UNDOUBTEDLY, Northern Ghana is becoming a hub of mining activities with the discovery of mineral resources, particularly gold deposits in large quantities in many communities.However, the struggle for this natural resource is brewing seeming conflicts and misunderstandings in these areas.Already, some communities are bearing the brunt of this foreseen phenomenon.For […]

Under the scorching midday sun, Salifu Abugri, a 45-year-old smallholder farmer at Agatusi in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region is slogging away along a stream with frustration written all over his face The once hard-working farmer known for the cultivation of varieties of vegetables now finds […]

The Northern Regions of Ghana hold immense mineral wealth, yet the region relies heavily on rain-fed agriculture, making it vulnerable to climate change-induced events. In the past two decades, mining investments have surged, bringing economic challenges, environmental destruction, human rights abuse, and conflicts with local communities. Recognizing the need for […]

A study has identified that there are currently about 64 different types of natural resources conflicts across 45 communities and 19 districts in the five regions of the north. The study conducted by the Tama Foundation Universal, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment […]

A Water Quality Assessment conducted on the largest water body in Northern Ghana, the White Volta has revealed that the river is highly polluted with heavy metals, including Mercury Copper, Zinc Cadmium, and Lead among other chemical contaminants. This is as a result of illegal mining activities taking place in […]

TAMA Foundation Universal, an NGO, has organised a forum on natural resource governance in northern Ghana with the aim to address the salient issues of mining activities and resource conflicts in the northern belt of the country. The day’s event, held in Tamale, under the theme: “Building Resilient Communities through […]

Tests conducted on the White Volta River that stretches through Northern Ghana and empties into the Volta Lake have revealed high levels of dangerous heavy metals due to illegal mining and sand winning activities along its banks. The tests, conducted by Tama Foundation Universal, an extractive-centred CSO, working in Northern […]

Tama Foundation Universal, an extractive-centred CSO, working in Northern Ghana, has called for the urgent need to restore vegetations at degraded mining sites in the north. The Executive Director of the NGO, Dr. Chrys Anab, who made the call, lamented that large tracts of lands have been destroyed by illegal […]

The scars and devastating impact of illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, are staring in the faces of residents of mining communities in the northern part of the country. While some residents, particularly illustrious young men are very often falling into abandoned pits and deep gullies, vegetative cover is […]