Somalia struggles to rid itself of plastic despite ban

Cleaners rummage through piles of trash along side of Hamarweyne beach in Mogadishu on November 9, 2024. Somalia imposed a long-delayed ban on single-use plastic bags to help tackle pollution. [AFP]

Somalia took the ambitious step of banning single-use plastic bags this year, but in a country with many economic challenges, it has proved hard to implement.

It follows similar plastic bans in other east African countries including Kenya and Tanzania.