WIRE — What happens when a country becomes so desperate for gold that it begins to destroy the water, land and livelihoods that keep its people alive? That is the question Ghana must confront. Across several communities, the signs are impossible to ignore. Rivers that once provided clean water have turned brown. Farmlands have been ripped apart. Cocoa trees have been destroyed. Deep mining pits have been left behind, some filled with stagnant water and others waiting to become death traps. This is the reality of galamsey.
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