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Eco Africa

Senegal celebrates anti-plastic campaigner

For years, Modou Fall has been a tireless anti-plastic campaigner. He gladly swaps a paper bag for a plastic one to get it out of circulation. Now his work is paying off as the country bans some single-use plastic items.

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