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Activists in Ghana have launched a legal challenge to stop mining in a protected area.
That is after the government signed a deal with a Chinese company to extract bauxite – a mineral used to make aluminium products.
They say the move threatens the already endangered animals and plants.
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports.
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That is after the government signed a deal with a Chinese company to extract bauxite – a mineral used to make aluminium products.
They say the move threatens the already endangered animals and plants.
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports.
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- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
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#Ghana #IllegalMining #AljazeeraEnglish
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