Make environmental laws supreme in Africa—Dr Nshala

She lamented gold mining in Ghana had been an economic suc-cess story for multinational mining companies with minimal contribution to the country's economy. That, she said, was due to the inadequacies in the mining law.
Additionally, Mrs Owusu–Koranteng maintained there was lack of adequate prior consultation and consent from communities affected by mining activities. By law, she said, communities that were affected a mining project should be part of the processes of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to determine whether the project would not adversely affect such communities.
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