(Bloomberg) -- There’s no escaping gold in Tarkwa. It’s in the forest. It’s under your feet as you walk the streets of Ghana’s biggest mining town. It’s the economy. Exposed holes in the ground bear ...

A miner searches for gold at a mine outside Kumasi. Editor at Large Drive an hour south of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, and before long the dense jungle gives way to denuded hills peppered ...

As part of a sweeping policy shift aimed at tightening control over its most lucrative natural resource, Ghana has banned all foreigners from trading in its domestic gold market, BBC reported. The ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A newly created regulatory body for gold exports from Ghana announced Monday that foreigners would no longer be allowed to buy or trade artisanaly mined gold in the country, Africa ...

In a sealed plastic jar, the remains of a fetus with severe birth defects are preserved in formalin for scientific research. The transparent jar, around 70cm/27.56″ tall, sits along the back wall of a ...

Ghana's gold output surged 19.3% in 2024 Gold revenue boosts economic recovery Small-scale miners face uncertainty from regulatory changes New measures aim to reduce smuggling ACCRA, May 30 (Reuters) ...

The newly elected National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration in Ghana inherits not only the reins of government, but also the burden of opacity and incoherence associated with the previous ...

A 76-year-old New Jersey man lost more than $650,000 to an online romance scam. The scammer, posing as "Dorothy Forson," gained the victim's trust after his wife's death. The victim sent money for ...

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse. An unhappy prospect: A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining ...

History has indicated that the ancient civilisations mined gold for its grandeur, diverse use and its convertibility into diverse forms. Throughout history, gold has been used as a form of currency, ...

Blue Gold Limited signs a term sheet to acquire 90% of Ghana's Mampon Gold Mine, enhancing its gold assets. Blue Gold Limited announced the signing of a non-binding term sheet with FGR Bogoso Prestea ...