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You can’t brand a city with galamsey – Ofosu-Dorte warns
Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte, has cautioned that Ghana’s ambition to position its cities as centres of prosperity will be undermined if critical environmental challenges such as illegal mining are not addressed.
Cocoa farmers in Amenfi Central rally against galamsey ahead of new season
Cocoa farmers in the Amenfi Central District of the Western North Region have been urged to join the fight against illegal mining as concerns grow over the damage galamsey is causing to farms, rivers and rural livelihoods.
Even our own people are involved — Mahama on challenges in galamsey fight
President John Dramani Mahama has admitted that illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, involves actors across political, traditional, and even his own networks, warning that the fight against the practice will be challenging but must continue. “And so I don’t kid myself that we don’t have our own people involved,” h...
Rivers regaining natural colour as galamsey fight shows results – Ashanti Security Coordinator
The Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Captain (Rtd.) John Kwame Jabari, says government efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, are beginning to yield results. Speaking on the sidelines of a TEIN USTED-K Freshers’ Orientation and Akwaaba event, he noted that there is a visible improvement in...
Quarry operations in Dumansua not galamsey – NADMO clarifies
The Offinso South National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Director Mohammed Wiafe, has clarified that recent claims of galamsey activities in Dumansua are unfounded. According to him, a site visit revealed that the area in question is rather a quarry site, with sand winning trucks passing through. The quarry...
Anti-Galamsey demonstration in Asante Akyem halted by an interim court injunction
The Circuit Court at Juaso in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has granted an interim injunction restraining organisers of a planned anti-galamsey demonstration scheduled for March 13, 2026. The application was filed by the Municipal Security Committee (MUSEC), which argued that the planned pro...
How dare we allow this? – Ken Ashigbey blasts nation’s failure to stop galamsey
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Ken Ashigbey, has criticised the continued failure to stop galamsey, saying the country has not honoured those who died while fighting the menace.
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We are at a point of hopelessness – A-Rocha Ghana on galamsey fight one year after crash
A year after the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including senior government officials, environmental advocacy group A-Rocha Ghana says Ghana is losing the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Galamsey is taking back our forests – Erastus Asare Donkor warns gains are being lost
Ghana is losing ground in the fight against illegal mining in its forest reserves, award-winning journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has warned.
Mpohor-Fiase Assembly arrests 26 in anti-galamsey operation
The Mpohor-Fiase District Assembly has intensified its efforts to combat illegal mining following the arrest of 26 suspected illegal miners during a coordinated security operation in the district. The intelligence-led operation targeted about 10 suspected illegal mining sites and involved personnel from the Ghana Armed...
26 suspected illegal miners arrested in Mpohor-Fiase operation
The Mpohor-Fiase District Assembly has stepped up efforts to tackle illegal mining following the arrest of 26 suspected illegal miners during a coordinated security operation in the district.