Former Chief of Staff, Nana Ato Dadzie has called for an end to illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, stressing that it should no longer be an issue in Ghana. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile ...

Ghanaian environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has disclosed that he was forced to flee Ghana ahead of the 2024 ... popularly known as galamsey. According to Asare Donkor, who works ...

The President referred to his inaugural speech on January 7, 2017, when he made a public commitment to tackle galamsey, which had devastated Ghana’s environment and destroyed lands and water ...

Some researchers of the University of Ghana have launched the findings of an anti-galamsey project, which identifies advocacy and collaboration as the most needed ‘tools’ to solve the menace of ...

Ghana's western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining, known as galamsey. It's destroying the country's forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water. The BBC has ...

A galamseyer, an illegal gold panner, clears mud and sand by hand as he works on a gold field in Kibi, eastern Ghana [File: Cristina Aldehuela/AFP] Galamsey has been in practice for many years ...

The Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) is likely to shut down one of its factories due to serious encroachment on their plantation by illegal mining activities.“Should the decision be implemented due ...

Galamsey” refers to illegal mining in Ghana. After returning to power in December 2024, President John Mahama has vowed to intensify efforts against this issue. He is already facing a crisis, as seven ...

Prof. Ernest Kofi Amankwa Afrifa of the Department of Environmental Science, University of Cape Coast, has posited that minimising galamsey is very achievable, but eradicating it from Ghana is ...

This is not about NPP or NDC. It's for the citizens of Ghana. If the government can't continue with the projects, then, it would be a ban on our development. With four years, you can do a lot," a ...