Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has accused both the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of being historically complicit in Ghana’s illegal mining...
Galamsey
The government has repealed the Legislative Instrument L.I 2462 which empowered the President to authorize mining activities within Ghana’s protected forest reserves. The Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Revocation Instrument, 2025 (LI 2515),...
The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Hon. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has kicked against what he describes as false narratives surrounding his involvement in a recent standoff between residents and a National Anti-Illegal Mining...
The Zongo Chief of Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region, Alhaji Mohammed Bashiru, has dismissed allegations linking the Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Hon. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, to a violent incident involving local youth...
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), on Saturday, November 1, raided an illegal mining (Galamsey) site located at Bronikrom–Hwediem in the Ahafo Region, leading to the arrest of several individuals, including a Burkina...
The National Small-scale Miners Association has distanced itself from the operations of illegal miners, arguing that it has been dragged into recent media commentary regarding illegal mining (galamsey) activities. According to the Association, this...
The Director of Communications for the 2024 Dr. Bawumia campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has clarified that the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is not under pressure to completely clamp down on illegal mining...
A shrine reportedly used to provide spiritual protection for illegal miners was uncovered during a joint riverine operation by a taskforce and the Western Naval Command along the Ankobra River on Wednesday, 17 September...
The government has reiterated its determination to intensify the fight against illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, amid renewed public pressure for decisive action. Some religious and civil society groups have recently called for...
The fight against illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, continues to dominate Ghana’s national conversation as the government reassures the public of its commitment to addressing the challenge. Member of the National Democratic Congress...
