PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has initiated the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) as part of his administration’s economic revitalisation agenda. The board, a key promise in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 manifesto, aims to regulate and market…
COTE d’Ivoire has suspended five senior officials accused of facilitating cocoa smuggling across the western border, according to an army statement seen by Reuters earlier this week. An estimated 50,000 to 75,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans have been trafficked to Guinea…
CAPE Town, South Africa’s legislative capital, has been crowned the best city in the world for 2025 by Time Out, moving up from its second-place ranking last year, the city government announced on Wednesday. Why Cape Town topped the list Time…
GUINEA’S main opposition coalition, Forces Vives de Guinée, has urged its members to withdraw from the National Transitional Council (NTC) after the ruling junta failed to meet its promised deadline for a return to democratic governance. AP reports that the decision, announced…
COCA-COLA Beverages Africa (CCBA) has been named a Top Employer in Africa for 2025 by the Top Employers Institute, highlighting its commitment to fostering a people-first culture across its operations. The certification recognises CCBA’s excellence in human resource practices, with its…
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will not be contesting in the upcoming general election, and he has also hinted at the possibility of quitting politics altogether. This unexpected decision marks a dramatic shift for Trudeau,…
In a surprising turn of events in the ongoing Hamas-Israel war mediators, Qatar has announced that they have reached a ceasefire deal to halt the war in Gaza in exchange for 33 Israeli captives, officials said. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh…
MALI’S military-led government has seized approximately three metric tons of gold worth $245 million from Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto mine, escalating tensions between the mining giant and authorities. The gold is now being held at the state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarité (BMS), according…
A COURT in Bukavu, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) gold-rich South Kivu province, has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for illegal gold dealings. The men were convicted of purchasing and possessing mineral…
INTERPOL has arrested at least 200 individuals in a large-scale operation targeting illegal mining across four West African countries, AP reported on Tuesday. The crackdown, code-named Operation Sanu, took place between June and October 2024 in Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Guinea, and…
