As gold prices surge, Ghana has introduced a new' sliding-scale' to capture more royalties from its mined gold. For over a decade, Ghana, Africa's top gold producer, levied a flat 5% royalty on gold ...

Ghana has changed how it earns revenue from gold. The government introduced a new sliding-scale royalty system that can push payments from mining companies up to 12 percent when global prices rise.

Ghana rsquo;s economic landscape is entering a pivotal phase as domestic markets, public finance reforms, and global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice president of the ECOWAS Commission, left, Ghana's President John Mahama, center and Nigeria ...

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ghana produced a record 6 million ounces of gold in 2025, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An illegal artisanal miner inspects an excavated rock for traces of gold at the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipal District ...

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 ...

The newly elected National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration in Ghana inherits not only the reins of government, but also the burden of opacity and incoherence associated with the previous ...

Ghana wants to optimize the benefits from its largely anarchical artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. For this reason, Africa’s largest gold producer—and the sixth largest in the world—is ...