The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered the immediate shutdown of Empire Cement Ghana Limited following investigations into public complaints about air pollution from the company’s facility. According to the EPA, its investigations identified sustained particulate and gaseous emissions from the facility. The Authority also said the company had failed to submit required quarterly environmental …
Traditional leaders in the North East Region have petitioned the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to support the formalisation of mining activities in the region through partnerships involving the Traditional Council, government and investors. The petition was submitted to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, by the Overlord and elders …
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) says spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could unlock over one billion barrels of oil and 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas from stranded resources in the Tano Basin, potentially helping to reverse Ghana’s declining oil production. The analysis forms part of efforts by GNPC to identify …
Stanbic Bank Ghana says it has planted 50,000 trees in 2026 as part of its ambition to plant one million trees by 2030. The bank disclosed this as it highlighted its sustainability initiatives at the 2026 Ghana Garden and Flower Show, held under the theme “Green Means Business, Beauty and More.” The bank said the …
Human trafficking networks are increasingly targeting Ghanaian girls and young women for sexual exploitation in mining communities, anti-trafficking organisation Challenging Heights has warned. The organisation made the disclosure after a police-led operation in six trafficking hotspots within mining communities in Goaso in the Ahafo Region between August 30 and September 2, 2026. The operation, conducted …
Founder of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has called on the government to provide additional resources to strengthen the protection of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve against illegal mining. His comments follow renewed calls by environmental groups for the government to urgently begin the process of declaring the Atewa Forest a National Park …
The Chief Executive Officer of PETROSOL Platinum Energy PLC has undertaken a working visit to two ongoing projects in northern Ghana as part of efforts to monitor their execution and progress. The projects are located at Zorbisi in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, and Zebilla, the capital of the Bawku West District. The CEO …
The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI), in partnership with the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM), is set to hold a workshop on the implementation and auditing of the International Cyanide Management Code in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The two-day workshop is scheduled for November 16–17, 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Airport in Abidjan. …
Alarmed by the destruction of lands and rivers caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and its rapid encroachment towards the Aowin Traditional Area, the people of Jema convened on 17 January 2019 to deliberate on the growing threat and its implications for the community. The meeting culminated in a communal decision to reject …
Key stakeholders in Ghana’s power sector have met to validate the 2026 Integrated Power System Master Plan (IPSMP), reviewing the country’s future electricity needs, generation capacity and potential for power exports. The validation meeting was led by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Ms. Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie, and brought together representatives from the …
