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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Damien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Ghana's President John Mahama, center and Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar pose for a photo, prior to the ...

ACCRA, Ghana — 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’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

ACCRA (Reuters) -Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom Palmer told Reuters as the company opened its $900 million ...

With cocoa prices soaring to a record $12,000 per tonne and gold reaching a global high of $3,500 an ounce this year, Ghana – blessed with fertile land and abundant mineral wealth – should be on the ...

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. The chronic challenge of ...