Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue …
Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities. Tom Sheehy, a distinguished fellow at the US Institute of Peace's Africa Center, described the …
VIDEO: Illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana
Over the past year, MINING has kept a close eye on illegal Chinese gold mining in Ghana. At its peak, an estimated 50,000 Chinese miners were operating illegally in the country.
'Focus Clampdown On Chinese Illegal Miners'
"The Chinese illegal miners have the resources and technology to cause massive environmental damage, and they must be held accountable," Nana Amponsah stressed. Nana Amponsah's call comes amid growing concerns over the devastating impact of galamsey on Ghana's environment, water resources, and communities.
Chinese miners' illegal hunt for gold in Ghana
This short piece argues how Ghana is struggling to strike a balance between maintaining good relations with Beijing and cracking down on illegal Chinese mining operations.
Security Of 'Illegal' Chinese Miners Shoot And
Security operating with some illegal Chinese miners at Hiawa, a community in the Western Region, has shot and killed a 22-year-old young man, Kwaku Etsi. Narrating the incident, a resident said Kwaku was shot when he visited the site where the Chinese miners were undertaking illegal mining, known as 'galamsey', on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Punish Chinese illegal miners caught with Ghanaian laws – Chinese …
According to Defa, the Chinese government is very particular about this issue of illegal small-scale mining. He disclosed the Chinese government cooperated with the Ghanaian government in an attempt to help discourage Chinese involvement in illegal small-scale mining but said the government of Ghana should not hesitate to punish any Chinese ...
(PDF) Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal …
For most of the illegal Chinese miners in Ghana, this includes: China's African policy; Chinese entrepreneurial culture; limited economic opportunities in China; and demographic challenges …
Ghana, China move to stem influx of illegal chinese miners
Ghana and China have resolved to establish a high-powered working committee to review circumstances leading to the influx of illegal Chinese miners to Ghana.
The Chinese Illegal Miners Destroying Our Natural
Now, due to the toxic chemicals used in illegal mining such as-mercury, cyanine, sulfuric acid, metric acid, lead, etc. used in extracting these minerals are known to be very dangerous to human beings organs and advise the general public to avoid contact with it illegally. ... Ghana. The Chinese Ambassador in Ghana retorted, and l quote : We ...
Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open Wound in Ghana
A Ghanaian court on December 4 sentenced Huang to 4½ years in prison and levied a $4,000 fine for running an illegal mining operation. Authorities told reporters that she will be deported after serving the sentence.
124 suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested in Ghana
ACCRA - The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Wednesday disclosed that 124 suspected Chinese illegal miners were detained in Accra, the capital of the West African country.
Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey
Traditionally, small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been carried out by locals on their own land using hand-operated tools. These methods have slowly modernised and expanded, but the recent influx of foreign – predominantly Chinese – miners has accelerated this development. This is despite the fact Ghanaian law prohibit…
10 Chinese Illegal Miners Arrested In Tarkwa
Ten Chinese illegal Miners have been arrested by police in Tarkwa in the Western Region. They were arrested upon a tip off by one of the galamsey taskforces in the area. ... Mr. Owusu also complained that the Electricity Company of Ghana's branch at Tarkwa provided the Chinese miners with electricity to undertake the illegality.
Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in Ghana.
It was evident in the 2020 general election where the ruling government lost in major mining communities- political analysts attributed it to the joint operation conducted against illegal mining. Data from the Ghana Immigration Service reveals that a total of 1641 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining were repatriated from Ghana between ...
We will never support illegal mining; If you want, vote …
By Prince Ahenkorah The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has affirmed that the next NDC/Mahama government, will support responsible and legal mining, while opposing illegal mining activities in the country. Sammy Gyamfi stated, "Mahama supports legal mining; he supports responsible …
East DRC plays tough with Chinese gold mining firms
After the South Kivu governor suspended illegal mining activity in the province, 540 local companies turned up overnight to ask for permits. ... READ MORE DRC: Lessons from …
Galamsey: Ghana's illegal gold mining industry causes
The illegal mining has also affected cocoa production, with the Ghana Cocoa Board saying in 2021 that more than 19,000 hectares of farmland had been destroyed in key cocoa-growing areas like the ...
Watch viral video of soldiers subjecting illegal miners to
A group of young men allegedly involved in the menace of illegal small-scale mining, popularly called galamsey, received the beatings of their lives from an anti-galamsey taskforce.
A Chinese national has been jailed in a Ghanian court
Chinese national Aisha Huang was sentenced to four years in jail for illegal gold mining in Ghana. Ghanaian court rules against Huang, highlighting her involvement in the country's illegal gold mining. Environmental concerns persist as illegal gold mining remains a means of subsistence for many.
The political and environmental dilemma of Ghana's …
The issue of galamsey (illegal mining) in Ghana escalated commercially following the influx of Chinese immigrants in 2014. The implementation of advanced machinery, including chanfans and ...
Despite deporting more than 4500 Chinese, they
This would suggest that illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) represents more than 70 percent of all gold production in Ghana. Even if, for example, illegal Chinese miners were responsible for only 10 percent of the illegal mining in Ghana, that would still be worth $230 million," Channing May of the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) told ...
Arrests and attacks: tracking China's illegal mining in African
In addition to mining issues in Nigeria and Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned six Chinese businesses operating in South Kivu for illegally extracting gold and other minerals. Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities.
Nkroful Chief accuses Ellembelle DCE of illegal mining
Illegal miners are heavily armed and continue to fight against our Anti-Galamsey Task Force. ... That the security operatives comprised of the National Security, NIB, Ghana Police Service, Military and other agencies should immediately halt all galamsey activities on Nkroful lands (including NASS land) and galamsey activities in Ellembelle ...
Pressure mounts over 'dead' Chinese illegal miners | The Ghana …
Tongues are wagging in the country as to whether the four Chinese nationals who were arrested by the staff of the Forestry Commission on December 12, 2023, together with six Ghanaians for illegal mining in the Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in the Western North Region had permits from the Ghana Immigration Service to work in the country.
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Illegal Chinese Miners in Ghana Have …
This is an issue we've been covering for many, many years here, which is illegal mining in not only in Ghana, but elsewhere. But Galamsey is a Ghanaian word for illegal mining. This has been a real hallmark of the China-Ghana relationship over …
Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond
While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy and customary land …
Chinese illegal miner accuses Mahama of sparking galamsey
In a viral video on social media, a Chinese illegal miner asserts that former President Mahama is orchestrating the ongoing crackdown on illegal mining in Ghana. | Pulse Ghana
Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue …
In addition to mining issues in Nigeria and Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned six Chinese businesses operating in South Kivu for illegally extracting gold and other minerals. Before this, …
Water pollution in Ghana has reached alarming levels, with illegal …
The scale of the problem is massive – between 2008 and 2013 alone, over 50,000 Chinese nationals entered Ghana to engage in illegal gold mining[4]. ... The water pollution crisis in Ghana, largely driven by illegal mining activities, poses a severe threat to public health, the environment, and the country's economic future. ...
Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining
Ghana, a gold, oil and cocoa producer, is facing a scourge of illegal mining with Chinese nationals accused of leading some of the operations that have destroyed large areas of forest, polluted ...