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Cote d'Ivoire: Trafigura Appeal Opens

An appeal against a million-euro fine on multinational oil trader Trafigura for the illegal export of toxic waste later dumped in Ivory Coast after a stopover in the Netherlands, started on Monday.
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Two boys scavenge at dumpsite in Abidjan. Residents have complained of symptoms they feared were linked to the 2006 dumping of toxic waste.

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Trafigura Appeal Opens in Dutch Court

    RNW Africa, 14 November 2011

    An appeal against a million-euro fine on multinational oil trader Trafigura for the illegal export of toxic waste later dumped in Ivory Coast after a stopover in the Netherlands,… Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Book Revives Toxic Waste Controversy

    RNW Africa, 14 November 2011

    The recently published book 'The Poison Ship' has reignited the dispute over whether or not waste dumped in Ivory Coast by the oil tanker Probo Koala was toxic. The waste was… Read more »

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