| South Africa has especially been singled out as the leading air polluter in Africa and one of the countries with the highest air pollution-linked health risks. | |
| It hosts two of the world’s largest and six of Africa's biggest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots. | |
| Four of the country's thermal power stations, which are run by state power provider Eskom, are among the world's 10 largest sulphur dioxide emission points. | |
| The report also provides accounts detailing the challenges faced by communities that have been most hit by air pollution on the continent. | |
| "The | |
| pollution from coal plants like those operated by Sasol in our region has not only | |
| tarnished our health, leading to failed health assessments and chronic diseases... but it | |
| has also clouded our future, leaving us jobless as companies opt to hire from outside, | |
| citing our unfitness for work, " Fana Sibanyoni, an activist from the coal-rich Mpumalanga province. | |
| The region's multiple coal mines and coal-fired power stations have been linked to extreme air pollution levels. | |
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