Ghana is moving to ban all mining in water bodies and forest reserves. This is a major policy shift aimed at tackling the country’s long-running galamsey crisis and restoring polluted rivers. Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang disclosed that, government is preparing a new law that will reverse existing provisions that allow mining in protected areas…
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) is expected at the Police CID Headquarters in Accra at 10 a.m. today, October 6, as investigators advance a case linked to Akonta Mining Limited and alleged illegal mining. His lawyer confirms they will honour the invitation following an Attorney General warning on Friday that non-compliance would trigger an arrest. Key…
Ghana’s Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has issued a stark directive to the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations (NAIMOS) Task Force. He urged NAIMOS to deal firmly, resolutely, and ruthlessly with illegal miners, even those backed by influential figures. At a deployment event in Sunyani on September 28, 2025, Armah-Kofi Buah declared that…
In just eight months, the government of Ghana made a significant push against illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey.” According to the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, 1,400 persons have been arrested. Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah contrasted that figure with around 800 arrests under the Akufo-Addo administration’s nearly three-year period. In an…
