Cape Town, South Africa — Ghana purchased and exported $4 billion worth of gold from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector between February and May 2025, according to Sammy Gyamfi, ...

As the gold price crossed $3,200 per ounce for the first time, Ghana, a major gold producer, has officially centralized control over its gold exports under a newly established government entity.

(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 ...

History has indicated that the ancient civilisations mined gold for its grandeur, diverse use and its convertibility into diverse forms. Throughout history, gold has been used as a form of currency, ...

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 ...

ACCRA, Ghana, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Ghana opened its first commercial gold refinery in which the state holds shares on Thursday as part of an effort by Africa's leading gold producer to add value and earn ...

Ghana plans to deploy a blockchain-based Track and Trace system by the end of 2026 to ensure that every gram of gold exported from the country can be traced to its mine of origin. This is according to ...

Set to take over the country’s gold trading sector, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) will replace a patchwork of overlapping state institutions in what its chief executive Sammy Gyamfi calls “a new gold ...

In a sealed plastic jar, the remains of a fetus with severe birth defects are preserved in formalin for scientific research. The transparent jar, around 70cm/27.56″ tall, sits along the back wall of a ...

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 ...

Although the pace of inflation has started to slow down, prices continue to rise, and interest rates remain high. Meanwhile, there's continued economic uncertainty caused by issues such as ...