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Africa: A Dumping Ground for Energy-related Waste?

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Citizen Media, Environment, Governance

Dr Yves Ekoué Amaïzo, International Finance Consultant, wrote [1] [fr] the following on the website Amaizo Info: “The year 2012 has been chosen as the International Year of Sustainable Energy. Nevertheless, many rich countries dump their nuclear, chemical and electronic waste in Africa in exchange for sums of money that are not recorded in the budgets of African Countries.”