Nigeria's Illegal Gold Trade - Elites and Bandits Are Working Together

Nigeria's Illegal Gold Trade - Elites and Bandits Are Working Together

Analysis - Illegal mining activities in Nigeria are devastating the country's economy, as well as fuelling violence.

Ghana Minister Advocates Expanded Chief Authority to Combat Illegal Mining

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/ghana-minister-advocates-expanded-chief-authority-to-combat-illegal-mining/Ghana’s Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called for enhanced powers for traditional leaders to address illegal mining (galamsey) and accelerate local development. Speaking on State of Affairs with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, Ibrahim cri…

11 arrested for galamsey activities in Western Region

The Ghana Police Service (GPS), through the Western Central Regional Police Command has announced its arrest of eleven suspected miners involved in galamsey in the Western Region. READ ALSO: Pastor fires back at McDan for jab at prayer on productivity In a statement on X, the GPS revealed that the eleven suspects were reportedly practising their illegal activities along the Bonsa river bank in the Western Region. The suspects, comprising seven (…

Eleven arrested for illegal mining along Bonsa river

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities along the Bonsa River in the Western Region. The suspects, consisting of seven Ghanaians and four Chinese nationals, were apprehended on March 31, 2025, as part of sustained intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing illegal mining.According to the police, five […] The post Eleven arrested for illegal mining along Bonsa river a…

They break up illegal mining camp in Nasca: three detainees and one juvenile detained La Libertad: They issue a prison for alleged members of “Parqueros de Pataz”The Minister of the Environment, Juan Carlos Castro, made an urgent call to the Armed Forces to combat illegal mining in the country, following the recent attack against the mining company Poderosa in Pataz, La Libertad. During the presentation of the national economic road map to circu…