Rwanda’s illegal miners vandalise Rwf2bn water supply system
Eastern Province officials say that illegal miners have caused extensive damage worth…
Ghana’s informal mining harms health and the land – but reforms must work with people, not against them
Artisanal small-scale mining has been practised in Ghana for over a century.…
Ghana: Opposition calls for probe into report of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining
Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority…
Former Ghana minister alleges some officials at Presidency are currently involved in illegal mining
Former Environment, Science and Technology Minister of Ghana, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng,…
The dark face of South Africa’s illegal mining
While mining is the foundational building block of the modern South African…
Kenya: 3 Workers Killed in Gold Mine Blast, Illegal Mining Blamed
A Kenyan gold mining company said three of its workers have been…
Ghana had a bad time in 2022 – 4 reads to catch up on what happened
Ghana, a country with a good reputation for democracy, human rights, governance…
The economics, policy and politics of the fight against galamsey – John Osae-Kwapong writes
The missing link between the economics and the policy dimensions of galamsey…
Ghana: Illegal mining increasing kidney, liver diseases – Deputy Information Minister
Kidney and liver diseases are on the rise in some parts of…
Ghana: Chinese illegal mining “queen” Aisha Huang denied bail
Chinese national Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang has been denied bail by…