Investment Times

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has expressed its disappointment over the dwindling public demand to end illegal mining activities in Ghana. Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, the coalition’s convener, criticized the lack of sustained commitment, particularly from the country’s middle class, in the ongoing fight against illegal mining, known as galamsey. Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, Ashigbey pointed out that Parliament has also failed Ghanaians by not revoking Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2462, which allows mining in forest reserves. He stressed that collective action is crucial to tackling the environmental and social challenges posed by galamsey. “There has been...