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DOSSIER: Galamsey in Ghana

Galamsey, or illegal small-scale mining, remains a critical issue in Ghana, posing significant environmental, social, and legal challenges in 2024. This practice has severely impacted water bodies, forests, and farmlands, and it continues to be a source o

Ghana cannot meet SDG 6.1 on safe water — Prof Agyei-Mensah
Galamsey: We’re beating around the bush; no party committed to fighting it – Arthur Kennedy
'We are poisoning ourselves': Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster - BBC reports
Galamsey fight: Dominic Ayine backs shoot-to-kill approach
Fibre cuts on Kasoa-Winneba road expansion affecting our network – MTN
Fishers at Anlo Beach lament impact of ‘galamsey’ on their livelihoods
Woman shot dead in galamsey pit at Nyameadom in A/R
Galamsey: Sam Pyne, other NPP appointees destroying Ghana’s forest reserves – Small Scale Miners Assoc.
‘Galamsey’ has no link to illegal mining – MP educates Ghanaians
UTAG calls for immediate prosecution of persons arrested for engaging in galamsey
Galamsey fight: We need a ban on mining for a while to save our lives – Uncle Ato