Gold Watch
Gold, guns and China: Ghana’s fight to end galamsey
...en licensed brokers buy and sell gold without regard to its origin.
The loss of revenue to the state is particularly critical as the government is struggling to fund oversight mechanisms. Reducing illicit financial flows would greatly contribute to the state’s resources and its ability to deploy much-needed development initiatives.
Police collusion
In both 2006 and 2013, the government organised swoops on illegal...
Posted on 30 May 2017
Author(s):
Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo