Ghana’s Ashanti Region is experiencing a particularly worrisome alliance between illegal miners, colloquially known as galamsey operators, and powerful political figures, which is inflicting serious environmental devastation and economic loss.
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The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas.
By Alex Ababio Healthcare delivery in the Ashanti Region has received a significant boost with the commissioning of the 250-bed…
By Alex Ababio The Damak Sanitation Health Watch-Ghana held its second annual Sanitation Excellence Awardsin Kumasi, with a passionate…
A 2024 KNUST study, commissioned after a surge in stillbirths, found **mercury levels in the Fena River at 187 times WHO safety limits**. Lead concentrations in village soil exceeded toxicity thresholds by **4,300%**. The source? Unregulated gold mining, where foreign-backed operators dump chemical waste with impunity.
By Alex Ababio At the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Ghana introduced its ambitious *Climate Prosperity Plan…
By Alex Ababio The Minister for Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has officially unveiled a Climate Financing Division within the…
By Alex Ababio The persistent pollution of the Danyame River has forced residents of Begroase, located in the Adonkoase Electoral…
The Cracked Earth Speaks
Red dust devils swirl across the savannah as Fatima Abudu, 28, kneels beside a row of withered maize stalks. Just six months ago, she uprooted her entire crop after neighbors warned that a new solar farm near Larabanga was “stealing the rain.” Now, she touches the parched soil with regret.
By Alex Ababio and David Amoateng Prophet Emmanuel Adjei, founder and head pastor of Ambassadors Chapel International in Sepaase, Atwima…