Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of ...

Ghana is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Across the northern regions, rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall are forcing farmers to abandon their lands in search of ...

Ghana is bleeding gold, but the real cost is poisoned rivers, ruined farmland and sick communities. Illegal mining, or ...

Ghana's bodies of water are being poisoned by mercury and cyanide. Babies are being born with severe health conditions. And now a chorus of voices is demanding the president invoke emergency powers ...

Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaah, has called for a broader and more coordinated approach to tackling illegal and irresponsible mining in Ghana, warning that the current ...

By all accounts, Ghana’s illegal mining problem, known locally as 'galamsey,' has entered a dangerous new phase. What began ...

THE National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the Blue Water Guards have confiscated 12 excavators and arrested three people in a crackdown on illegal mining sites in the ...

A devastating outbreak of armyworm has struck Abolove-Nolopi community, in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region. It has destroyed over 50 acres of farm crops, leaving farmers reeling with many ...

The Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana) has been honoured as the Outstanding Local NGO in Rights-based Health and Governance Initiatives at the 4th edition of the National ...

ACCRA, April 3 (Reuters) - Ghana will raise the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by up to 50% in an effort to share profits from rising global prices and deter farmers from bean smuggling, a ...

The announcement followed a high-level meeting at the Jubilee House in Accra between President Mahama, Acting Chief Justice ...

Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom ...