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Skin bleaching in Africa

Chrispin Mwakideu | Eddy Micah
February 13, 2018

In some African countries, some women and men have taken to bleaching their skin in the belief that lighter skin is more beautiful than darker. It estimated that 70 percent of women in Lagos use skin lightening products. So why is this phenomenon growing despite its health concerns? Host of DW's What Else show, Eddy Micah Jr responds.

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