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President Mahama to meet CSOs on October 3, 2025 over illegal mining

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President John Dramani Mahama will meet leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) at the Jubilee House on Friday, October 3, 2025, to discuss the fight against illegal mining.
In a letter dated September 17, 2025, the Office of the President explained that the engagement will begin at 12:00 noon and will provide a platform for frank dialogue between government and civil society.
The meeting is expected to harness collective expertise, perspectives, and solutions to address the growing challenge of illegal mining.
The Presidency confirmed that invitations have been extended to several groups, including the Catholic Bishops Conference, Christian Council of Ghana, Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the Office of the Chief Imam, Ghana Muslim Mission, A Rocha Ghana, IMANI Ghana, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), the Ghana Journalist Association, Ghana Bar Association, Amnesty International, and other faith-based, academic, and advocacy organisations.
The Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama signed the invitation and assured participants of the President’s commitment to working closely with civil society in finding lasting solutions to illegal mining.
The engagement forms part of government’s broader efforts to involve stakeholders in tackling the social, environmental, and economic effects of galamsey.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Mimi Duah declares support for Hawa Koomson as next NPP National Women’s Organiser

Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee

Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme








