illegal mining

    ​By Adnan Adams Mohammed   ​Ghana’s battle against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) has evolved far beyond visible environmental damage. Rivers that once provided clean water now run thick …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   Newly appointed Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has outlined a firm agenda to combat illegal mining (galamsey), environmental degradation, and pollution, …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed   Frustration over ineffective law enforcement against illegal mining has pushed residents of Berekum East and West Municipalities to prepare for street protests against ongoing galamsey …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed    In a major push to boost foreign direct investment and promote sustainable development within Ghana’s agricultural sector, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, …

  By Adnan Adams Mohammed    The once-clear waters of the Pra River have transformed into a thick, mustard-colored sludge, sparking a wave of outrage and desperate pleas from local …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed The Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG) has issued a warning for the nation’s cocoa industry, asserting that a perfect storm of funding shortfalls, flawed …

What was once a lifeline for fishing, farming, and cross border trade is rapidly becoming a frontline of lawlessness. Along stretches of the Black Volta in Ghana’s Upper West Region, …

By: Kwadwo Kyei Yamoah, Executive Director, HELP Foundation Africa   We must Follow the money, not the shovel, it’s the only way to end the crisis of Galamsey at its …

BY: Kyei Kwadwo Yamoah, Executive Director of HELP foundation Africa In Ghana, illegal small-scale mining (“galamsey”) has become a major national security, environmental, and public health crisis. It has polluted …

Over the past month, calls have intensified from several respected and therefore influential socio-economic groupings for government to declare a state of emergency in order to stop illegal artisanal mining …