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Stop Fueling the Ecocide: A call to cut the Supply Lines of Galamsey
There is a saying that the lifeblood of any war machine is its supply line. In Ghana’s ongoing battle against the existential threat of illegal mining—better known as galamsey—we have focused heavily on the machinery: the excavators, the pumps, One-Leg, and the changfans. We have praised the government for restricting...
23 illegal miners, including four women, arrested for polluting Oda River
The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission and the Bekwai Forest District have arrested 23 illegal miners operating along the Oda River in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, including four females, were apprehended during an operation at Aburokyere, Bepotenten and Sukuumu in the Amansie Central District, where t...
Ashanti Region: four killed in collapsed galamsey pit
Four suspected illegal miners have died after a galamsey pit collapsed at Skuumu near Gyaman-Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region, authorities and local sources said on Thursday. The incident occurred around 4:00 pm on Wednesday (27 May) in the Amansie Central District, leaving the community in shock and mourning. According t...
Illegal mining tragedy: Four die after galamsey pit collapse at Skuumu
Four suspected illegal miners have died after a galamsey pit collapsed at Skuumu near Gyaman-Nkwanta in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred around 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, leaving residents in shock and mourning. Reports indicate that the land was initially allocated to...
Illegal mining tragedy: Four die after galamsey pit collapse at Sukuumu
Four suspected illegal miners have died after a galamsey pit collapsed at Sukuumu near Gyaman-Nkwanta in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred around 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, leaving residents in shock and mourning. Reports indicate that the land was initially allocated to...
Minority commends Presbyterian Church’s anti-galamsey campaign
The Minority on Parliament’s Select Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has commended the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s nationwide anti-galamsey campaign, describing it as a timely intervention. “The decision of one of Ghana’s most respected religious institutions to dedicate a ‘Red Sunday’ campaign to the fight...
Mining will continue but the risk of galamsey must be stopped—NAIMOS
The Director of Operations at the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Col. Dominic Buah, has stressed that while mining remains an integral part of Ghana’s economy, urgent measures must be taken to eliminate the environmental and health risks associated with illegal mining, popularly known as...
We lost leadership in the galamsey fight – A-Rocha Ghana
A year after the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers, environmental advocacy group A-Rocha Ghana says Ghana has lost momentum in the fight against illegal mining, aka galamsey.
Ban small-scale mining for one year to combat galamsey – Hopeson Adorye
The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has called for a complete one-year suspension of small-scale mining in Ghana, arguing that the country’s lands and water bodies need time to recover from the devastating effects of illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. Speaking on the JoyNews...
Galamsey: ‘Challenge is prosecution, not arrest’ — Lands Minister
The government’s intensified campaign against illegal mining has resulted in the arrest of 258 suspects and the seizure or immobilisation of thousands of pieces of mining equipment, but the prosecution of those arrested remains a major concern.
Archbishop Duncan-Williams links galamsey to Ghana’s wider culture of indiscipline
The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has linked Ghana’s illegal mining crisis to what he describes as a broader culture of indiscipline, poor compliance with laws and weak accountability in society. He said the galamsey menace should not be viewed in isolation but as...
Duncan-Williams urges Church to educate Ghanaians on dangers of galamsey and gold smuggling
The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, says the Church has a responsibility to educate Ghanaians about the environmental and social consequences of illegal mining and irresponsible exploitation of the country’s gold resources. He said prayers alone would not be enough...