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SRADev, NAFDAC seek avenues for regulation of mercury in skin lightening creams

“Creams are good to be used to elevate the body texture but, currently, we have observed another wave of colonialisation where skin lightening cream...

Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata Convention to ban the sale and offering of sales of mercury-added cosmetics, including skin lightening...

Gabon, Jamaica, Sri Lanka unite to fight hazardous skin lightening products

The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have joined forces to fight back against damaging beauty practices, launching a joint $14 million project...

Group lists websites selling mercury skin lighteners despite ban

Despite being banned, skin lighteners with illegal levels of mercury remain online, with many offered by the same e-commerce platforms where illegal products were...

Stern measures pushed to end illegal trade of mercury-laced skin whiteners

A group tracking mercury-added products in commerce appealed to national and local government authorities in the Philippines to get tough on importers, distributors and retailers...

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Ken Saro-Wiwa & Ogoni 8: Let genuine reparations, healing begin, Tinubu told

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s posthumous pardon and conferment of national honours...
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Least Developed Countries demand accelerated climate action at Bonn climate talks

With the world on the brink of breaching the 1.5°C global warming threshold before 2029, the Least Developed Countries...

SB62: Bonn climate talks must rebuild trust through justice – Civil society

As delegates gather for the UNFCCC SB62 climate negotiations, civil society voices from across the Global South and North...

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Ken Saro-Wiwa & Ogoni 8: Let genuine reparations, healing begin, Tinubu told

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has praised President...
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