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Nigerian teen climate activists create fashion from waste

By Reuters
01 May 2021   |   12:32 pm
Fifteen year-old Esohe Ozigbo is part of a group of youth that take part in community clean-ups, tree planting programs, and ''trashion shows'' in Lagos.

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