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Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Acting Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, arrived in South Africa on Sunday to attend the 2026 African Mining Indaba, the continent’s largest mining investment and policy conference.

Police in Ghana’s Oti Region have arrested two men after intercepting a truck allegedly transporting a firearm and hundreds of rounds of ammunition without lawful authority, authorities said.

Police in Ghana’s Upper East Region have launched an investigation into a deadly armed robbery attack that claimed the life of an officer on duty along the Zebilla–Widnaba road in the Bawku Division.

One night in 2023, Eric was scrolling on a social media channel he regularly browsed for porn. Seconds into a video, he froze. He realised the couple he was watching – entering the room, setting down their bags, and later, having sex – was himself and his girlfriend. Three weeks earlier, they had spent the night in a hotel in Shenzhen, southern China, unaware that they were not alone. Their most intimate moments had been captured by a camera hidden in their hotel room, and the footage made available to thousands of strangers who had logged in to the channel…

Ghana’s Vice-President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Monday undertook a working visit to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, where she received detailed briefings on the ministry’s mandate, progress and persistent challenges across its key sectors.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has died under disputed circumstances, Libyan media reported Tuesday.

The Energy Commission of Ghana, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has hosted the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to advance discussions on Ghana’s participation in the US$40 million Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund (EERF), aimed at promoting sustainable and climate-friendly cooling solutions.

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Election Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has commended the Ghana Police Service for its role in ensuring a peaceful conduct of the party’s recent presidential primary election.

Ghana’s National Anti Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has uncovered and dismantled an extensive network of illegal mining activities along the Pra River in the Eastern Region, in a major operation aimed at protecting the country’s water bodies.

In a statement dated Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, NAIMOS said the intelligence-led operation was carried out at about 9:30 a.m. in collaboration with the Akyem-Oda Blue Water Guards. The joint task force targeted illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, operating between Ofoase Awona and Nsese villages along the Pra River.

According to NAIMOS, the operation was conducted under tight secrecy to verify reports of ongoing riverine mining and to destroy the infrastructure responsible for severe pollution of the Pra River, which has led to the shutdown of some water treatment plants.

Task force personnel began the operation from Akyem Ofoase Awona in the Akyemansa District, trekking about 14 kilometres on foot through cocoa plantations to reach the river’s home bank. Upon arrival, officers encountered about 50 illegal miners actively operating on the river.

The miners reportedly fled on sight of the task force, abandoning their equipment and swimming across the river toward Nsese village to evade arrest.

The joint team subsequently dismantled and destroyed equipment found at the site. NAIMOS said 75 dredging Changfang platforms and 50 gold-washing platforms were destroyed, while 150 Changfang machines found on the riverbed were burnt. Several pipelines and water hoses connected directly to the river and used in the mining operations were also destroyed.

Following the raid, the task force engaged local residents to sensitise them on the environmental, health and livelihood risks associated with illegal mining. NAIMOS said community members welcomed the intervention and appealed for sustained operations to help restore the polluted water bodies and protect their livelihoods.

NAIMOS warned that the persistence of entrenched illegal mining networks in remote communities, often operating with impunity despite existing security and administrative structures, raises serious national security concerns.

The Secretariat called for a review and strengthening of security and administrative arrangements in such areas to deter organised criminal activity and safeguard Ghana’s natural resources.

The Ghana High Commission in the United Kingdom has hosted a high-level business breakfast aimed at mobilising diaspora capital and strengthening partnerships to drive sustainable investment into Ghana.