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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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World Liquid Gas Association calls for accelerated rollout of clean cooking solutions at LPG expo

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) has called for African countries to accelerate the rollout of clean cooking solutions...
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African communities celebrate one year of REPower campaign with calls for energy justice

Communities across Africa on Friday, July 18, 2025, came together to mark one year of REPower Afrika, a campaign advocating for decentralised,...

AMCEN: Greenpeace Africa welcomes unified stance, cautions against false climate solutions

As the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) concluded on Friday, July 18, 2025, in Nairobi, Greenpeace...

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World Liquid Gas Association calls for accelerated rollout of clean cooking solutions at LPG expo

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