The Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has stated that the government is exploring innovative approaches to tackling issues relating to the extraction of natural resources and youth unemployment.

This comes amid heightened concerns about the menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on the environment and the threats of youth unemployment to Ghana’s socioeconomic advancement.

Addressing a gathering on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama at the opening ceremony of the 2025 African Land Forces Summit in Accra, Omane Boamah emphasised the need to enhance security in Africa through strategic policies and frameworks.

“The attention you seek to dedicate to the related areas in this summit is therefore commendable. I trust that innovative solutions will be devised at the end of the day. In Ghana, issues surrounding the extraction of natural resources and youth unemployment continue to pose a real threat to our national security. And we are injecting innovative approaches to dealing with these threats.

“Opportunities such as the Africa Land Forces Summit 2025 offer a unique entry point and platform to source solutions from some of the best brains in the defence and security sector globally.

“I trust that your deliberations on the selected topics would yield pioneering ideas and groundbreaking ideas that will help advance long-term solutions to our common challenges.”