Tag: Galamsey

The Coalition Against Illegal Mining is intensifying its call for the government to declare a state of emergency in areas severely affected by...

President John Dramani Mahama has emphatically stated that his administration has not approved any mining licences for operations within Ghana’s forest reserves since returning...

Environmental advocacy group, A Rocha Ghana, is calling on the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to expedite the prosecution of more than 1,300...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued a strong ultimatum to President John Dramani Mahama, urging him to fulfill his pre-election promise...

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a major initiative aimed at curbing illegal gold trade and corruption within Ghana’s extractive sector, with the official...

Civil society organisation Democracy Hub has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in Accra, challenging the government's policy of deporting foreign nationals involved...

Ten individuals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities within the Boin Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North...

An Accra High Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Ghana Police Service that sought to halt a planned demonstration against illegal mining—commonly...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has directed the immediate revocation of all mining licenses held by Akonta Mining...

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven individuals, including four Chinese nationals and seven Ghanaians, for engaging in illegal mining activities along...