Galamsey gamble

Galamsey – or small-scale miners – have become an easy target. They are accused of horrendous environmental damage, cutting down forests, poisoning rivers with mercury and cyanide, and exploiting child labour. But their operations were facilitated and often financed by local and foreign business networks that pay off local chieftains, politicians and security officers.

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