A NAIMOS operations team in Ghana survived an ambush by an illegal mining gang and subsequently arrested 49 suspected illegal miners in the Ahanta West Municipality. The taskforce was conducting an operation when they came under fire.

Twenty-four individuals suspected of illegal mining (galamsey) were arrested during a dawn operation by Rapid Response Teams in Ghana's Atewa Range Forest on April 28.

Criminal proceedings have been launched against individuals involved in illegal mining activities in the Maraca and Mogovolas regions of Mozambique, according to an AIM report.

Nigerian police have apprehended 42 illegal miners following the recent abduction of a traditional ruler in Kwara State. The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into the monarch's disappearance.

Another incident at a mine in Manica, Mozambique, resulted in the deaths of 10 illegal miners and the rescue of five others, three of whom are in serious condition.

The Akrofuom District in Ghana is experiencing a severe shortage of health workers, primarily due to a lack of affordable accommodation, a problem exacerbated by competition from illegal miners ("galamseyers").

23 illegal miners, including four women, have been arrested by the Forestry Commission's Rapid Response Unit for operating along and polluting the Oda River in Ghana's Ashanti Region.

Ten illegal miners have been confirmed dead following a mine cave-in at Manso Tontokrom in the Ashanti Region.

Ten illegal miners were arrested by Jacobu Police in Ghana for operating under high-tension electricity lines. They have since been remanded into prison custody.

A lawyer in Ghana has called for parliamentary legislation to authorize the use of lethal force against illegal miners operating in the country's forests and water bodies.

The Kwara State Police Command confirmed the arrest of 42 suspected illegal miners following the abduction of a traditional ruler in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into the incident.

Police in Ghana have arrested eight individuals suspected of impersonating national security operatives and robbing illegal miners of gold, cash, and mobile phones in Assin Awisam.

The Ghanaian government has directed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to immediately cease taxing illegal miners, threatening severe sanctions for non-compliance, while Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu explained that previous levies were institutional, not personal, hence the lack of sanctions.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in Ghana expects to conclude its investigation into allegations that the Amansie Central District Chief Executive was involved in collecting levies from illegal miners.

The Central North Police Command has prevented what would have been a bloody clash between the youth of four mining some illegal miners in the district over the destruction of their environment.

The Nigerian military announced significant operational achievements in February, including the arrest of 354 terrorists, criminals, and illegal miners.

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operation Squad (NAIMOS) conducted multiple raids in Ghana, leading to the arrest of alleged illegal mining "kingpins" in the Offin River area and a crackdown on miners in the Cape Three Points forest.

A coalition of civil society organizations in Ghana is urging the National Petroleum Authority to cut off fuel access to illegal mining operations, identifying it as a crucial step to combat galamsey.

Eight confirmed National Security operatives in Ghana's Assin Fosu Municipality have been granted police inquiry bail after being arrested for allegedly robbing illegal miners of gold, cash, and mobile phones.

Isaac Yaw Opoku, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, has appealed to cocoa farmers in Ghana's Ahafo Region to resist pressure from illegal miners, known as 'galamseyers', who seek to take over their farmlands.

The Secretary of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), Dominic Buah, has warned that illegal miners are increasingly armed with dangerous weapons, posing a significant…

South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near Johannesburg, forcing some illegal miners to flee and abandon...

The Assemblyman for the Apremede-Oseikrom Electoral Area, Mannah Mustapha, has stated that the landowner had earlier asked illegal miners to vacate the site before the tragic pit collapse that claimed nine lives.

Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development announced the registration of 388 mineral buying centers and the prosecution of 150 illegal miners, with the ministry generating N28 billion in revenue for 2024.