Gold Fields Limited, one of the world’s leading gold producers, is preparing to shut down its Damang mine in Ghana by Friday, April 18, 2025, after the government rejected the company’s application to extend its mining lease. The announcement, made on Monday, triggered a 6.3 per cent drop in Gold Fields’ share price on the […]
The Mayor of Kumasi, Mr Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has issued a stern two-week ultimatum to traders operating along pavements and roadsides within the central business district (CBD), warning that those who defy the directive to vacate will face sanctions, including the controversial threat of being beaten. Addressing the media at a news conference in […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have commenced a series of targeted anti-galamsey operations across all three Commands in a renewed effort to clamp down on illegal mining activities in protected areas. These “surgical” operations, aimed at minimising collateral damage while dealing effectively with the menace, form part of a broader national strategy to preserve the […]
The Media Relations Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Prince Kwame Minkah, says the sweeping overhaul of the country’s gold trading framework is aimed at formalising operations and curbing widespread smuggling in the sector. According to him, the long-standing issue of gold smuggling has reportedly led to significant losses in national revenue and foreign exchange. […]
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee has warned of a deadly new dimension to the Bawku conflict, with feuding factions attacking the security forces. Rev John Ntim Fordjour, speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, April 14, described a fast-deteriorating humanitarian and security crisis in the Bawku enclave. “The death toll is rising. […]
The government has unveiled a new agriculture initiative dubbed “Feed Ghana Programme” to facilitate a transformation of the country’s agricultural sector. The initiative seeks to boost agricultural production to feed the population, provide raw materials to feed agro-processing factories and create jobs for the teeming youth. It involves sub-projects on vegetables, grains, poultry, oil palm, […]
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a group of armed robbers who shot and killed two police officers at Poyamirea, a community on the outskirts of Binduri in the Upper East Region. According to a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the incident […]
Gabon’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty – has won Saturday’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show. Ahead of the vote, critics argued that the new constitution and electoral code were designed to give Oligui Nguema a […]
The recent decision by the United States to impose a 10% tariff on exports has sparked alarm within Africa’s economic and diplomatic circles, with growing calls for a unified continental response to what many see as an unfair trade blow. Speaking to JoyNews‘ Emmanuel Dzivenu on the sidelines of the 60th Union of African Journalists training […]
Executive Secretary of the National Interest Movement, Susan Adu-Amankwah, has taken aim at what she describes as reckless grandstanding by politicians whose unverified allegations could damage Ghana’s global reputation. Speaking on Newsfile on Joy News, Saturday, she criticised Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence Committee, who recently made sensational claims about suspicious aircraft […]
President John Mahama has assured that the peace mediation process led by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will resume next week, as efforts intensify to restore calm in the conflict-prone Bawku area. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the Ghana Military Academy on Friday, April 11, the President said the Asantehene had assured him […]
The Chairman of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brian Mast, has called for a portion of Ghana’s next International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursement to be directly allocated to settling outstanding debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including facilities partly owned by U.S. pension funds and taxpayers. In a letter addressed to U.S. […]
