'It's like a death pit': how Ghana became fast fashion's dumping ground

Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh's epic swim down the River Volta highlights the damage done to the country's waterways by an out-of-control trade in secondhand clothes from the global north, and why it's time for changeIt's mid-morning on a sunny day and Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh's arms and legs barely make a splash as she powers along the blue-green waters of the River Volta in Ghana. This is the last leg of a journey that has seen Tetteh cover 450km (280 miles) in 40 days to become the first person known to swim the length of the waterway.It's an epic mission but with a purpose: to find out whatis in the water and raise awareness of pollution in Ghana.Tetteh with water samples taken on her 450km swim down the Volta River Continue reading...