ACCRA, Ghana – A prominent Ghanaian lawyer has triggered a fierce national debate after calling for parliament to pass a law authorizing security forces to use lethal force against illegal miners, a practice locally known as galamsey. Kwame Boafo Akuffo Esq., of Akropong-Akuapem, argued on Saturday that the West African nation’s environmental and water crises … Continue reading ‘Shoot and Kill’ on Sight: Ghanaian Lawyer Demands Lethal Force Law to Stop Illegal Miners