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We cannot drink gold: The price Ghana is paying for galamsey

What happens when a country becomes so desperate for gold that it begins to destroy the water, land and livelihoods that keep its people alive? That is the question Ghana must confront. Across several communities, the signs are impossible to ignore. Rivers that once provided clean water have turned brown. Farmlands have been ripped apart. Cocoa trees have been destroyed. Deep mining pits have…

We cannot drink gold: The price Ghana is paying for galamsey

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