Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment ...

Ghana is sometimes referred to as Africa’s “Gold Coast,” because of its abundance of natural resources cocoa and gold. But as the price of gold has been soaring, so has the effort to smuggle it out of ...

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said that his government will await a Supreme Court ruling before taking action on a bill aimed at further criminalizing LGBTQ actions in the country. Rights groups ...

Stakeholders have called for urgent tax reforms to address gender inequalities, warning that Ghana’s heavy reliance on indirect taxes disproportionately affects low-income households and workers, ...

Sunyani(Bono), Sept. 21, GNA – As illegal mining, “galamsey,” continues to threaten Ghana’s environment and mining sector, the country faces a critical juncture in addressing this menace, a practice ...

A late September demonstration in Accra against illegal mining activities in Ghana, led by the Democratic Hub group, has triggered a raft of constitutional issues related to the arrests of protestors.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Global police organization Interpol placed Ghana 's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta on its red notice list on Friday for allegedly using public office for personal gain. The ...

In a joint statement on Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), said the reduction in gas supply from their West African neighbour is ...

Defaulting on external debt in December 2022, the West African country hopes to receive a second disbursement of $600m via the IMF support programme. Ghana’s success in agreeing to swap about $4bn of ...

This year, the MFWA will implement a special elections campaign dubbed "Issues Not Insults" under its project "Promoting Decent Language and Issues-based Campaigning for Peaceful Elections in Ghana in ...