Is mining destroying your life?

Is mining destroying your life?

Many communities in Africa would argue that mining has brought them more harm than good, but does mining have to be destructive?

From the gold mines in Ghana, to diamond extraction in Sierra Leone, to cobalt extraction in DR Congo, there is a feeling that what is taken from the ground does not benefit the people that live in those areas.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recently urged African leaders to ensure the extractive industry and exploitation of natural resources benefited the people of the continent when he addressed heads of state at the African Union summit in the Gambia.

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