Galamsey threatens Ghana’s survival — KAIPTC Commandant calls for urgent national action
Air Commodore David Anetey Akrong, the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has described illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, as an existential threat to Ghana’s survival.
He warned that the menace had evolved into a national crisis with grave implications for the country’s environment, economy, and human security.
Speaking at the “Reflections on Security Series” seminar held at the KAIPTC in Accra, Air
Commodore Akrong said the widespread degradation of forests, pollution of rivers, and destruction of arable lands had placed Ghana’s water security, public health, and sustainable development at serious risk.
The seminar, on the theme: “Galamsey as an Existential Threat to Ghana: A Call for Reflection and Action,”...