Ivory Coast company brings Black dolls to African children

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'I want them to be conscious of the fact that they are beautiful, that their culture is beautiful and their culture is rich.'

Five years on, Coulibaly's company Naima Dolls employs around 20 young women who were scrambling on a recent afternoon to package 32 models of dolls with dark skin in time for Christmas.

"I want them to be conscious of the fact that they are beautiful, that their culture is beautiful and their culture is rich," she said, ruing the widespread use of skin-lightening creams across Africa.

 

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