Summary
Not every African country agrees. A sense of affront, or perhaps it's dark humour, is allpervasive. In Togo, secondhand clothes are known as 'dead white man's clothing' and in Somalia as 'who died'. In Sierra Leone, the world's least developed country, they're known nonchalantly as 'junks'.
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Ever Wondered Who's Wearing Your Cast-Offs?
Christmas might be a time for cheer and charity but, just as emotionally consuming, it's also a time for clear-outs. As the annual wander through your wardrobe beckons, consider what happens to cast-offs dispatched to your nearest charity shop.
Drop off a wardrobe has-been and it may turn up in the dusty pathways of Benin or the nightclubs of Nairobi.Babies in the world's poorest countries wear tops emblazoned with ...See the full content of this document
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