Ghana: 200 River Guards to Combat Illegal Mining

Two hundred river guards will be trained and deployed this year to fight illegal mining along the country's river bodies, under the River Protection Unit of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker disclosed this when he took his turn at the Meet-The-Press series held at Tarkwa in the Western Region on Monday.

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