Tag: State of Emergency

Peru’s interim President, Jose Jeri, has declared a state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port of Callao after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime. This ...

Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has sounded an alarm over the proliferation of fake social media accounts inciting violence in Bawku and nearby ...

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Mr. Adam Mutawakilu, has raised grave concerns over the escalating impact of illegal mining, or galamsey, on Ghana’s water systems, describing it ...

The former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s engagement with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on illegal Mining, describing it as unnecessary ...

President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out declaring a state of emergency in the ongoing fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing civil society and faith-based organisations at ...

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has responded to intensifying calls for a state of emergency over illegal mining, stressing that while the concerns are valid, ongoing interventions are ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has strongly backed President John Dramani Mahama’s stance that Ghana does not currently require a state of ...

The fight against galamsey, or illegal mining, has once again taken center stage in Ghana’s political discourse as Richard Ahiagbah, Director of Communications for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Chapter (UTAG-UG), has clarified its position on the raging national debate over small-scale mining, stressing that its call for a state ...

A Market Researcher and volunteer associate with the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Kay Cudjoe, has delivered a stinging critique of the state of Ghana’s anti-galamsey campaign and urged ...