Tag: Mining in Africa

Ivorian authorities have expressed grave concerns over the activities of illegal miners in Ghana, which they say is polluting their ...

Neglect of Mining Communities Promoting Galamsey

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A research fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kojo Asante, has observed that illegal mining has become a ...

Army, Police Must Take Over Combat Against Illegal Mining

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Several challenges have come in the way of the long-lasting fight against the widespread practice of illegal mining in the country, ...

Ghana Police Poking A Stick Into Our Eyes

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By Gideon Sackitey Right at the center of many a discussion today is the decision of the Ghana Police Service ...

The Call For Communities To Rise Against Galamsey

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The argument that the people in galamsey threatened communities must rise up in protest sounds good on the face of ...

Gov’t Suspends Licenses For Small Scale Mining

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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, yesterday announced that Government had suspended the issuance of licences for ...

Government Suspends Licence For Small-Scale Mining

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The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has placed a moratorium on licences for small-scale mining in an attempt to ...

What Can Creative Artists Do To Help Fight ‘galamsey’?

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“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther King Jnr. Every ...

Galamsey Could Escalate Tensions With Cote d’Ivoire – Kwesi Aning

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The cancer of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, that has gone unchecked in Ghana could escalate already existing tensions ...

What Can Creative Artists Do To Help Fight ‘galamsey’? [Article]

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“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This is one of my favourites quotes from Martin Luther King Jnr. Every ...

Galamsey Could Escalate Tensions With Cote d’Ivoire

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The cancer of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, that has gone unchecked in Ghana could escalate already existing tensions ...

Don’t Be Violent In Fighting Galamsey – Kwesi Aning

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Security expert, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has urged government and other stakeholders in Ghana’s mining sector not to resort to the ...

Government Lauds Media Campaign Against Galamsey; Pledges Support

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The government has lauded the ongoing media campaign to end illegal mining, pledging to support the advocacy. Minister for Lands ...

I’m In Full Support of the Media’s Coalition Against Galamsey

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The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. John Peter Amewu has assured that he will support the media campaign ...

Stop Galamsey Now – DKB Warns

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DKB has urged Ghanaians to join the fight against “illegal mining” galamsey carried out at various parts of the country. ...

Why President Akufo-Addo Will Win Galamsey Fight

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Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (#StopGalamsey), saying ...

IMANI Supports Citi FM’s #StopGalamseyNow Campaign

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Several organisations and individuals, continue to throw their weight behind Citi FM’s campaign against the menace of galamsey in the ...

Government Has No Excuse Not To Stop Galamsey

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Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (#StopGalamsey), saying ...

‘Name and Shame’ All Parties Complicit To Illegal Mining

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Mr Kenneth Ashigbey has called on the Media Coalition against Galamsey to name and shame all parties complicit to illegal ...

GHC50k Chinese Donation Won’t Influence Us – Police

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