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PRES. MAHAMA CALLS CSOs TO NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON ILLEGAL MINING
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PRES. MAHAMA CALLS CSOs TO NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON ILLEGAL MINING

President John Dramani Mahama has invited Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country to a high-level engagement on illegal mining, scheduled for Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Jubilee House in Accra. The meeting, which begins at 12:00 noon, is expected to serve as a platform for frank and constructive dialogue between government and civil society on the menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The engagement aims to harness collective expertise, perspectives and innovative solutions towards tackling the environmental and socio-economic challenges posed by the practice. Invited groups include major faith-based organisations such as the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana, the Christian Council of Ghana, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, and the ...
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Movement for Change Unveils Ten-Point Action Plan to End Galamsey After Tragic Loss of Eight Lives
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Movement for Change Unveils Ten-Point Action Plan to End Galamsey After Tragic Loss of Eight Lives

The Movement for Change has issued a strong call for an immediate and decisive end to illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, following the tragic incident of Wednesday, August 13, 2025, which claimed the lives of eight gallant Ghanaians. In a statement signed by its Director of Communications and Spokesperson, Mr. Solomon Owusu, the Movement described galamsey as an “existential threat” to the nation and urged swift action to address the menace. To this effect, the group has outlined a Ten-Point Action Plan aimed at bringing an end to the destructive practice and restoring Ghana’s degraded lands and water bodies. The proposals include: Immediate Ban on Small-Scale Mining: By Executive Instrument, suspend all artisanal and small-scale mining—whether legal or ille...
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Police arrest 16 suspects for illegal mining at Manso Adubia
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Police arrest 16 suspects for illegal mining at Manso Adubia

The Ghana Police Service has arrested sixteen (16) suspects during an anti-illegal mining operation at Essuminya and Apraprama Forest Reserves in the Ashanti Region. The joint operation, conducted on 19th June 2025, involved personnel drawn from the National Police Headquarters and the Manso Adubia District. The team embarked on the operation to clamp down on illegal mining activities within the forest reserves. During the operation, sixteen suspects were arrested while actively engaging in illegal mining activities. The suspects are, Kwesi Frimpong (52), Samuel Okyere (44), Jackson Nana Boafo (32), Saddick Abubakar (44), Collins Asare (35), Joshua Ofori (25), Emmanuel Akwesi (42), Augustine Mensah (38), Stephen Amoako (25), Vincent Ofori (30), Andrews Oppong (31), Nyaba Aton...
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Police Update on fight against illegal mining: 99 Excavators retrieved, 208 suspects arrested
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Police Update on fight against illegal mining: 99 Excavators retrieved, 208 suspects arrested

The Ghana Police Service has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illegal mining (galamsey) operations. From March 2025 to date, the Service has conducted a series of targeted operations in communities affected by illegal mining activities. So far, 208 suspects have been arrested, including eight (8) Chinese nationals. In the course of these operations, police have retrieved eighty-five (85) excavators and three (3) bulldozers believed to have been used in the illegal mining operations. Notable among the efforts is a special anti-galamsey operation in the Western Region, particularly at Samreboi, along the Tano River, Wassa Dunkwa, Tigarikrom, and surrounding communities. During these operations, fifty-eight (58) suspects — fifty (50) Ghanaians and eight (8) Chinese nationals — we...
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May Day: Mahama reiterates Government’s commitment to combating galamsey menace
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May Day: Mahama reiterates Government’s commitment to combating galamsey menace

President John Dramani Mahama, Thursday reiterated the Government’s commitment to combating the menace of illegal mining (galamsey). He said the fight against galamsey was a complex one and that when he was vying for the Presidency, he did not indicate that he would win that fight against galamsey in four months. “Yet we will not give up. Our gallant men of the Armed Forces and security services are up to the fight,” President Mahama stated in his address to Ghanaian workers at the National May Day Parade at the Blackstar Square in Accra. “And we will continue to score successes against the selfish companies and individuals, who are destroying our forest and polluting our water bodies. As far as the fight against galamsey is concerned, I say aluta continua.” Touching on some ma...
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Seven Arrested for Illegal Mining on Black Volta River in Upper West Region
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Seven Arrested for Illegal Mining on Black Volta River in Upper West Region

