The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered the immediate shutdown of Empire Cement Ghana Limited following investigations into public complaints...
Ghana: NAIMOS flags funding, interference and permit challenges in forest reserve fight
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has identified funding constraints, institutional interference and disputes over mining permits and boundaries...
Ghana: North East traditional leaders petition Lands Minister to formalise mining activities
Traditional leaders in the North East Region have petitioned the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to support the formalisation...
Ghana: Minerals Commission to assess North East mining concessions after chiefs’ petition
The Minerals Commission is to conduct field assessments of mining concessions in the North East Region following a petition by...
GNPC uncovers potential 1bn barrels of oil, 2.5tn cubic feet of gas in Tano Basin
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) says spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could unlock over one billion...
Stanbic Bank plants 50,000 trees, targets one million by 2030
Stanbic Bank Ghana says it has planted 50,000 trees in 2026 as part of its ambition to plant one million...
Gold Fields Foundation hands over 40,000-litre water system to Brahabobom
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has handed over a 40,000-litre Small-Town Water Supply System (STWSS) to residents of Brahabobom in...
Traffickers targeting girls for sexual exploitation in mining communities in Ghana– Challenging Heights
Human trafficking networks are increasingly targeting Ghanaian girls and young women for sexual exploitation in mining communities, anti-trafficking organisation Challenging...
Reports of illegal mining in Atewa Forest receiving urgent attention – NAIMOS
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says reports of illegal mining and encroachment within the Atewa Range Forest Reserve...
IMANI boss calls for 24/7 protection of Atewa Forest against illegal mining
Founder of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has called on the government to provide additional resources to strengthen...