The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has embarked on targeted anti-galamsey operations across its three commands, seizing excavators and related equipment used for illegal mining. The operations were conducted in key forest reserves and basins, including Bole and Black Volta Basin in the Northern Command, Nkawie and Mankranso Forest Reserves in the Central Command, and Jerusalem and Subri Forest Reserve in the Southern Command.
Shelters of illegal miners in these forest reserves were also targeted. This initiative is part of the government’s broader strategy to combat galamsey, which has caused significant environmental damage. The GAF’s efforts align with the intensified “Operation Halt” led by the government to fight illegal mining.
By partnering with small-scale miners, the government aims to identify and expose illegal operators, enabling more efficient enforcement of laws and regulations in affected areas. River bodies and forest reserves remain off-limits to mining activities, the government reiterated .
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
