Bamako faces a severe garbage crisis, using donkey carts for collection despite advocacy concerns and lacks World Bank landfill rehabilitation progress.
Bamako, Mali's capital with over 3 million people, faces a severe garbage crisis. Donkey carts have been used for trash collection as they can navigate traffic and reach places trucks cannot. However, advocacy groups argue the donkeys are overworked and lack protection. The World Bank has approved $250m to rehabilitate a landfill and build another in Bamako, but construction has not begun. Local authorities blame residents for the waste problem, as they often do not pay for waste disposal services.
August 18, 2024
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