Ghana’s economic growth in 2026 faces potential headwinds from fluctuating gold prices and regional security threats, ...

(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 ...

A viral video showing Ghana’s gold regulatory CEO openly giving out crisp US dollar notes to a controversial televangelist has sparked outrage in a country grappling with economic hardship and ...

Ghana, Africa’s top gold producer, has lost a massive $11.4 billion due to gold smuggling over just five years, a new report by the Swiss nonprofit Swissaid has found. The report uncovered a huge ...

On March 29, 2025, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), which was assented to by the President on April 2, 2025. The Act established the Ghana Gold Board (also ...

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) ...

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 ...