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Rwanda blacklists over 1,000 skin bleaching products

This file photo taken on January 23, 2013 shows Rwanda's President Paul Kagame attending a press conference during the World Economic Forum 2013 annual meeting in the Swiss resort town of Davos. Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on January 1, 2016 he would run for a third term in office in 2017 in line with a constitution amendment which won overwhelming backing in a referendum earlier this month. [AFP / JOHANNES EISELE]

The Government has blacklisted 1,343 skin bleaching products containing high levels of hydroquinone, which exposes users to skin cancer, Health Minister Patrick Ndimubanzi has said. 

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