Mining companies are banned from using toxic chemicals such as cyanide or mercury, dumping waste into nature and backyards, and mining in river beds.
“But the companies use mercury and cyanide. Rivers are polluted and are diverted from their natural courses. Water has become undrinkable, and fish are dying.”
Kamga said corruption and influence-peddling strongly contribute to the non-enforcement of the law.
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