26 illegal miners arrested in Mpohor-Fiase crackdown as district steps up anti-galamsey operations
Coordinated security operation in Western Region yields arrests and seizure of mining equipment as local assembly boosts enforcement.
Galamsey surge threatens to undo Ghana's hard-won forest victories, warns investigative journalist
Award-winning reporter Erastus Asare Donkor warns that illegal mining gains made in 2025 are rapidly reversing as armed miners return to protected forest reserves.
NAIMOS Mounts Crackdown on Illegal Mining Choking Kyebi's Birim River
Ghana's mining regulator launches major enforcement operation to stop illegal mining threatening water supply in Kyebi.
NAIMOS launches major crackdown on illegal miners polluting Birim River in Eastern Region
Ghana's anti-illegal mining secretariat begins operations in Kyebi to clear illegal miners and restore water supplies along the Birim River.
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Forestry Commission calls for round-the-clock enforcement strategy to tackle illegal mining crisis
Ghana's Forestry Commission argues that sporadic raids alone cannot permanently stop illegal mining and calls for a sustained, continuous enforcement approach.
Twelve arrested in major crackdown on illegal mining at Bosomtwe Forest Reserve
Police remand a dozen suspects after Forestry Commission raids illegal mining operations in Ashanti Region's protected forest.
Medical Association demands complete single-use plastic ban to tackle Ghana's dual health and flooding crisis
Ghana's top doctors urge government to expand Styrofoam ban to all single-use plastics, citing serious health and environmental threats.
Ghana's Flooding Crisis: How Poor Urban Planning and Wetland Destruction Are Making Cities Vulnerable
Experts warn that man-made factors—illegal building, wetland destruction, and weak enforcement by planning authorities—are making Ghana's urban flooding disasters worse than climate change alone.
NAIMOS Smashes Major Galamsey Operation in Ashanti, Recovers Firearms and Disables Equipment
Anti-illegal mining team raids Ahwiren site, disables six excavators and recovers shotguns in push against environmental destruction.