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Are we done with second-hand clothes?

Second-hand clothes - imported from the US and Europe - have long been a lifeline for many across the continent. So, why do some people want them banned?

Time to ditch second-hand clothes?

For decades now, African countries have imported second-hand clothes from Europe and the US.

And they have proven to be a real lifeline for those of us who can鈥檛 afford brand new outfits.

But the sheer amount of clothes being imported has, at times, got in the way of African businesses.

Designers, tailors, or garment factories complain there鈥檚 little money left for them to make.

That鈥檚 why some of them have been calling for those imports to be banned - or, at least, seriously limited.

How feasible is that, though? And what impact could this actually have?

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