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Ivory Coast: Toxic Waste Payout Blocked

From AfricanLoft Thu 5 Nov, 10:35 am

Thousands of victims of a toxic sludge dumping scandal could fail to receive their share of a 45 million dollar compensation package due to corruption in Ivory Coast, a British lawyer claims. Tens of thousands of people fell ill after a contractor for Dutch oil trader Trafigura dumped 500 tonnes of toxic waste in landfills [...]
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