The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has stepped up its efforts to combat illegal mining, also known locally as galamsey, through a series of coordinated anti-galamsey operations across the Northern, Central, and Southern Commands.
The surgical operations, according to the GAF, focused on significant illegal mining hubs, with a particular emphasis on activity in river basins and forest reserves where environmental degradation has been most severe.
Operation Breakdown: Northern Command: Troops were deployed to the Bole area and the Black Volta Basin, where illegal mining activities have been linked to the pollution of water bodies and destruction of farmlands.
Central Command: The military targeted the Nkawie and Mankranso Forest Reserves, where extensive illegal mining has posed a threat to biodiversity and forest conservation efforts.
