Burkina Faso Rapper, Farmer Talks of Climate Change
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Burkina Faso rapper/farmer Art Melody is seen in an undated photo from his Instagram page. The caption on it reads: Farmer by day, rapper by night.
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Africa s Sahel is seeing the worst effects of climate warming anywhere on the planet, says the United Nations, or U.N.
The Sahel is a
region of western and north-central Africa that stretches from Senegal to Sudan.
Because 80 percent of the region’s economy is from agriculture, farmers in the Sahel are suffering from the severity of climate change.
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Voice of America
08 Jul 2021, 08:36 GMT+10
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO - Africa s Sahel region is seeing the worst effects of climate warming anywhere on the planet, according to the United Nations.
Farmers bear the brunt of the changes because 80% of the Sahel s economy is agrarian.
Art Melody, a musician in Burkina Faso who raps in the local Djula and Moore languages, knows from experience the negative impact on farm production because he is a farmer himself. His songs convey the fear and emotion felt by millions of people across the region because of the impact of global warming.
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