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Can renaming fairness products stop colourism?
An estimated 40% of women from the continent have used lightening creams.
Some brands selling skin lightening creams have chosen to change the names of their products after coming under scrutiny.
The funeral has been held for Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa as unrest over his death has spread from the Oromia region where he was seen as a hero.
And we hear from Nigerian women who have been forced into domestic labour in Lebanon.
(Photo: an advert for whitening cream in Abidjan. Credit: Getty Images)
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