The Talensi Traditional Council has placed an indefinite ban on the Talensi Mining Communities Initiative (TAMCI), prohibiting the group from operating anywhere within the Talensi Traditional Area. The decision, the Council says, follows what it describes as the group’s persistent acts of disrespect, unlawful representation of the people, and interference in matters concerning mining operations in the district.
In a resolution signed by the President of the Council, Tongraan Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, and circulated to key stakeholders including chiefs, queen mothers, mining companies, the police, the Upper East Regional Minister, the President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, the MP and DCE for the area, and the media, the Council said TAMCI had been invited to a meeting at the Tongraan’s Palace on August 11, 2025, to clarify its activities. The group, however, declined the invitation, insisting it would only meet at a venue other than the palace.
The resolution accuses TAMCI of assuming the role of community representatives without any mandate, engaging mining companies to negotiate and sign community social responsibility agreements, and even writing to Cardinal Namdini Mining Company to suspend operations in Yameriga—a directive it also attempted to enforce on the chief of the area. The group is also alleged to have accused members of the Council’s employment committee of taking bribes from job seekers without providing proof, instigating illegal mining activities, attempting to organise demonstrations against licensed mining firms, and wrongfully demanding the dismissal of certain mining company employees.
The Council further accuses TAMCI of instigating, misinforming, and misrepresenting issues within the traditional area, and of demanding that dealings with communities be conducted through them rather than the recognised traditional authorities.
“It has been resolved at this meeting that TAMCI is prohibited from operating in the Talensi Traditional Area. TAMCI has no locus in Talensi and has not been mandated or authorised to represent or communicate for or on behalf of any person or group in Talensi,” the resolution states. It also directs that all companies in the Talensi Traditional Area must refrain from engaging with the group and that no chief or Tindaana should permit TAMCI to hold any meeting or activity in their jurisdiction.
The resolution reinforces the Council’s position as the sole traditional authority mandated to represent the interests of the Talensi people in matters relating to land, mining, and community development.
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