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 […]

Executive Director Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) Lawyer. Augustine Niber has taken a group of Civil Society and Community based Organizations and individuals from the 5 regions of the north through extensive legal training on mining laws, regulations, and policies. Engaging with the media, during a 2 days Paralegal […]