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Awulae Agyefi Kwame II Threatens to Name, Shame, and Prosecute Chiefs

Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, the Paramount Chief of the Nsein Traditional Area in Ghana’s Western Region, has sent ripples across his jurisdiction, including Lower Axim, with a firm warning to all chiefs and sub-chiefs. In a firm pronouncement, the Paramount chief stated that any traditional...

Preaident Mahama to meet CSOs on galamsey fight today

Today, Friday, October 3, President John Dramani Mahama is scheduled to conduct a high-level meeting with key stakeholders and civil society organizations (CSOs) to talk about long-term solutions to the destruction brought about by illegal mining, or galamsey. Influential organizations including the Ghana Muslim...

State of Emergency ‘not yet necessary’ in galamsey fight – Mahama

In the fight against illegal mining, often known as galamsey, President John Dramani Mahama has declared that his administration is not in a rush to declare a state of emergency, arguing that current laws give enough authority to successfully combat the threat. The President...

Prez. Mahama: No licences issued for mining in forest reserves since I returned to office

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to step up the fight against illegal mining, emphasizing that since taking office again, his administration has not granted any mining permits in Ghana's forest reserves. In order to provide legal support for the administration's promise, the President...

Prez. Mahama: No licences issued for mining in forest reserves since I returned to office

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to step up the fight against illegal mining, emphasizing that since taking office again, his administration has not granted any mining permits in Ghana's forest reserves. In order to provide legal support for the administration's promise, the President...

Akwatia cannot stop mining, but… – MP-elect Bernard Bediako

According to Bernard Bediako Baidoo, the member of parliament-elect for Akwatia, mining operations in the constituency must be appropriately managed to benefit the state and its citizens rather than being entirely stopped. Mr. Bediako made the case on Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen show that...