Attecoube, Ivory Coast, May 1, 2026 (AFP) - 'Our streets aren't bins': Abidjan young people's war on trash

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2026-05-01

On a street in a working-class neighbourhood in Abidjan, a small group of young people scrubbed rubbish-clogged drains while barefoot children played nearby. The volunteers have declared war on filth in Ivory Coast, convinced that in order to develop, they need to keep their country clean. Armed with shovels and brightly coloured rakes, around 10 of them turned out in the Attecoube area to "set an example", said 22-year-old Mickael Yao, a surgica......

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