At Asumenya, near Manso Nkran in the Ashanti region, three employees of Multimedia Group Limited, among them Erastus Asare Donkor, have been attacked by armed men posing as employees of Edelmetallum Resources Limited, a mining site. They were attacked by ...
Read More »The Ghanaian Armed Forces battle galamsey in tandem with small-scale miners.
As part of its continuous efforts to tackle illegal mining, sometimes known as “galamsey,” the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have launched a new partnership with small-scale miners. In addition to stepping up the fight against galamsey, which has seriously ...
Read More »Ghana: Immediately clarify your position on illicit mining. National House of Chiefs coalition opposing Galamsey
Comprising various media organisations, the coalition expressed significant concern regarding the environmental and social repercussions of illegal mining, emphasising the necessity for strong leadership from traditional authorities in addressing this pressing issue. In their recent statement, the coalition noted ...
Read More »Beyond the Stats: Evaluating Galamsey’s Effect
Ghana’s economy, water resources, and land are being severely damaged by galamsey, or illicit mining. The situation on the ground is still grave even as the #SayNoToGalamsey movement gathers traction on social media and organised unions, as well as the ...
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