Abidjan
Ivory Coast finds two guilty in toxic waste trial
An Ivory Coast court handed down prison sentences to two men accused of dumping toxic waste and causing 17 deaths, news reports said Thursday.
The defendants were found guilty of dumping hundreds of tons of toxic waste in Abidjan in 2006, the BBC reported. They were sentenced to 20 and five years. Seven other defendants were acquitted.
Ivory Coast trial in deadly toxic waste dumping halted
The trial of officials from a local company accused of dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast was halted after defence lawyers walked out, news reports said Thursday.
Ivory Coast deadly toxic waste trial gets underway
The trial of twelve people accused of dumping toxic waste that killed 17 people and poisoned thousands of others in Ivory Coast has begun, reports said Monday.
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