In her quest for "fair skin", an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to receive several injections promoted as containing whitening agents. The influencer, who asked to ...

The Nigerian government issues new warnings against the dangers involved in using skin whitening products, in a country that has often been called the " world capital of skin bleaching" ...

Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, raised concerns over increasing use of skin-lightening products in Nigeria, citing health risks.

Amazon on Friday settled a decadelong legal battle by agreeing to block skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury from its website. The settlement requires that Amazon pay a ...