DJM (freelance for hire)Slow death by food
Illegal gold mining is poisoning Ghana’s soil and rivers, seeping into its crops and seafood, and turning the national food system into a long-term public health crisis.
"the most potent form of ecological violence"
Headlines AfricaBattling Galamsey: Community efforts against illegal mining in Ghana http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP91mV #Galamsey #IllegalMining #EnvironmentalProtection #CommunityAction #Ghana
L’or illégal ghanéen soupçonné d’apparaître dans les produits d’#Amazon, #Tesla, #Starbucks et #Xerox
Blanchiment, marché noir, mélange du métal précieux extrait légalement et illégalement dès la sortie de la mine…
Le Monde : https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/10/24/l-or-illegal-ghaneen-soupconne-d-apparaitre-dans-les-produits-d-amazon-tesla-starbucks-et-xerox_6649180_3210.html
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=> Galamsey refers to illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana. The term is derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galamsey
L’or illégal ghanéen soupçonné d’apparaître dans les produits d’Amazon, Tesla, Starbucks et Xerox
Blanchiment, marché noir, mélange du métal précieux extrait légalement et illégalement dès la sortie de la mine… D’après l’enquête menée par l’organisation Forbidden Stories en collaboration avec « Le Monde », l’or du Ghana, intraçable, pourrait se retrouver dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement de grandes entreprises mondiales.
Sarah ArnoldLots of discussion in Ghana at the moment about galamsey (in short, illegal gold-mining, but there is more complexity of course!). Causing destruction of cocoa farms (often without owner's consent!) and also ancient/semi-natural forest fragments. Solution is going to be complex and multilayered, but in the meantime it's another challenge for a cocoa sector already under stress.
Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/polluted-rivers-taxes-ghana-illegal-gold-mining-boom
"The Ghana Water Company’s capacity to supply clean water to some parts of the country has been reduced by 75%. Researchers from the University of Cape Coast say Ghana may have to import water by 2030."
Glyn MoodyPolluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: #Ghana counts cost of illegal #gold mining boom - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/polluted-rivers-taxes-ghana-illegal-gold-mining-boom " The illegal mining is known as “#galamsey”, a pidgin contraction of the phrase “gather them and sell”
Africa EventsActivists and people on the ground have described the situation as a ploy to silence dissenting voices seeking immediate action for an environmental disaster related to galamsey, or illegal gold mining.#goldmining #illegalgoldmining #stopgalamsey #ghanaprotests #galamsey #ghana
The Arrest of #StopGalamsey Protesters Calls Ghana’s Democratic Process Into Question
The Arrest of #StopGalamsey Protesters Calls Ghana’s Democratic Process Into Question
