ATLANTIC Lithium has received an environmental permit from Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Ewoyaa Lithium Project, a crucial step towards establishing Ghana’s first lithium mine. This approval follows the submission and thorough review of the company’s Environmental…
THE opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for a forensic audit of Ghana’s voters register ahead of the December elections. Dr Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections, raised concerns about unauthorised voter transfers, system vulnerabilities, and delays in…
GHANA has announced a significant 45 percent increase in the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers, aimed at boosting their incomes and curbing the smuggling of cocoa beans. Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong confirmed the price rise on Wednesday, marking the…
THE illegal mining practice known as galamsey has become a devastating weapon of environmental destruction in Ghana, wreaking havoc on water bodies, forests, and communities. According to Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, the pan-African activist and founder of UK’s Black History Month, this environmental…
GHANA is set to increase the state-guaranteed price for cocoa farmers by nearly 45 percent for the upcoming 2024/25 crop season, according to sources familiar with the price review process. This move aims to boost farmers’ incomes and discourage…
IN 2022, Ghana saw 18,000 hectares of forest disappear—an area roughly the size of 30,000 football fields. Despite these troubling deforestation rates, the Ghanaian government has introduced measures that could put its protected woodlands at even greater risk. In November…
GHANA is set to invite investors holding its Eurobonds to exchange their current bonds for reissued ones in the coming days, as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to restructure its debt. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Mohammed…
GHANA has imposed a temporary ban on the export of grains, including maize, rice, and soybeans, to safeguard domestic food supplies as the country faces near-drought conditions that have severely disrupted crop production, the agriculture ministry announced on Monday. The…
AS Ghana approaches its December 7 presidential election, the two leading candidates, John Dramani Mahama and Mahamudu Bawumia, have launched competing manifestos, each promising to steer the country out of its worst economic downturn in decades. With President Nana…
GHANAIAN President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially launched the construction of a major oil refinery in the southwestern town of Jomoro, a move that aims to position the West African nation as a leading petroleum hub in the region. The…
