ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting the ...

Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of Environment, Science and ...

Bank of Ghana incurs $214 million losses from Gold for Reserves; IMF warns of risks to financial sustainability amidst ...

Galiano Gold Inc. (GAU) is capitalizing on record gold prices, driving robust cash flow despite operational disruptions at ...

Insatiable and increasing global demand for gold is driving environmental and social harm on an alarming scale through the widespread illegal mining of the mineral .

The Ghana Gold Board, GoldBod, has firmly rejected claims in a recent International Monetary Fund report suggesting that the ...

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 ...

In a release on Thursday, the Bank of Ghana said its board had approved the reforms to be rolled out from January 2026, in line with budgetary provisions made in the 2026 budget to fully resource the ...

GHANA has prohibited all mining operations within forest reserves, marking a significant reversal of environmental policy in ...

Ghana’s top water utility shut down the treatment plant that serves its biggest mining hub following a surge in illegal gold mining that’s polluted the river that supplies the facility. Ghana Water Co ...

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 ...