On Wednesday, Ghana announced new measures to address illegal mining, responding to growing public pressure. President Nana Akufo-Addo revealed the deployment of more military personnel and…
Browsing: Galamsey
Civil society groups have strongly condemned the arrest and continued detention of Oliver Barker Vormawor, a prominent political activist and co-founder of the #FixTheCountry movement, and…
Ghanaian activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who was arrested over the weekend for organising a three-day protest against illegal mining, has been rushed to the hospital for urgent…
As a result of illegal small-scale mining, also known as “galamsey”, 34 forest reserves in Ghana have been severely impacted.In total, 4,726 hectares of forest were…