We Are Winning The Galamsey War … Armah-Kofi Buah Declares
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has declared that Ghana is beginning to win the war against illegal mining, citing the dramatic transformation of the Ankobra River as evidence of significant progress in the government’s sustained fight against galamsey. The Minister made the declaration yesterday after joining personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining […] The…
Ghanaian Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah declared that the nation is beginning to win the battle against illegal mining, known as galamsey. During a recent inspection of the Ankobra River as part of the second phase of Operation Water Shield, the Minister observed a significant transformation. The river, which had once been a hub for mining equipment production and deployment, was now largely clear of such equipment.
The operation has led to the removal of nearly 3,000 mining machines and over 237 arrests, including 144 foreign nationals. Armah-Kofi Buah expressed confidence that the country is moving away from sporadic enforcement operations to sustained and intelligence-led deployments. While the government has not yet reached the goal of returning rivers to their natural blue color, the progress made on the Ankobra River marks a significant milestone.
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