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Jules she/her
Jules she/her
@afewbugs@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

‘The soul of the city’: can #Kinshasa’s last remaining baobab tree be saved?

"The baobab stands on a plot of land next to the main ferry port, ... Until last year, a popular fabric market was centred on the old tree. But the site is now closed off and the first signs of building work are visible...

In August, diggers arrived at the site, prompting Mangalibi and other activists to turn up and block the construction work, saving the tree just in time"

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/07/kinshasa-drc-last-baobab-tree-saved-megacity

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‘The soul of the city’: can Kinshasa’s last remaining baobab tree be saved?

Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to one
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Whiskers 🇦🇺
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@ecoscore@aus.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@afewbugs This article needs #factchecking

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Jules she/her
Jules she/her
@afewbugs@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@ecoscore which aspect specifically?

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