A group of protesters yesterday hit the streets of Accra, to demand an end to illegal small-scale mining, also known as 'galamsey', in the country.
The protest was organised by the Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), a group of protesters, to draw national attention to the devastating effects of illegal small-scale mining activities in the country.
Led by Mr Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, the convenor of GRPS, the protesters clad in red and black attire, walked from the Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, through Kanda and ended at the Jubilee House.
They held placards with inscriptions, some of which read "Blood, Gold, Green", "Unite Against Galamsey", "Ghana Must Rise Against Galamsey", and "Stop Galamsey Now", as they walked through the principal streets of Accra to express their grievances with personnel from the Ghana Police Service present to ensure law and order and to provide security.
