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Africa's shea trees are under threat

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Maxwell Suuk
July 28, 2021

As the number of shea trees in West and East Africa rapidly declines, one group is trying to preserve shea parklands for generations to come.

Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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