Galamsey
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NAIMOS cracks down on galamsey surge at Gwira Banso, destroys heavy equipment in Nzema East operations
Operatives of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), working with the Blue Water Guards, have dismantled several illegal mining sites at Gwira Banso and along parts of the Ankobra River in the Nzema East District.
Ahafo Security Council disbands galamsey site, seizes five excavators
The Ahafo Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has disbanded an illegal mining site at Adagyamemu in the Tano North Municipality and seized five excavators and other mining equipment during an operation. The Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity Gardiner, said she led the operation after the council received reports of extens...
Galamsey Chemicals and Air Pollution linked to rising Diabetes risk in children
Dr. Benson Owusu, a public health expert, is raising the alarm over the growing exposure of children to toxic heavy metals from illegal mining and open burning, warning that contamination from galamsey operations and air pollution could increase the risk of diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
Atronie invokes ancestral justice as galamsey poison sacred Amoma river
In a powerful blend of tradition, protest, and public urgency, the people of Atronie in the Sunyani East of the Bono Region have turned to ancestral authority in a dramatic attempt to halt illegal mining activities devastating their sacred Amoma River, after what they describe as prolonged inaction by state authorities...
Galamsey is eroding Ghana’s food security as farmers lose lands — GEM warns
Illegal mining activities are gradually undermining the agricultural foundation of farming communities in Ghana, with the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GEM) warning that the loss of farmlands could threaten long-term food security. The environmental advocacy group says communities such as Asiakwa in the Eastern R...
Galamsey now threatening food supply chain, pushing up prices – Agricultural Advocates Warn
Ghana's illegal mining crisis is no longer only about polluted rivers and destroyed forests. Agricultural advocates say the activities of galamsey operators are now threatening the country's food supply chain by reducing farmland, cutting production, and pushing up the prices consumers pay at markets. The Chief Executi...
Tanoso Ankobeahene granted bail over alleged galamsey task force
The Ankobeahene of the Tanoso Traditional Council, Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, who was arrested by the Ahafo Regional Police Command for allegedly operating a task force that clamped down on illegal mining activities, has been granted bail pending further investigations. Nana Amoako Atta, who is in his 60s, was arre...
Poor state support for small-scale mining fuelled galamsey – Sammy Gyamfi
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has attributed Ghana’s persistent illegal mining crisis, popularly known as galamsey, partly to decades of inadequate formalisation and state support for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Speaking during a Space conversation on X on Sunday,...
COKA calls for united front against galamsey
The National Teaching Council has disclosed that more than 42,000 teachers currently working in basic and senior high schools across Ghana do not possess the required professional teaching qualifications.
NAIMOS river patrol cracks down on illegal mining along Ankobra River at Dominase
Personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Blue Water Guards, have intensified their riverine patrols along the Ankobra River, recording a significant disruption of illegal mining activities at Dominase in the Western Region.
Galamsey affecting fish production in Bono Region – Fisheries Commission
Charlotte Ndah, the Wenchi Zonal Director of the Fisheries Commission in the Bono Region, has expressed concern that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, around water bodies is causing a decline in fish production across the region.
Okyeame Kwame turns TGMA27 red carpet moment into anti-galamsey protest
Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame transformed the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) red carpet into a platform for environmental activism, making a visual statement against the devastating effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.