Rwanda bans bleaching cream
10 January 2019 |
3:49 pm
The Rwandan government has banned cosmetics used for skin lightening or "bleaching". Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, had earlier raised concerns about the growing use of skin-lightening products on social media.
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