Skin bleaching on the rise in Ivory Coast


  1. video by Selay Marius Kouassi, Africanews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    Cosmetic products supposed to bleach the dark skin have found an ever-growing market on the Ivorian Market.
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    This skin-bleaching phenomenon is affecting lots of women of different social classes, especially the young, unmarried and educated women. Why have these women become ‘miracle creams’ addicts? Our reporter from Ivory Coast Selay Marius Kouassi finds out more.


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