1 week ago Africa Education Watch urges Parliament to act as truancy rises in Northern Ghana

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for urgent parliamentary intervention to address a growing trend of truancy and school dropouts among children in northern Ghana, warning that betting, illegal mining (galamsey), and child labour are increasingly pulling children out of classrooms.

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1 week ago Dr. Kingsley Agyemang proposes community college education to stem male school dropouts in Northern Ghana

Dr Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and member of Parliament’s Education Select Committee, has urged the government to explore community college education as a solution to the growing number of boys dropping out of school in northern Ghana. Speaking to Joy News, Dr Agyemang said, “There’s a proposal for community college education where we pay college students who are pursuing legitimate education and encourage them to return to serve in these communities. This is already beginning in some areas, and we hope it will help address the challenge.”

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2 w. ago Eduwatch flags rising male school dropouts in Northern Ghanal linked to betting and galamsey

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has raised concerns over a growing gender imbalance in school attendance in the Northern Region, with boys now more likely to be out of school than girls, according to its latest findings.

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2 w. ago Galamsey and betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch

Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over a growing education crisis in northern Ghana, disclosing that nearly 70 per cent of children aged 12 to 17 who are out of school have dropped out largely due to illegal mining and betting activities.

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2 w. ago Latvian millionaire who lost €17m and rebuilt his fortune begs Ghana to choose farming over galamsey

A man who once owned a Rolls-Royce Phantom, lost everything in the 2008 financial crash, nearly died from a heart attack, and rebuilt a multi-million-dollar business from a single garage in Accra has issued a passionate plea to Ghana: abandon illegal mining (galamsey) and bet everything on agriculture.

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3 w. ago NAIMOS advances into Atiwa Forest, uncovers child labour, river diversion and heavy machinery

The second day of NAIMOS' Eastern Region operation began at first light on December 5, 2025, as the team pushed deeper into the Atiwa Forest in pursuit of persistent illegal mining networks. From 0700 hours until nightfall, the team moved between Pimpong and Fante Ebuorho, two enclaves where galamsey activities had been flourishing along the banks of the Ayensu River.

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