Nobel Prize honors legacy of Wangari Maathai

The Nobel Prize is announcing the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize today.
Ahead of the announcement, the organization highlighted the legacy of Wangari Maathai.
Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
She founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.
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