Souleymane Keita remembers with nostalgia a time when “the water of Falémé was drinkable” and “produced a lot of fish”. The young teacher, from the border village of Sansamba, accuses foreign companies and part of the local population of polluting the river through gold panning that is disrespectful of the environment. “The population lives in agony. The water is polluted, there is cyanide, mercury, and it can even impact our drilling at groundwater level,” he laments.
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