Tag: Galamsey
Centre for Climate Change proposes innovative incentive-based approach to fight galamsey
The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) has urged the government to adopt a community-driven, incentive-based strategy in…
Illegal mining sites turning into “gangster communities,” new security assessment warns
Ghana’s struggle with illegal mining has entered a new and more dangerous phase. What began as small-scale, makeshift operations has…
Military and police launch dawn raids after attacks on anti-galamsey officials
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service have launched coordinated dawn operations across several communities in the…
Mahama pledges to protect journalists and restore Ghana’s media freedom
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged that his government will not tolerate any attacks or intimidation against journalists, promising to…
Asantehene takes a strong stance on galamsey
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has warned that the escalating threat of illegal mining, if not urgently mitigated, could “engulf…
Galamsey fight must target kingpins, financiers – HELP Foundation
Mr Kwadwo Kyei Yamoah, the Executive Director of the Human Environment and Livelihood Platform (HELP) Foundation Africa, has said that Ghana must…