Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Mahama urges chiefs to help tackle galamsey, protect water bodies

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to traditional authorities to intensify their support for the government’s fight against illegal mining, warning that community resistance and the lack of alternative livelihoods continue to undermine efforts to curb the menace.

Mahama urges chiefs to help tackle galamsey, protect water bodies

We haven't written up this one. MyJoyOnline Ghana has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at myjoyonline.com →

More in World

PS Mueke: We are not importing wild buffaloes from national parks

Livestock Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke has defended the government’s plan to import water buffaloes from India, outlining their potential benefits to Kenya’s dairy, meat and leather industries.

  • Kenya plans to import domesticated water buffaloes from India, not wild ones.
  • Murrah buffalo breed, known for high butterfat milk, is the focus of the import.
  • Benefits include improved dairy products, leaner meat, and larger hides for leather.

More from Wednesday 14 October →