Residents from a coastal village in the Gambia are suing a Chinese-owned fishmeal plant accused of pollution, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi.
Residents from a coastal village in the Gambia are suing a Chinese-owned fishmeal plant accused of pollution.
Campaigners say Golden Lead’s chemical waste pipe runs directly into the sea at Gunjur beach, a protected reserve that lies an hour south of the capital Banjul.
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