"Why are French special forces deep in Ghana’s Eastern Region? (It’s not what you think.)" скачать в хорошем качестве

"Why are French special forces deep in Ghana’s Eastern Region? (It’s not what you think.)"

Here is a deep dive analysis on the French deployment in Ghana 🇬🇭 : In January 2026, the Jungle Warfare School at Seth Anthony Barracks in Akim Achiase became the setting for an unusual partnership: 15 French instructors running a three-week course for 38 Ghanaian soldiers . The target is not insurgents—it is illegal miners, known locally as galamsey operators, who have pushed Ghana’s environmental crisis to a tipping point . The training is tactical. Ghanaian troops are drilling in simulated ambushes, reconnaissance, and live-fire coordination, skills designed for pursuing armed mining gangs deep in forested terrain . French Defence Attaché Colonel Gregoire Madelin described the jungle environment as ideal for operational readiness; Brigadier General Joshua Amanor, Ghana’s Army Training Commander, told participants plainly: “This is the only environment that is best for this training” . What gives the exercise urgency is what galamsey has already destroyed. Over 5,000 hectares of forest reserve are degraded. Major rivers—Pra, Ankobra, Birim—run toxic with mercury and cyanide. More than 60% of Ghana’s water bodies are polluted. Environmental advocates warn the country could face importing drinking water by 2030 . This is not Operation Halt II or a fresh interdiction sweep. The soldiers here are not pulled from active anti-galamsey deployments; they are a dedicated training cohort. But with routine rotations, these skills will reach the field . France is not sending combat troops. It is exporting expertise refined in French Guiana—jungle counter-poisoning craft, surveillance tactics, small-unit command—to a West African ally fighting an enemy that does not wear uniforms but is steadily poisoning the water table. #GalamseyCrackdown #FranceInGhana #JungleWarfare #IllegalMining #GhanaArmedForces