APATU-PLANGE & CO PRUC
First Floor No.84 Onyankale Street
Opposite Accra Community School
Abelenkpe-Accra
Tel : 0244637981
4th August 2026
The Editor
The New Republic
Accra
Dear Sir,
RE: DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE RETRACTION, FRONT-PAGE APOLOGY AND NOTICE OF INTENDED DEFAMATION ACTION
We act as Solicitors for Ms. Angela List (“our Client”), upon whose express instructions we address you.
Our Client has drawn our attention to the front page of your publication in which, in screaming banner headlines spanning virtually the entire width of your newspaper, you describe her as “THE GALAMSEY QUEEN OF NZEMA” and compound this libel by publishing immediately beneath the headline the statement “How Angela List used State power to seize an Australian Mine and turn it into a ‘Galamsey Empire”
Worse still, the body of the actual story is replete with factual distortions and misrepresentations pieced together and presented in a manner designed to permanently associate our Client’s name with one of the most notorious criminal activities confronting this Republic.
The publication represents a disturbing departure from the fundamental standards of responsible journalism. It is obvious that you have weaponized press freedom to inflict unwarranted reputational harm to our Client.
Our Client emphatically denies the allegations published by you and rejects as entirely false and malicious, every defamatory imputation arising therefrom.
Our Client enjoys an established reputation both within and outside Ghana and she has invested considerable time, effort and resources in building that reputation. Your publication has exposed her to hatred, ridicule, contempt and public opprobrium.
In the circumstances, our Client hereby demands that within seven (7) days of your receipt of this letter you publish on the front page of your newspaper a full and unconditional retraction and apology of the defamatory publication with equal or greater prominence.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing short of a front-page apology of equal prominence will suffice
We trust that you will afford this matter the urgent attention it demands. Should you elect to ignore same or trivialize this demand, our Client is fully prepared to vindicate her reputation before the law courts
Any consequences flowing from your refusal to take immediate corrective action will be entirely of your own making
Be advised accordingly!!
Yours faithfully,
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(Apatu-Plange & Co PRUC)
Cc: Angela List
EDITOR’S NOTE
The New Republic has received a letter from Apatu-Plange & Co PRUC, Solicitors for Ms. Angela List, demanding a retraction and front-page apology over our publication describing her as “The Galamsey Queen of Nzema” and detailing how she allegedly used State power to seize an Australian mine.
We have carefully reviewed the demands and the allegations contained in the letter.
Our position is clear: The New Republic stands by its story. Our investigation was thoroughly researched, meticulously documented, and grounded in verifiable facts drawn from court records, official correspondence, and on-the-record testimonies. The story was published in the public interest, shedding light on matters of significant public concern regarding the use of State power for private commercial advantage.
The designation “Galamsey Queen” is not a casual epithet but a reflection of the extensive evidence gathered during our investigation evidence that we are prepared to defend in any forum.
We note that Ms. List’s solicitors have given us seven days to comply with their demands. We have no intention of doing so.
We would, however, remind Ms. List and her legal team that the best response to a legitimate journalistic inquiry is not a legal threat but a substantive rebuttal. Should Ms. List wish to present her side of the story, The New Republic remains open to publishing her response in full, without editing, in accordance with our commitment to balanced and fair journalism.
The New Republic does not yield to legal intimidation. We were not elected to be popular; we were established to be truthful. In the courtroom of public opinion, the evidence will speak for itself.
Should Ms. List choose to pursue legal action, we are fully prepared to meet her there—and to demonstrate, with documentary proof, that our reporting was accurate, fair, and firmly in the public interest.