A professor at the University for Develop­ment Studies, Professor Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno, has stated that coun­try’s inability to stop illegal mining is due not to a lack of laws or institutions, ...

Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long ...

President John Mahama unveils GOLDBOD Task Force to combat illegal mining, enforce gold trade laws, and restore environmental ...

A Chinese national and his Ghanaian driver have been shot dead at an illegal mining (galamsey) site at Subri-Nkwanta in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.

Ghana's President John Mahama launched a special task force to combat illegal gold mining and smuggling, an issue severely ...

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has launched a national enforcement task force to combat illicit gold trade routes used by ...

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) is urging the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian ...

A Ghanaian farmer demanded compensation after galamsey operators destroyed his crops worth GH¢60,000. No action was ...

In 2021 galamsey accounted for “an estimated 60% of Ghana’s mining labor force”. Though miners make the least in the gold supply chain, illegal mining provides much needed employment.

This Republic anniversary, the virtual surrender of our sovereignty to Galamsey warlords, should sadden our founding fathers, ...

A confrontation between National Security operatives and residents of Manso Mpatasie in the Ashanti Region has left one person injured, intensifying ...

Election after election, Ghanaian leaders promise a hardline stance against galamsey. We hear bold speeches, see task forces formed, and witness media spectacles of military action. Yet when the dust ...