Galamsey
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Wontumi’s 20-year sentence serves justice to communities devastated by galamsey – Tanko Computer
Deputy Director of IT and Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, says the 20-year prison sentence handed to New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, represents justice for communities that have suffered the deva...
Tension at Gwira Ampansie over alleged shooting of chief’s brother by galamseyers
Tension is mounting at Gwira Ampansie in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region following the alleged shooting of the biological brother of the chief of the community, Nana Kojo Mensah, by suspected armed men linked to illegal mining activities in the area. According to information gathered, armed men allege...
Adamus rejects gov’t lease revocation, denies illegal mining claims
Adamus Resources Limited has rejected the Ghanaian government’s decision to revoke its mining leases, denying allegations of illegal mining and warning the move was taken without due process. The company said the revocation, which affects its Akango, Salman and Nkroful concessions, does not reflect the reality of its o...
GloMeF urges decisive approach to address galamsey
The Global Media Foundation, a human rights and media advocacy non-governmental organisation, has criticised the government, describing the nation’s efforts towards fighting illegal mining as indecisive.
Treat galamsey like COVID-19 or risk Ghana’s future — Paediatrician warns gov’t
The Vice President of the Paediatric Society of Ghana (PSG), Dr Emmanuel Oppong, has warned that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is quietly creating a public health crisis that could devastate Ghana’s future in the same way COVID-19 threatened lives but with slower, more dangerous consequences.
Why Ghana cannot defeat galamsey
Two presidents have staked their names on ending illegal gold mining. Ministers have lost their jobs, their reputations and, on the way to yet another launch, their lives. Yet Africa’s biggest gold producer still cannot stop the digging. The reasons lie deeper than the pits. Editor’s note: Quotations from unnamed miner...
24 suspects arrested in dawn anti-galamsey swoop at Atewa Range Forest
Twenty-four suspected illegal miners have been arrested following a dawn operation by Rapid Response Teams (RRT) at the Atewa Range Forest in the Eastern Region on Monday, April 28. According to an operational update shared with officials, the coordinated raid began at about 3:30 am at Sagyimase, a community near the f...
Wontumi conviction should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – Ashigbey
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, should inspire more journalists, activists and citizens to intensify the fight against illegal mining.
CAGG rejects ‘era of impunity is over’ claim, calls for tougher anti-galamsey
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (CAGG) has challenged the government's assertion that the "era of impunity is over" in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), insisting that persistent lawlessness across several mining hotspots demonstrates that the battle against galamsey is far from won.
A big fish has fallen – Kpebu says Wontumi conviction signals new era in galamsey fight
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has become the highest-profile political figure to be convicted in Ghana’s fight against illegal mining.
Two foreign nationals arrested in pre-dawn anti-galamsey raid in Ashanti Region
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), through its Manso Adubia taskforce, in a joint operation with the Blue Water Guards, has executed a decisive pre-dawn enforcement raid at Sanfo Adiam in the Amansie East District of the Ashanti Region.
EPA warns mining firms over galamsey in concessions, threatens sanctions
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a strong warning to mining companies, stating that failure to prevent illegal mining activities within their concessions will attract strict regulatory sanctions. In a press release dated April 23, 2026, the Authority reaffirmed its mandate under the Environmental...