Stakeholders Lament Weak Mining Laws; Call for Immediate Review
Participants at a responsible mining forum in Nkoranza, Bono East Region, have expressed huge disappointment in Ghana’s mining laws, calling for an immediate review.
Despite amendments to the Minerals and ...
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
A multi-stakeholder forum in Accra on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, which brought together representatives from civil society organizations, regulatory institutions, community members, and ...
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Galamsey Now Explosive Threat To Ghana’s Security! —GCAG Warns
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has warned that illegal mining was becoming an "explosive threat" to national security and cohesion.
The warning comes after a violent clash between illegal ...
Newmont Ahafo Mine Killings CSOs Call On IGP, Government To Act!
A coalition of civil society organisations and human rights defenders has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the conduct of police personnel deployed to protect Newmont's ...
Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana, invites expressions of interest from consultants to investigate and produce a video documentary exposing threats to human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society ...
Local Communities Seek Meaningful Involvement in Mining CSR Initiatives
Participants in a forum have urged mining companies to increase community engagement in the planning and implementation of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.
They emphasised that meaningful involvement was ...
Wacam Technical Director Urges Government to Halt Forest Reserve Mining
The Technical Director of Wacam, Kwaku Afari, has added his voice to the growing calls for the government to halt issuing mining licences to companies operating in forest reserves.
This ...
Farmers Demand Fair Compensation After Company Destroys Cocoa Trees
Tension is brewing in Breman-Brofoyedu, a mining town in Central Region's Upper Denkyira West District, after Perseus Ghana Mining Company Limited (PMGL) destroyed cocoa trees belonging to three Concerned Farmers ...