Illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, remains one of Ghana rsquo;s most pressing environmental and ...

The Africa Centre for Security and Counterterrorism (ACSC) has identified illegal mining (galamsey) as Ghana’s most severe ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting the ...

China is deepening its cooperation with Ghana in the mining sector, with a strong focus on technology transfer, responsible ...

Although Ghana requires permits to mine on a small scale, it is estimated that about 70% of small-scale miners are unregistered and operate illegally. They are known locally as galamsey, meaning to ...

Women in Mining Ghana has announced a new set of executives, as the advocacy group for women in the country's mining sector looks to build on a decade of progress. The decision was confirmed during a ...

The National House of Chiefs is advocating a review of Ghana 39;s mining revenue-sharing framework, proposing that at least ...

Prince K. Bansah receives funding from the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat (GSS). He is affiliated with the Lincoln Centre for Ecological Justice (LCEJ). England. Over the years, a new form of mining ...

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse. An unhappy prospect: A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Ghana have again raised alarm over the scale of illegal mining in the country, saying that what should have been a national blessing has turned out to be a ...

The explosion occurred in Apiate on 20 January, near the mining city of Bogoso, around 300km west of the West African country’s capital, Accra. Buildings were destroyed and approximately 500 people ...

The number of dead is not yet known, but the blast flattened buildings in a small town and left a large crater. By Ruth MacleanPhilip Nii LarteyElian Peltier and Joseph Quayson At least 50 people were ...