During a demonstration against economic hardship and the government's management of illegal mining, Ghanaian police said they arrested 42 demonstrators in the capital, Accra, after clashes broke out& acute;.

Demonstrators marched through the city singing patriotic songs and holding up signs expressing their frustration with the environmental destruction caused by illegal mining and the perceived economic mismanagement of the government. According to Grace Ansah-Akrofi, a police spokesperson, “these people gathered illegally and attacked police officers who were exercising their duties in accordance with the law.” According to him, “they will be brought to justice for their actions, which include obstructing traffic, damaging property and causing unrest