A sun goddess, hundreds of devotees – and polluted water: the Nigerian festival threatened by gold mining
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-09-03 23:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Global development
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Property, Religion, Africa, Commodities, World News, Environment & Climate
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Each year, people from across the world gather in a grove sacred to the Yoruba goddess Osun to be healed, conceive or realise their deepest wishes. But toxic lead, mercury and cyanide is leaching into the river
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