Galamsey Archives - Hot Stories Ghana

November 3, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Bompata Residents Pledge to Block Mining Operations on Community Lands

Residents of Asante Akyem Bompata in the Asante Akyem South Municipality have declared their firm opposition to any form of mining on their lands, citing fears of environmental destruction,...

November 3, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

NAIMOS Storms Ahafo Illegal Mining Site, Arrests Operators Including Burkinabe National

The government’s anti-galamsey task force has made another major breakthrough in its renewed crackdown on illegal mining, this time in the Ahafo Region. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat...

October 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Three Chinese Nationals Arrested as NAIMOS Raids Illegal Mining Site at Hiawa Koofrom

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has recorded another major breakthrough in its intensified nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, following a successful operation at Hiawa Koofrom in the...

October 21, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
African Stories

NAIMOS Launches Fresh Raid on Offin Shelterbelt Forest Reserve; Illegal Mining Camps Destroyed

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has relaunched an incursion into the troubled Offin Shelterbelt Forest Reserve, dismantling several illegal mining camps operating within the protected area. During...

October 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

“Gold Will Always Have a Buyer” – Senyo Hosi Warns Galamsey Will Persist Without Real Reforms

Businessman and policy advocate Senyo Hosi has cautioned that Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, will remain futile unless the root causes of the activity are...

October 17, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Anti-Galamsey Task Forces Seize 12 Excavators, 20 Changfans in Fresh Crackdown

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced significant progress in its ongoing fight against illegal mining, following a series of joint operations carried out by the Blue...

October 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Government Reviews 2,748 Mining Licences, No New Permits Issued – Elikem Kotoko

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has disclosed that a total of 2,748 small-scale mining licences have been reviewed, but no new licences have...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

28 Illegal Miners Arrested in Cape Three Points Forest Reserve

Twenty-eight illegal miners have been arrested in a joint operation led by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) within the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Western...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
Health

TUC Sounds Alarm Over Looming Water Crisis After Visit to Kwanyako Treatment Plant

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has raised grave concerns about Ghana’s worsening water crisis following a fact-finding visit to the Agona Kwanyako Water Treatment Plant in the Central Region....

October 10, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Mahama’s Government Reinforces Galamsey Fight with Vehicles and Motorbikes

The government has presented 24 vehicles and 250 motorbikes to five key institutions to strengthen the national campaign against illegal mining. The beneficiary agencies are the Environmental Protection Agency...