{
  "id": 250721,
  "title": "We’ve made significant strides in fight against galamsey – Deputy Lands Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/weve-made-significant-strides-in-fight-against-galamsey-deputy-lands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T05:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/weve-made-significant-strides-in-fight-against-galamsey-deputy-lands-minister/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Deputy Lands Minister of Ghana, Yusif Sulemana, has reported significant progress in the ongoing battle against illegal mining, or galamsey. Despite the challenges faced, the Natural Resources Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the Blue Water Guards initiative have played a crucial role in enhancing water quality and restoring degraded forest reserves. Sulemana emphasized the government's commitment to maintaining this campaign, ensuring the protection of Ghana's precious natural resources.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Helicopter crash: Tribute by Lands Minister Armah-Kofi Buah — A Year of silence, a call to purpose: Honouring our 8 fallen patriots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/helicopter-crash-tribute-by-lands-minister-armah-kofi-buah-a-year-of",
        "published": "2026-08-06T20:08:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}