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The first solar-powered car made from trash in Sierra Leone

Video. First solar-powered car made out of trash invented in Sierra Leone

Updated: 29/01/2021 - 11:27 GMT+1

A 24-year-old man has come up with a solution to the increasing problem of pollution in Freetown.

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