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Villagers spared eviction as Tanzania halts $500 million energy project to save wildlife

BAGAMOYO, TANZANIA: In a rare victory for landless villagers in Africa, more than 1,500 people have been spared eviction to make way for an energy plant after the Tanzanian government halted the project citing concern for wildlife in a nearby sanctuary.

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