The initial deployment of Miiutary personnel in the Fourth Republic in the locations of Large Scale Mining Companies which ...

People in Ghana are protesting illegal gold mining, which has poisoned over 60% of the country’s bodies of water. If illegal mining continues at the current rate, experts say the entire country ...

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The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets ...

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners . But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

Ghana, Africa's leading gold producer, has long been plagued by conflicts between the military and youth in mining communities. Unemployment and economic challenges often exacerbate tensions ...

A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.

but prices of gold that rose globally to an all-time high (close to $3,000 per gram) in late 2024 caused a corresponding surge in illegal mining across Ghana, and in effect, more intense ...

The chronic challenge of illegal gold mining — known locally as “galamsey” — was a major issue during Ghana’s presidential election campaign last month and a source of concern for voters ...

Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site ...