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Ivory Coast Toxic Waste Victims Still Await Payments

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In Ivory Coast, the government announced earlier this month that all locations affected by the dumping of toxic waste have been cleaned. Nine years ago, a ship named the Probo Koala unloaded toxic waste in over a dozen places in and around Ivory Coast's biggest city, Abidjan. At least 15 people died and tens of thousands were sickened, according to local authorities. To this day, many victims are still awaiting reparations. Farmer Salid Ouédraogo lives nearby a patch of land 10...

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