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  "description": "Regional and national tribunals are being asked to define how countries can balance climate action with economic growth.",
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  "textContent": "Climate-related lawsuits are expanding across Africa, with courts at national and regional levels drawn into disputes over energy, development and environmental protection.\n\nAt the center is a growing effort to use existing legal systems, particularly human rights law, in defining what governments and companies must do in response to climate change.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Climate cases spread across Africa over rights, energy and development",
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