{
  "id": 3225621,
  "title": "‘While GoldBod cannot account for GH¢22bn, mining communities are paying with their kidneys and lungs’ – Afenyo-Markin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/while-goldbod-cannot-account-for-gh-22bn-mining-communities-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:29:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/while-goldbod-cannot-account-for-gh%c2%a222bn-mining-communities-are-paying-with-their-kidneys-and-lungs-afenyo-markin/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Afenyo-Markin highlights the stark contrast between financial irregularities at the Gold Board and the health devastation caused by illegal mining in Ghana. During a Parliament emergency session, he warned that residents in mining communities are suffering from kidney and lung failures, among other severe health issues, due to pollution from illegal mining. This situation, he says, is an epidemic that the government is failing to address effectively. Afenyo-Markin further emphasized that while the Gold Board cannot account for approximately GH¢22 billion, the residents of these communities are paying a high price for the environmental damage through their deteriorating health. He urged the House to address the plight of these communities, demanding urgent attention to their suffering.",
  "summary": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has drawn a stark contrast between concerns over alleged financial discrepancies at the Gold Board and the health toll of illegal mining on communities across Ghana. Speaking during Parliament’s emergency sitting, Mr Afenyo-Markin said residents of mining communities were paying a devastating price for the extensive pollution caused by illegal mining, […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "‘While GoldBod cannot account for GH¢22bn, mining communities are paying with their kidneys and lungs’ – Afenyo-Markin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/while-goldbod-cannot-account-for-gh-22bn-mining-communities-are",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:00:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}