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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

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September 8, 2022

This week on Eco Africa we see how more efficient ovens can greatly improve working conditions in Benin, and follow one Nigerian student as she tackles some of her country's biggest environmental problems.

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Eco Africa — inspiration for curious minds

Tired of news that leaves you anxious and powerless? That's why we make Eco Africa — a weekly show built on one idea: the people fixing this planet deserve to be seen. We meet innovators across Africa rewriting the rules of energy, food, fashion and mobility: the entrepreneur giving waste new life, the singer teaching kids to protect nature, the community taking on polluters, the Lagos creators making sustainability go viral.

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