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🇫🇷French Troops Train Ghana to Fight Illegal Gold Miners in the Jungle 🚨 For several weeks, hired French military instructors — veterans of operations in French Guiana (South America) — have been training Ghana Armed Forces troops to fight illegal gold minersin the country’s forests. Ghanaian wildcat miners have long practiced armed resistance against law enforcement, particularly the NAIMOS (National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat) units. The latest clash of this kind occurred on January 20, leaving one NAIMOS soldier wounded. Illegal miners often use forests as a means to fortify their defenses. In November 2025 the Ghana Institute of Foresters has estimated that 5 forest reserves in the southeastern part of the country werecontrolled by armed illegal miners. ❗️ Activists have repeatedly called on the government to take decisive action — even declaring a state of emergency — to crack down on illegal alluvial gold mining, which is devastating local rivers. Yet the effectiveness of even current measures is limited—not just by the soldiers’ ability to fight in their own forests, but also by corruption. ➡️ Stay informed - @devilsbelow