Ghana: NMCG backs calls to halt mining activities

 The National Muslim Confer­ence of Ghana (NMCG) has backed calls for the govern­ment to declare a state of emergency and deploy security forces to all affected areas to halt legal mining activities immediately.

Additionally, the group wants the government to implement stringent regulations and monitoring systems to ensure that mining companies adhere to environmental standards.

A statement issued by the Gen­eral Secretary of the Conference, Inusah Mohammed Baba,…