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A new partnership targets the toxic threat poisoning Ghana's rivers - but can it stop the damage?

The US and Ghana are strengthening scientific cooperation to combat mercury pollution from illegal small-scale mining.

Ghana's hunger for gold is poisoning its rivers - but will the state act before it's too late?

Ghana's water bodies are being ravaged by illegal mining activities, with successive governments struggling to curb the menace - a situation that has persisted for years. The consequences of this environmental destruction are far-reaching, impacting communities, the economy, and the nation's future.

Ghana pushes to reclaim mined lands in Nkroful - but can they undo the environmental damage?

Ghana's Lands Minister is leading an effort to reclaim 800 acres in Nkroful- reversing galamsey damage. The project aims to restore degraded lands and create jobs, but what challenges will they face?

A UN group is sounding the alarm about a crisis in Ghana's rural areas - but what's causing it?

A UN Working Group has voiced concerns over the worsening conditions in Ghana's rural communities- citing weak law enforcement and environmental destruction. They warn of threats to livelihoods, food security and social stability- but what specific issues are at play?

Ghana's gold boom is colliding with a silent crisis - what does the data reveal about the cost to water?

A new visual analysis by researcher Fatah Maltaba Abass examines how illegal gold mining threatens Ghana's water security.

Ghana's next water crisis may not be in its rivers, but an invisible threat beneath our feet-and it could be far more difficult to reverse.

While Ghana's fight against illegal mining has focused on visible river pollution, a quieter crisis may be unfolding underground. The long-term