Investigative journalist who reports on illegal mining in Ghana and calls for expanded prosecutions of individuals and companies involved in environmental destruction.
… in fact, this has happened, and we know of many other kingpins in this particular activity, then I think it is important for government and the agencies responsible for prosecuting such people to make sure all those who have been identified in the many reports of Mr Asare Donkor …
Investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor says Ghana still has a long way to go in holding accountable individuals and companies responsible for severe environmental destruction, despite the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasi …
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Ken Ashigbey, has praised JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor for his persistent reporting on illegal mining, calling on the government to expand investigations into all individuals and networks implicated in the destructive pr …
… Ghana’s anti-galamsey movement has been driven by activists and civil society groups, including Awula Serwah, The Multimedia Group’s Erastus Asare Donkor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Eco-Conscious Citizens, Democracy Hub, the Fix The Country Movement and the Ghana Youth Environmental …
… Erastus Asare Donkor, Investigative Journalist with the Multimedia Group and leading voice in reporting on illegal mining, during a presentation at the summit noted that the number of affected forest reserves had increased to 50 by November 2025. …
… The training will feature presentations from environmental and safety experts, including Ashanti Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Jackson Adiyah Nyantakyi; renowned environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor; criminologist at the Kwame Nkruma …
… According to a statement posted on Facebook by journalist Erastus Asare Donkor, the NAIMOS task force swooped on a galamsey site at Oseikokrom in the Amansie West District on Thursday, 21 May 2026, in what the Secretariat described as an intelligence-led operation. …
Governance expert Prof Baffour Agyemang-Duah says the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako to 20 years' imprisonment for illegal mining on the Samreboi concession follows proper judicial process. He argues the case demonstrates accountability is possible through appropriate legal procedures, and urges further prosecutions of other individuals linked to illegal mining, which he notes has been a persistent national concern with few high-profile convictions.
Governance expert Prof Baffour Agyemang-Duah says the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako to 20 years' imprisonment for illegal mining on the Samreboi concession follows proper judicial process. He argues the case demonstrates accountability is possible through appropriate legal procedures, and urges further prosecutions of other individuals linked to illegal mining, which he notes has been a persistent national concern with few high-profile convictions.
Investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor says Ghana must do more to hold individuals and companies accountable for environmental destruction, framing recent convictions as a step rather than the end of the fight against illegal mining and its damage to natural resources.
NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegal mining. Environmental activist Awula Serwah welcomed the conviction as a milestone in Ghana's fight against illegal mining and called on authorities to expand investigations and prosecute other influential figures involved in environmental destruction.
The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has commended investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor's reporting on illegal mining and called on the government to expand investigations into all individuals and networks implicated in galamsey, rather than treating the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as an isolated case.
Illegal miners in Ghana are openly promoting their activities on social media platforms like TikTok and Facebook, suggesting a belief that law enforcement is absent or unwilling to act. The article links this public flouting of the law to environmental destruction and recent flooding in the Western Region.
An editorial highlights the contradiction between Ghana's green finance initiatives—including Green Bond Guidelines and carbon trading agreements—and the environmental damage from illegal mining, which has destroyed almost 9,000 hectares of forest reserves, polluted over 60 percent of water bodies, and created dangerous tunnels beneath homes.
Speakers at Ghana's Environmental Sustainability Summit 2026 warned that illegal mining and environmental degradation could undermine the country's green finance agenda and carbon market frameworks. Experts argued that businesses must prioritize environmental sustainability as core business strategy rather than charity, citing Ghana's estimated two percent annual deforestation rate.
The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association organised a capacity-building programme to strengthen journalists' competencies in environmental reporting and personal safety, with support from Reporters Without Borders (RSF Germany). The training, aligned with World Environment Day, aimed to equip journalists with skills to raise awareness about global warming, deforestation, and pollution while promoting sustainable development.
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association is partnering with Reporters Without Borders Germany to equip journalists with skills for safer environmental reporting, particularly on mining and illegal small-scale mining issues, as part of World Environment Day 2026 observance.
Ghana's National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat conducted an intelligence-led operation at a galamsey site in Oseikokrom, Amansie West District, on 21 May 2026, resulting in the arrest of eight illegal miners: one Chinese national and seven Ghanaians. The Chinese national was referred to the Ghana Immigration Service while the seven Ghanaians were handed to police for investigation and prosecution.