Hundreds of Ghanaians, most of them university students, protested on the streets of the capital city Accra on Thursday to demand an immediate halt to illegal mining.
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The demonstrators, who plan to stage rallies for three days, are also demanding the release of 54 activists detained last month for demonstrating against illegal mining.
The government’s handling of illegal mining — particularly its impact on natural resources and rural livelihoods — has become a flashpoint issue in the run-up to the West African country’s presidential elections in December
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