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Blue Water Guards Strike Again! Galamsey Equipment Destroyed in Wassa Agona Operation

The fight to protect Ghana’s water bodies gained renewed momentum on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, when the Blue Water Guards of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency launched a decisive operation at…

NAIMOS Ramps Up Eastern Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, stormed multiple illegal mining sites across the Eastern Region, dismantling equipment, razing makeshift camps, and striking another…

NAIMOS Taskforce Storms Illegal Mining Sites in Eastern Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted another major operation against illegal mining activities in the Eastern Region, targeting sites in Oda Nkwanta, Birim Central Municipality, and the…

Bompata Manhene and Wassa Akropong Chiefs Endorse Cooperative Mining, Calls for Broader Stakeholder Consultation in the release of block out areas

The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has intensified its regional sensitisation drive on government’s cooperative mining initiative, engaging traditional leaders and communities in both the Western and…

rCOMSDEP Extends Community Mining Sensitisation to Prestea Huni Valley and Ayanfuri

The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has continued its nationwide community engagement drive with visits to mining communities in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western…

Ghana’s FLEGT Licensing System to Go Live in European Market on October 8, 2025 – Lands Minister

Ghana has officially announced that its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) licensed timber will enter the European market on October 8, 2025. This marks a historic milestone, culminating…

rCOMSDEP Pushes Responsible Mining in Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley

The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has intensified its community sensitisation drive in the Western Region with visits to mining communities in Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley.…

NAIMOS Partners Blue Water Guards at Nzema East to Seize 50 Chanfangs, Other Equipment Along Ankobra River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has seized fifty chanfang machines and other illegal mining equipment along the Ankobra River in the Western Region. In a joint operation with…

Ghana Becomes First African Country to Export Timber to EU under FLEGT Timber License

Ghana has officially launched its first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license, becoming the first country in Africa and the second in the world after Indonesia to export…

Lands Minister Extends Deadline for Small-Scale Mining Licence Rectification

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has granted an extension to small-scale miners for the regularization of their mining licences, with the new deadline…