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Burkina Faso’s new military leader commits to a transition timeline agreed on between his predecessor and West Africa regional bloc, ECOWAS; Uganda and the United Nations Refugee Agency brace for a new surge of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo; A youth–led tech company seeks innovative solutions to local problems. We’ll talk to the man behind the technology.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, host Haydé Adams focuses on how South Africa, the most developed economy and largest polluter in Africa, is paying the price for its heavy dependence on coal amid a power crisis.