Photo by Nana Kofi Acquah @africashowboy for @everydayafr

Photo by Nana Kofi Acquah @africashowboy for @everydayafrica. Illegal miners check out a concession they've just bought from a chief. The damage done to forests, water bodies, farmlands and communities by mining activities, especially illegal mining, in Africa is shocking, and it is getting worse by the day, thanks to the Chinese. The biggest disappointment is always Africa's elite: the politician, the chief, the regulator. Too many of them are corrupt. Too many of them are indifferent. Too many of them think only about their stomachs. / Curated by @mishavallejo for @everydayecuador #everydayeverywhere #everydayafrica #africangirl #mining #gold #goldmine #ghana#westernregion #obuasi #loote