Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of ...

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 ...

The decline in the price of fuel – from ¢13.6 per litre to ¢12.3 per litre – in the last two months, will have a ripple effect on people’s personal economies, he says. “We are focused on efficiency in ...

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 ...

DAKAR (Reuters) -Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according ...

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 ...

Fiscal stability and fair tax and royalty systems are vital if countries want to attract mining investment, Newmont CEO Tom ...

Gold Fields Ltd. said it has been told to cease operations and leave one of its mines in Ghana after the government rejected an application to extend the company’s lease. The Johannesburg-based firm ...

Gold is having a moment — and so is Ghana. Global prices for gold have soared past US$4,000 per ounce this year, giving Ghana, Africa’s top gold producer, its biggest export opportunity in years. The ...

Drilling Continues to Highlight the Potential for Resource Growth at Enchi, Intersects Near Surface Gold Mineralization Outside of Current Resources at the Kwakyekrom Gold DepositVANCOUVER, British ...

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 ...

(1) See Cautionary Note below regarding status of mineral resources lying within the Buffer Zone, corresponding to the "open ground" between the existing Apapam mining lease and Forest Reserve ...