The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has identified entrenched corruption and political miscalculations as major barriers to Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Addressing participants at the Global Mining Summit in Accra on Monday, the revered monarch expressed deep concern over the continued degradation of the country’s natural environment, warning that illegal mining poses a serious threat to Ghana’s ecological and economic sustainability.