2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump €27 to €1,000 per cubic meter. The "Probo Koala" was reportedly turned away by several countries before offloading the toxic waste at the Port of Abidjan. An inquiry in the Netherlands in late 2006 confirmed the composition of the waste substance. Trafigura denied any waste was transported from the Netherlands, saying that the substances contained only tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide, and that the company did not know the substance was to be disposed of improperly. After two Trafigura officials who traveled to Côte d'Ivoire to offer assistance were arrested and subsequently attacked in jail, the company paid for cleanup
Canada–Ivory Coast relations goods (fruits and vegetables). Canada–Ivory Coast relations Canada–Ivory Coast relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Canada and Ivory Coast ("Côte d’Ivoire"). Both nations are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Canada and Ivory Coast shared a brief common history in the fact that both nations were once part of the French colonial empire. During that time period, many Black Canadians today trace their ancestry to West Africa as their ancestors were brought directly to Canada as slaves by the French West India Company or brought in from the United States by traders. During World War II, both