Ghana Expels Foreigners from Local Gold Market in Sweeping Sector Overhaul

 Illegal gold mining has become a flashpoint in Ghana’s political and environmental discourse. Fueled by soaring global gold prices, rising youth unemployment and weak enforcement, galamsey has led to extensive deforestation, mercury pollution and the contamination of over 60 percent of the country’s water bodies.

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