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Ghana’s Rivers Under Siege: Unsafe water, failing treatment plants, and a looming public-health crisis
Across Ghana, taps are running but confidence is drying up. As illegal mining (galamsey) continues to ravage the country’s major river basins, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is battling a ...
Ghana joined the world to celebrate World Rivers Day, highlighting the crucial role rivers play in human survival and the need for collective action to protect water bodies. The World River Day is a ...
Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies ...
As winter slowly approached in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the trees along the River Volga began to change colour (at the time of my visit). Their leaves turned bright red, orange and yellow, ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN
Housing in Ghana: The hidden costs of Galamsey: Infrastructure and environmental degradation
Ghana, a nation endowed with significant ecological wealth, from forest reserves of the Western and Eastern Regions to mineral-laden lands in Ashanti, now finds itself increasingly vulnerable to the ...
On October 4, 2025, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse announced on Newsfile that the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to deploy copper-based nanoparticles to treat heavy metals in rivers ...
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Ghana's gold rush has sparked an environmental and public health crisis in parts of the country. Contamination caused by mining has led to soil readings in some areas that show up to 134 times the ...
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National Farmers’ Day – A celebration built on poisoned soil and toxic rivers
By Efo SMALL Every year, Ghana honours its farmers with speeches, parades, and awards. But beneath the ceremony lies an ...
Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment have pushed thousands into illegal mining in search of elusive wealth. But the ...
In March, Ghanaian-British athlete Yvette Tetteh announced her commitment to swim 450 kilometers down the Volta River, a major river system in Ghana. The activist and agribusiness leader swam under ...
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