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France exports pesticides banned domestically to Africa

France participates in 'chemical colonialism' by exporting pesticides such as chlordecone and Agent Orange to Africa, substances banned on its own soil.

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This practice reveals a major contradiction: while Paris protects its citizens from these toxic substances, it allows companies to export them to less-regulated countries.

This export policy of banned pesticides raises major issues of public health and international environmental justice.

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