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Chris Ewokor & Will Ross
BBC News
Kenya is bringing in a ban on people using plastic bags to dispose of their organic waste, burnishing the country's status as a global leader in the fight against plastic pollution. A counter-terrorism summit is under way in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, aimed at improving West Africa's response to the threat from Islamist militant groups.
It comes seven years after the East African nation banned single-use plastic bags. Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, who organised the two-day event, said it aimed to focus on finding African-led solutions to the insecurity.
The country's environmental agency says residents and local authorities now have three months to prepare for the changes before they will be enforced. In recent years jihadist groups have increased their attacks across the Sahel region despite the presence of thousands of international troops.
News of the changes were widely circulated to the public on Monday but, according to the statement sent out, they had first been issued on 8 April. Three countries worst affected by the violence - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - have not sent officials to the summit.
They are all under military rule following coups - a situation which has strained relations with other nations in the region.
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