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Foreign Gold Miners Hold Firm in Mali Amid Rising Conflict and Security RisksPolicy

1 May 2026Lands & Mines Watch Ghana

Foreign Gold Miners Hold Firm in Mali Amid Rising Conflict and Security Risks

International mining companies operating in Mali are continuing their investments despite escalating violence, political uncertainty, and growing instability across the country's mining regions.

Damang Mine: Confidence for Ghanaian CompaniesLease Monitoring

8 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

Damang Mine: Confidence for Ghanaian Companies

The Damang Mine story is one that gives confidence to Ghanaian companies — remarks from State of Affairs (GHOne TV).

Ghana Must Move Beyond Petty Partisan PoliticsPolicy

7 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

Ghana Must Move Beyond Petty Partisan Politics

Ghana must move beyond petty partisan politics — remarks from State of Affairs (GHOne TV).

We Must All Fight Against GalamseyCommunity

6 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

We Must All Fight Against Galamsey

We must all be involved in the fight against galamsey — remarks from State of Affairs (GHOne TV).

NAIMOS STORMS NKAWIE FOREST RESERVE, DESTROYS CHANGFANGS AND DISABLES FOUR CONCEALED EXCAVATORSAlert

5 May 2026Lands & Mines Watch Ghana

NAIMOS STORMS NKAWIE FOREST RESERVE, DESTROYS CHANGFANGS AND DISABLES FOUR CONCEALED EXCAVATORS

Nkawie, Atwima Mponua District | Friday, 1 May 2026 The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has executed a decisive sanitisation operation within the Nkawie Forest Reserve in the Atwima Mponua Di…

Due Process for All — Including Ibrahim MahamaPolicy

5 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

Due Process for All — Including Ibrahim Mahama

The Lands Minister says even Ibrahim Mahama will go through due process when it comes to government dealings.

State-Backed Financing for Ghanaian Mining FirmsPolicy

4 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

State-Backed Financing for Ghanaian Mining Firms

We must have state-backed financing plans for Ghanaian mining firms — remarks from State of Affairs.

Ghanaians Should Benefit from MiningPolicy

3 April 2026Kwame Owusu Danso

Ghanaians Should Benefit from Mining

Ghanaians should benefit from mining — remarks from State of Affairs (GHOne TV).