Also in summary, polio is officially eradicated from the African continent, according to the WHO. It is the result of massive vaccination campaigns and long years of prevention. This disease has caused irreversible paralysis in tens of thousands of children. Report from Nigeria, where many still suffer from the consequences of this infectious disease. 

Finally, we will go to Senegal to meet the "Guardian Angels of the turtles". In Joal, fishermen used to catch turtles, which they then sold for their meat. Today, they have become their first protectors. With the inhabitants, they invested themselves in the protection of these marine reptiles. Poaching is said to have fallen by 90%.

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