Ghana's President Inaugurates a Special Task Force to Tackle Illegal Gold Mining

Ghana Battles 'Galamsey': New Task Force to Combat Illegal Gold Mining

Ghana's President John Mahama launched a special task force to combat illegal gold mining and smuggling, an issue severely impacting the nation's economy and environment. The GOLDBOD Task Force aims to dismantle the black-market economy surrounding gold and restore economic stability. Protests and voter concerns amplified the urgency for action.

Ghana's president inaugurates a special task force to tackle illegal gold mining

Ghana’s president has launched a special task force to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation.

Small Scale Miners Association Chair arrested for confronting anti-galamsey taskforce in Desiri Forest

Chairman of the Small Scale Miners Association, Kojo Peprah, has been arrested by the IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey team for trying to intervene in the arrest of illegal miners operating in the Desiri Forest Reserve in the Ashanti region. According to police, Kojo Peprah confronted the special team sent to flush out illegal miners in the […]

Check Police Abuses In Anti-Galamsey Operations – GNASSM To IGP

Michael Adu Gyamfi   The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to ensure professionalism, accountability, and integrity in the operations of the police task force combating illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. Speaking to the media, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of GNASSM, Mr. Michael Adu Gyamfi, expressed serious concerns over increasin…

Gold Boom to Push Ghana’s Current Account Surplus to Record 6.9% of GDP

Ghana is poised to reap significant economic rewards from the recent surge in global gold prices, with Fitch Solutions projecting a historic improvement in the country’s external position. According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions—the research and analytics arm of Fitch Ratings—the country’s current account surplus is expected to reach a record high of 6.9% of GDP in 2025, driven primarily by elevated gold prices and falling energy costs…

Ghana launches national task force to combat gold smuggling

Ghana’s position as Africa’s leading gold producer is being undermined by a massive smuggling problem that has drained billions from the nation’s coffers. In a decisive move to combat this crisis, the government has launched its first comprehensive national task force specifically targeting illegal gold trading networks. This initiative represents a significant escalation in Ghana’s …