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Hundreds of people marched through Ghana’s capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act against the dangerous and environmentally damaging practice.
Small-scale mines produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, more than in the whole of 2023, according to data from Ghana’s mining sector regulator. Hundreds took part in an “environmental prayer walk” against galamsey on Friday that involved handing a petition for a ban on informal mining to the president’s office.The government is under pressure to appeal to voters that will elect the next president of the West African gold- and cocoa-producing nation.
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