The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, in partnership with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious and Catholic Lay Faithful and Professionals begun an Environmental Prayer Protest Walk Against Galamsey.
This initiative aims to raise awareness about the devastating impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and call for urgent government action to address this issue.
The primary goal of the protest is to advocate for a state of emergency concerning mining activities, particularly in areas surrounding water bodies, river buffers, and forest reserves.
National President for Peace Justice and Creation of the Catholic church of Ghana, Father Nicolas Azzineh, told TV3's Noble Crosby Annan that "it is our hope that God will listen to our prayers, that he will touch the hearts of people so that they will change their way of looking at ecology or nature.