Mahama Targets Galamsey Kingpins as Political Complicity Clouds Crackdown

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mahama-targets-galamsey-kingpins-as-political-complicity-clouds-crackdown/President John Dramani Mahama has signalled a fundamental shift in Ghana’s approach to illegal mining, declaring that his administration will now pursue the financiers and masterminds behind the trade rather than limiting enforcement to low-level operators, as over 114 case dockets pile up in courts across the country. Delivering the 2026 State of the Nation […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mahama-targets-galamsey-kingpins-as-political-complicity-clouds-crackdown/


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