NIGERIA-KANO-CHINA-BACKED DESERTIFICATION CONTROL PROJECT

NIGERIA-KANO-CHINA-BACKED DESERTIFICATION CONTROL PROJECT

(230614) -- KANO, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two maintenance workers plant a sapling at the site of a desertification control project in the Kunchi local government area in Kano state, Nigeria, on June 5, 2023. The desertification control project was launched by the African Desertification Control Initiative (ADCI) in Nigeria, with support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-backed project helps Nigeria build 'green wall' against desertification" (Xinhua/Guo Jun)

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