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flag Ghana declares water and forest areas security zones, empowers military against illegal miners, expands buffer zones, and permanently deploys a 335-member task force to end galamsey.

flag Ghana has declared all water bodies and forest reserves security zones to combat illegal mining, known as galamsey, granting military authority to treat unauthorized entrants as enemies of the state. flag The move, approved by President John Dramani Mahama, expands mining buffer zones from 100 meters to one kilometer and permanently deploys the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), a 335-member task force from multiple security agencies. flag The government cites severe environmental damage, including destruction of 44 forest reserves and health crises linked to water pollution, as justification. flag NAIMOS personnel underwent training in safety, explosives, and drug prevention, with officials stressing loyalty to the President and a commitment to ending galamsey.

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