Fisheries Minister vows crackdown on galamsey over aquatic damage.
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed her Ministry’s commitment to working collabor... Read More
Authorities expose dangerous operation hidden near critical waterway: ‘You can imagine the health hazards we are exposed to’. Polluted fresh water poses a health risk to people and wildlif... Read More
Protecting water as a resource. The 77 percent explore the state of Africa’s rivers, lakes and drinking water and meet the people trying to save them.
How illegal mining is polluting Ghana̵... Read More
I support calls for state of (emergency) declaration on water bodies – Ghana’s EPA Boss.
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Nana Ama Br... Read More
Ghana Water Co. has shut down a water treatment plant supplying 75% of potable water to Tarkwa, the country’s largest mining hub, due to pollution caused by illegal gold mining, locally known as... Read More
Illegal gold mining is a key issue Ghanaians want the incoming president to tackle. Experts warn the pollution it causes could force the country to import water by 2030. Grace Kuria Kanja reports from... Read More
The west African state, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, a human rights lawyer, has long been seen as a beacon of democracy. However, activists and rights groups say civil freedoms are being eroded by authorit... Read More
60% of Ghana’s fresh water sources are contaminated by toxins and chemicals from illegal gold mining, Ambassador Mark A. Green, President & CEO, writes in Wilson Center’s Stubborn Things:
Fo... Read More
Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has spread l... Read More
