Heads of delegations from the 55-member continental organisation are expected tatted a high level working group meeting on reducing this pollution endangering life and health on land and in the water.

18 African countries have already banned the use of single-use plastic, particularly bags.

They’ve done this to reduce the annual rate of eight million tons of plastic being dumped into river and the sea.

Some scientists say the mass of plastic in the sea already outweighs that of marine life.

The UN Environmental Agency says if African programmes are implemented, the continent is on the right path to eradicating single-use plastics.

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