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Black Volta River at Chiantanga Community, near Dorimon in the Wa West District. The suspects, identified as Sabugu Razak, Ibrahim Zuberu, Alex Amedzake, John Cobblah, Promise Dufe, Angelina Akpese, and Rebecca Tumawu, were apprehended on Thursday, April 10, 2025, during a targeted operation aimed at curbing illegal mining, also known locally as “galamsey,” which continues to pose a major threat to water bodies and ecosystems in the region. Police retrieved several items from the site of the operation, including ten (10) Changfang machines used in alluvial mining, two unregistered tricycles (PNE and Apsonic), a motorbike with registration number M-24-NR 6010, anot...
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Five Arrested for Illegal Mining in Central North Region
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Five Arrested for Illegal Mining in Central North Region

The Central North Regional Police Command has announced the arrest of five individuals in connection with illegal mining activities on the River Fum at Assin Ayitey, a farming community near Assin Akonfudi in the Assin North Constituency. According to a statement released by the Public Affairs Directorate of the Central North Region, the suspects include two Ghanaians and three Chinese nationals. The arrests were carried out on April 7, 2025, by the Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce. The suspects have been identified as Duut Kwabena Sakakba, aged 38; Douglas Nyamekye, 36; Ma Jian, 37; Ma Young, 31; and Ma Haibi, 54. They are currently in police custody and are being processed for court proceedings. During the operation, two excavators with chassis numbers SY 6HK1-XABEA-01-C3 and SWE...
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Seven Arraigned for Illegal Mining in Western Region; Two Chinese Nationals Also Arrested
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Seven Arraigned for Illegal Mining in Western Region; Two Chinese Nationals Also Arrested

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arraigned seven individuals before the Special Court for Illegal Mining in Sekondi on charges related to illegal mining activities. The accused—identified as Ibrahim Dauda, Michael Tettey Komlorm, Douglas Ayambila, Elvis Aborta, Nsoh Oto alias Agorogo, Kwadwo George alias Sergio, and Emmanuel Van alias Atta—have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and engaging in mining operations without a valid license. Following their appearance in court, the suspects were remanded into prison custody and are expected to reappear on 17th April 2025. In a related incident, two Chinese nationals, 38-year-old Huan Ciongjian and 56-year-old Ling Yong, were arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities along the banks of the Bonsa River. ...
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11 Arrested for Illegal Mining Near Bunsu
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11 Arrested for Illegal Mining Near Bunsu

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested eleven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities at Fische near Bunsu. The arrests were made on April 2, 2025, following a complaint about their involvement in illegal mining operations. According to a statement released by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service, the suspects include nine Ghanaians and two Burkinabes. They have been identified as Kwaku Owusu (42), Philip Tetteh (52), Abdul Raham (27), Philip Duvor (40), Joseph Asare (32), Charles Manu (35), Joseph Araboga (32), Daniel Bangah (20), and Amoaho Isaac (25), all Ghanaians. The two Burkinabes are Jey Done (40) and Adomah Bouba (25). During the operation, the police impounded an excavator, which had been used in the mining activities. All sus...
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Cease all mining activities in, around water bodies now -EPA cautions miners
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Cease all mining activities in, around water bodies now -EPA cautions miners

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Tuesday issued a directive to all individuals and entities involved in illegal mining (galamsey) in and near water bodies to cease with immediate effect. The directive is in accordance with Section 2 and 3b(ii) of the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), the EPA said in a statement signed by its acting Chief Executive Officer, Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse. The directive it said applied to all unauthorised mining activities. Hence, the EPA, Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Minerals Commission, Water Resources Commission and the relevant security agencies would seize equipment used in illegal mining operations in line with applicable laws. The authorities, the statement, said would intensify surveillance ...
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