This fee alone is more expensive than most tickets to other parts of Europe from London. And half of the ticket value to Hong Kong on the Chinese airlines
Just the other day we were in a tomato crisis because Burkina Faso, which has a harsher climate, said they’ll not export to Ghana anymore.
Majority of communities in Ghana are facing a water crisis.
You cannot even get the basics right, and you’re splurging $250m on AI centre.
All African governments need to ensure that exports are only of finished products or processed commodities. If it is raw materials, they will pillage out natural resources at a level we can't begin to imagine. Chinese in Africa will export to China.
We are all at risk from the growing threat of illegal mining and its devastating impact on our water bodies.
Join the fight to Stop Galamsey Now as we take to the streets on 27th February, 2026.
Convergence Point: Opposite Osu Cemetery
Time: 8:00am.
The state, despite all the power at its disposal, has been unable to stop galamsey. The state has also been paying a premium for gold from galamsey, only to sell that same gold at a discount and incur losses. These losses are then justified as policy costs that generate significant benefits. However, none of this cost–benefit analysis accounts for the environmental damage and long-term public health costs. It’s all about the short-term macroeconomic gains. The state must act swiftly to #StopGalamseyNow
For those of us in the Katanomics Society who want to look beyond the headlines and celebrations around local gold refining, some questions remain:
- What timeline is the Gold Coast Refinery targeting to achieve LBMA certification?
- Even with local refining, would Ghana be able to sell gold to premium markets while galamsey continues at scale? Would we still need to send locally refined gold to LBMA-certified refineries abroad? Could this mean paying refinery fees twice?
- Bullion refining is a low-margin business. The real value addition comes from jewelry and other downstream products. What is the vision for that, and where is the policy document outlining Ghana’s strategy for local gold value addition?
- Ghana has a long history of attempts to refine gold locally, and many refineries haven’t succeeded. What lessons have been learned from past failures to ensure a different outcome this time?
You can also read more on @BBSimons’ blog https://t.co/rTgIUmd8sw
Hashtags such as #StopGalamseyNow must never leave our trends list.
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We can do a lot by shedding light on this ecoterrorism that's plagued our country for years.
Guys, we’ve started a movement to represent the state of our waterbodies. It’s called #BrownMonday and #BrownFriday.
We wear brown to symbolize the polluted rivers and streams that can no longer speak for themselves. Brown represents the reality of water contaminated by illegal mining, mercury, cyanide, and neglect.
This is a silent but powerful protest a reminder that access to clean water is a basic right, not a privilege. If you don’t have brown you can post the hashtag instead with #StopGalamseyNow