Self Potato!

You cannot be long in Senegal without noticing the talibé. Shoeless and dwarfed by outsize, ragged football shirts, they weave between the taxis and the stately women in vibrant boubou; crawl between the wheels of stationary carts like cats seeking shade; trot in the wake of well-fed tourists with their trademark cry, “donne moi cent [...]

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From the first time she set foot on the beach in St Louis teaching volunteer Danielle Paffard wondered what could be done to help clear the litter that spoils an otherwise idyllic spot. Having decided to extend her placement by a month at the end of January, she set about finding a way to organise [...]

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