In the past, the waterways that border the town of Sam Beach in Rivercess County in Liberia served as a lifesaver for local people. In the meantime, they provided them with fish and clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing.

More than 1,000 gold diggers, three brokers, and two large-scale mining companies (S & K Mining Corporation Limited and Gbarwor Mining Cooperative Society), and six licensees are uprooting forests and rivers. looking for gold. Esther Zangar, a former fisherwoman says “we called for development, but they came and dirty our water, we no longer fish, drink or cook with it.”

Indeed, these artisanal gold diggers are encroaching on the surrounding forests in their hunt for rich mining pits. In this way, they are exposing communities to ecological disaster. In the heart of populated agglomerations, these researchers use earthmoving machines to dig mine shafts. This puts the safety of more than 3,000 villagers at risk. Thus, the river on which they once depended is muddy and shows no signs of life inside.

In reality, Liberia is a West African state with 5.3 million inhabitants. This country is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources, including gold, diamonds, and iron ore.