Courts
Court grants OSP bid for secret testimony in Charles Bissue galamsey trial
Sitting at the Criminal Division, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on Tuesday upheld an application for the OSP’s key witness to give evidence in camera.
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Court restricts Asutifi North MP’s movement over galamsey clash probe
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, ordered the legislator not to leave the Greater Accra Region without notifying investigators.
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Court to hear case against deporting foreign galamsey suspects without trial Oct 23
The interlocutory injunction application was filed by civil society group Democracy Hub. The suit lists the Minister for the Interior, the Ghana Immigration Service and the Attorney-General as respondents.
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Crime
Osino landlord arrested for selling home to galamsey operators
The arrest, which has caused widespread outrage among residents, was made on Tuesday, October 7, during a joint operation led by District Chief Executive (DCE) Mercy Korang in collaboration with National Security operatives.
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Twelve remanded over illegal mining that damaged Takoradi–Nsuta rail line
The accused persons — Lari Kwaku (30), Ali Asumah (33), Yindari Mombe (19), Dennis Adom (29), Alex Kofi Acquah (27), Jonathan Agandor (30), Lambing Noyisi (38), Isaac Arhin (33), Nurudeen Kwabena (22), Kwame Simo (27), Jude Azum (20), and C...
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Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms for $80bn over toxic dam collapse
The incident in February unleashed millions of litres of acidic sludge into waterways, killing fish, ruining crops, and making water supplies undrinkable. Court papers say the disaster has affected around 300,000 households in the country’s...
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Crime
Dormaahene spearheads anti-galamsey raid, three suspects arrested
The Dormaahene, together with the Dormaa Anti-Galamsey Task Force and a contingent of chiefs from the Dormaa Traditional Council, descended on identified illegal mining zones in Dormaa-Akwamu, Akontanim, and Kobedi.
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Anti-galamsey operation in Western Region destroys 300 sites, forces miners to flee
The operation, which began last Thursday and ended on Saturday, was conducted with the support of the Blue Water Guards and targeted galamsey strongholds that had turned the rivers into heavily polluted sites.
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Business
No mining licenses issued under my administration so far-Mahama
Addressing his first media engagement on September 10, the President emphasized that safeguarding the environment was a national priority.
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Police seize two excavators in illegal mining raid at Dwendwenase
The 37-member team, led by ASP Bawah Abdul Jalil, stormed the reserve and confirmed that illegal mining activities were ongoing.
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Crime
House of Chiefs president blames some chiefs, politicians for galamsey surge
President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has called on national security to arrest both politicians and chiefs involved in galamsey.
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Small-scale miners' chairman arrested for confronting Anti-Galamsey task force
The arrest occurred when Peprah reportedly challenged the officers deployed to remove illegal miners from the forest.
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Courts
Bright Simons enters appearance in GH¢10M defamation suit, demands key admissions from Ibrahim Mahama
Mr. Simons has formally responded to the GH¢10 million lawsuit brought against him by Mahama and his company, Engineers & Planners (E&P), by filing a motion at the Accra High Court that demands admissions to 38 crucial factual claims.
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Business
Register all excavators in 2 weeks or face seizure-DVLA
The directive applies to all categories of excavators, including those owned by individuals, dealers, and mining concession holders.
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Twelve remanded over galamsey activities on Tano river
Those remanded include Evans Atanga Agana, known as Old Man; Stephen Tuffour Bempah, alias Kofi Twum; Samuel Addai; Joseph Kofi Antwi (Kofi Antwi); Elizabeth Atambila; and Kennedy Akwasi Awimbora. The others are Waja Matthew, Naya Sampana,...
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Crime
IGP shakes up police leadership in Galamsey hotspots to bolster crackdown
This shake-up, aimed at reinvigorating law enforcement efforts in illegal mining zones, targets strategic police divisions in the Western, Ashanti, and Eastern Regions. Among the key areas affected are Takoradi, Asankragwa, Tarkwa, Nkawie,...
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Business
Laws needed to criminalize cocoa farm destruction for mining-President
Speaking during a meeting with the Ghana Cocoa, Coffee, and Sheanut Farmers Association, he highlighted the need to safeguard the country’s cocoa industry.
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IEA urges temporary ban on mining to protect Ghana’s resource wealth
Speaking at a press conference focused on improving returns from Ghana’s natural wealth, Justice Sophia Akuffo, a Distinguished Fellow of the IEA and former Chief Justice, raised alarm over the nation’s limited gains from its mineral resour...
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Asantehene destools Mpasaasohene over illegal mining, other misconduct
His 41-year tenure came under scrutiny due to concerns over his questionable royal heritage and failure to properly serve his community and traditional authorities.
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Crime
Ten excavators, bulldozer seized by Military, Forest Commission in Tano Anwia forest reserve crackdown
The raid, executed on Sunday, March 9, 2025, focused on Compartments 17 and 20 of the reserve, areas that have been plagued by repeated incursions from illegal miners despite multiple eviction attempts.
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