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Ghana

Ghana is a West African country bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital is Accra, a major economic and administrative hub on the Gulf of Guinea coast. With a population of about 33-million, Ghana operates as a constitutional democracy and is widely regarded as one of Africa's most stable political environments. The economy is diversified across agriculture, mining, oil and gas, and services, with cocoa, gold and oil forming the backbone of export revenues. Ghana is Africa's leading gold producer and one of the world's top ten, with a mining sector that attracts significant multinational investment from companies such as Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields. The country's currency is the cedi, managed by the Bank of Ghana. Ghana is a member of the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the Commonwealth. Key economic sectors include agriculture, which employs a large share of the workforce, and a growing services industry encompassing finance, telecommunications and technology. Oil production, which began commercially in 2010, has added a new dimension to the economy, though gold remains the dominant mineral export. The government has prioritised infrastructure development, industrialisation and skills development as part of its long-term economic strategy. Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so, and has since maintained a reputation for democratic governance and relative economic openness.

Ghana News


The Tarkwa processing plant
Gold Fields files Tarkwa gold lease proposal with Ghana government
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Gold Fields submitted a "lease-renewal proposal" to Ghana this month for its Tarkwa gold mine, the company said on Monday. The South African miner seeks to secure the long-term future of one of its... 


A lithium mine in Zimbabwe
Chinese firms help Zimbabwe secure $300m for lithium mine
23rd July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Mutapa Energy Resources, Zimbabwe’s State-owned lithium miner, has secured $300-million from a group of companies, which includes Chinese entities, to develop its facilities in the Southern African... 


A map indicating the global distribution and regional exposure profile of baseline water stress for mining and metals facilities
Competition for water resources a risk to the global energy transition, warns ICMM
22nd July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the... 


A generic image of a gold pour
Council, Ghanaian govt sign MoU to formalise artisanal gold mining sector
21st July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The World Gold Council and the government of Ghana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM),... 


An image of the Iduapriem mine
Perenti reaches agreement over Ghanaian mine contract
20th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Perenti’s subsidiary mining business African Mining Services (AMS) has, through the AMAX joint venture (JV), reached agreement with AngloGold Ashanti on an orderly transition plan at the... 


A truck at the Damang mine
Ghana approves revised mining law to strengthen oversight
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's cabinet has approved amendments to its mining law for submission to parliament, Mines Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah said on Wednesday, as part of government efforts to increase... 


Artisanal miners in Ghana
Ghana's 2026 artisanal gold output likely to surpass record 2025 level, Gold Board says
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Ghana's Gold Board bought up to 54 metric tons of gold from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the first half of 2026 and output from the sector is on track to match or surpass last year's... 


A night view of the gold major Newmont’s Ahafo North project in Ghana
African mining sustainability gaining traction
10th July 2026 By: Halima Frost

Despite some impressive sustainability gains in the mining sector over the past decade, sustainable mining industry body ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan says progress in Africa displays inconsistencies... 


Fortuna Mining's Seguela gold mine
Fortuna expects Senegal gold project permit within weeks, CEO says
9th July 2026 By: Reuters

Fortuna Mining expects to receive the final permit for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal within weeks, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that with government support the country could... 


Hamak CEO Karl Smithson
Hamak reports further high-grade drilling results at Ghana gold project
8th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Hamak Strategy has announced further high-grade reverse circulation (RC) intercepts from the Akoko oxide gold project, in south-west Ghana. Hamak CEO and executive director Karl Smithson... 


Persistence Gold to acquire nearly 21% stake in GoldStone
Persistence Gold to acquire nearly 21% stake in GoldStone
6th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has entered into a subscription agreement with Hong Kong-listed mining and investment company Persistence Gold Group pursuant to which Persistence has agreed to... 


Pirtek Africa: Growing With the Continent
Pirtek Africa: Growing With the Continent
2nd July 2026

Africa is not short of opportunity, however it is short of reliability. Across mining operations, agricultural holdings, construction sites, manufacturing plants, forestry concessions and more, one... 


Managing Director for Arcus GIBB Nigeria and Technical Executive for GIBB South Africa, Wiero Vogelzang
The Art Of Managing Complex Projects Beyond Sa Borders
1st July 2026

As infrastructure projects across Africa continue to grow in scale, complexity and regional significance, the ability to successfully deliver across borders is becoming a critical differentiator... 


An image of field observations at Akrokeri-Homase
GoldStone secures extension to loan, interest payment dates
29th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has agreed an extension to the terms of the standstill agreement originally entered into on December 29, 2023, in relation to its existing gold loan agreement with... 


Guinea Mines Minister Bouna Sylla
Guinea plans regional gold refining hub as West African race intensifies
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

Guinea aims to become a regional gold refining hub, its mines minister said, joining a broader push by West African producers to process bullion locally rather than exporting it to the Middle East... 


Gold processing plant
Assafou gold project, Côte d’Ivoire
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Assafou is considered to be one of the most significant gold discoveries made in West Africa over the past decade.  


a mini excavator
Automation, efficiency drive equipment demand
26th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 


An image of the Tarkwa mine
Renewal discussions for Tarkwa mining leases under way – Gold Fields
22nd June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid recent media reports about its Tarkwa mine lease renewal process with the Ghanaian government, JSE- and NYSE-listed diversified mining company Gold Fields has confirmed that it has, through... 


A mine truck at the Tarkwa operation in Ghana
Ghana is weighing local control of Gold Fields’ biggest mine
19th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of... 


An image of the Yaouré mine
Perseus enlarges share buyback programme
15th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining, with gold projects in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, has approved an increase of A$50-million to an active on-market share buyback programme, bringing it to... 


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