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Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai is a pioneering environmentalist and founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. In 2003, she was appointed the country’s assistant minister for environment, natural resources and wildlife. In 2004, she became the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel peace prize.

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An African future: beyond the culture of dependency

The experience of poor farmers in Kenya is a lesson in the need for an ethical revolution against corruption in African societies, says the renowned environmentalist and campaigner, Wangari Maathai.

Africans can do it for ourselves

The African challenge is to combine the management and sharing of the continent’s rich resources with peace and democratic governance, says Kenyan environment minister and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai.