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Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue China's illegal mining

But recently, some African countries and China have reportedly experienced tensions in the mining industry. China has been accused of operating illegal mining activities and funding militant groups, disrupting the otherwise stable bond built on mining investment.

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Ghana: Trial sheds light on Chinese involvement in …

A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said on Monday, ending a case that started in 2017 and …

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Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue China's illegal mining

Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities. Tom Sheehy, a distinguished fellow at the US Institute of Peace's Africa Center, described the situation: "This isn't just an issue of economic development, not just an issue of geopolitical competition.

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Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold mining …

This paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the informal and illegal sectors.

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Ghana Grapples With Scourge of Chinese-led Illegal Gold Mining

Illegal mining has affected seven of Ghana's 16 regions and 34 of the country's 288 forest reserves, according to John Allotey, head of the Ghana Forestry Commission. "We want to intensify surveillance, use the military to conduct operations in sensitive areas and find additional funding," he said at an August 13, 2024, news conference ...

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Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons despite …

From 2017 to date, figures from some media reports show at least 150 Chinese illegal miners were arrested in Ghana. They were arrested at mining sites in the Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Central, Western and Western North regions.

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Ghanaian, 2 Chinese In Court Over Galamsey | Crime

A Ghanaian, Nana Kwame Opoku, will open his defence today before the High Court in Accra, Criminal Division "five" for allegedly assist­ing two Chinese to procure land in …

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Chinese miners' illegal hunt for gold in Ghana

The Chinese miners in Ghana, generally known as the 'Shanglin gang', predominantly originate from Shanglin County in Guangxi. Their motivations for moving are varied. While Chinese media sources such as the …

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Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in Ghana.

Data from the Ghana Immigration Service reveals that a total of 1641 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining were repatriated from Ghana between 2009 and 2022. The repatriation of Chinese miners created diplomatic tensions between Ghana and China.

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Women In International policybrief

Chinese miners in Ghana come from the Guangxi autonomous region in China, a region with a long history of gold mining and expertise in advanced mining techniques. About 50,000 Chinese miners have flocked to Ghana over the past decade and have been illegally mining gold.9 Effects of Chinese Illegal Mining

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Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open …

"The Chinese miners outcompete existing self-employed Ghanaian artisanal miners, resulting in loss of livelihoods of the latter, forcing many local miners to seek employment under their Chinese counterparts."

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Ghana Grapples With Scourge of Chinese-led Illegal Gold …

Today, Ghana is the largest producer of gold on the continent and the sixth largest in the world, but it is struggling to address widespread illegal gold mining, called "galamsey" by …

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The case of the reappearing Chinese gold miner gripping Ghana

A Chinese businesswoman known in Ghana as "the queen of illegal gold mining" will remain behind bars in the capital Accra until next month when she and three co-accused will face court again.

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Sino-Ghana bilateral relations and Chinese migrants' illegal …

This article examines the participation of some Chinese migrants in illegal gold mining (known as galamsey) in Ghana, and how the Government's policy to address the issue created diplomatic tension between China and Ghana. ... Chinese Migrants, Ghana, Illegal Gold Mining/Galamsey, South–South Cooperation", author = "Emmanuel Debrah and ...

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Ghanaian, 2 Chinese In Court Over Galamsey | Crime

Opoku, also known as Obolo, has been charged separately with facilitating the participation of non-Ghanaians in an illegal mining operation contrary to section 99 (5) (b) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by Act 995 of 2019.

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Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey

The previous month, the New Patic Party (NPP), which came to power in January, had launched a five-year project to provide illegal miners with alternative livelihoods in the legal mining sector. Illegal small-scale mining has long proliferated across Ghana, Africa's second and the world's tenth largest gold exporter.

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Chinese miners' illegal hunt for gold in Ghana

This short piece argues how Ghana is struggling to strike a balance between maintaining good relations with Beijing and cracking down on illegal Chinese mining operations.

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Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …

Este estudio investiga los factores que atraen a los inmigrantes chinos a la minería ilegal a pequeña escala en Ghana, su papel en la cadena de suministro y el impacto general de su …

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Arrests and attacks: tracking China's illegal mining in African

In addition to mining issues in Nigeria and Namibia, the Democratic Republic of Congo has banned six Chinese businesses operating in South Kivu for illegally extracting gold and other minerals. Before this, according to the ET, 33 Chinese nationals were detained in Ghana in 2019 for engaging in illegal gold mining activities.

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Golden Migrants: The Rise and Impact of Illegal Chinese …

Este estudio investiga los factores que atraen a los inmigrantes chinos a la minería ilegal a pequeña escala en Ghana, su papel en la cadena de suministro y el impacto general de su participación en las operaciones mineras en Ghana.

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Ghana: Trial sheds light on Chinese involvement in widespread illegal

A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said on Monday, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light on Chinese involvement in the activity.

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Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold mining …

Over the past decade, Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining 1 sector has attracted a wave of Chinese migrants (Antwi-Boateng and Akudugu, 2020; Boafo et al., 2019; Hilson et al., 2014). Between 2008 and 2016, over 50,000 Chinese gold seekers migrated to rural Ghana to engage in illegal ASM, aided at various levels, by local collaborators (Hausermann …

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A Chinese national has been jailed in a Ghanian court

Chinese national Aisha Huang was sentenced to four years in jail for illegal gold mining in Ghana. Ghanaian court rules against Huang, highlighting her involvement in the country's illegal gold mining. Environmental concerns persist as illegal gold mining remains a means of subsistence for many.

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DRC: Lessons from Ghana's dealings with illegal …

Recent campaigns against illegal mining activities by the Chinese in the DRC mirror events in Ghana a few back, so what lessons can be learned? In the last few weeks, we have witnessed heightened campaigns against …

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Only two Chinese citizens in Ghana's prisons …

From 2017 to date, figures from some media reports show at least 150 Chinese illegal miners were arrested in Ghana. They were arrested at mining sites in the Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Central, Western and Western North regions.

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Illegal Chinese Gold Mining Leaves an Open Wound in Ghana

"The Chinese miners outcompete existing self-employed Ghanaian artisanal miners, resulting in loss of livelihoods of the latter, forcing many local miners to seek employment under their Chinese counterparts."

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Arrests and attacks: African countries pursue …

But recently, some African countries and China have reportedly experienced tensions in the mining industry. China has been accused of operating illegal mining activities and funding militant groups, disrupting the otherwise stable …

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Chinese participation in Ghana's illegal small-scale gold …

This paper examined some local pull factors accounting for the proliferation of Chinese miners in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining, particularly the informal and …

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Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in …

Data from the Ghana Immigration Service reveals that a total of 1641 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining were repatriated from Ghana between 2009 and 2022. The …

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Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end …

Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners …

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Gold, Guns, and China: Ghana's fight to end galamsey

Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, Ghana's government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country.

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China's illegal gold mining in Ghana adversely impacting its …

Recently a Chinese businesswoman, Aisha Huang known in Ghana as "the queen of illegal gold mining" along with three other Chinese nationals was arrested for illegal gold mining, selling and buying ...

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