Senior Ghana politician jailed for 20 yrs over illegal mining
A Ghanaian court jailed an influential opposition politician for 20 years on Monday after finding him guilty of illegal mining, the most high-profile conviction in the long-running battle against the crime.
The gold-rich country has been battling an explosion in illegal mining, known locally as “galamsey” — as well as the environmental pollution, threats to cocoa production and political corruption that have flourished in its wake in recent years.
His conviction followed the arrest in April 2025 of several miners and the seizure of excavators, firearms and cash in a police raid on illegal mining operations.
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