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Why Aburi Is Ghana’s Fastest-Growing Investment Destination in 2025

Aburi’s appeal in 2025 lies in its rising land values, improved connectivity, sustainable developments like Runnymede Haven, steady tourism, and…

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Ghana Moves to Capture More Value in the Global Shea Trade

Ghana is using World Shea Expo 2026 to expand processing, boost exports and strengthen competitiveness in the global shea market.

The Lease Extension Debate: Why the IEA’s Call for Rejection is ‘Misinformed’ – Chamber of Mines Take

The Ghana Chamber of Mines rejected the IEA’s opposition to Gold Fields’ Tarkwa lease extension, arguing private investment transformed Ghana’s mining sector, supports communities, ensures state revenue, builds local expertise,…

The Quiet Collapse of Ghana’s Timber Export Industry: A Six-Year Decline That No Budget Has Addressed 

Ghana’s timber exports hit a six-year low as shrinking forests, weak processing capacity and global trade pressures deepened industry decline.

A Harvest of Promises: How Ghana’s Peasant Farmers are Still Waiting for Laws to Meet Their Realities

A UN working group says Ghana’s strong agricultural and social protection laws largely fail rural communities, as smallholder farmers, women, fishers, and pastoralists continue facing poverty, exclusion, environmental destruction, poor…

Chamber of Mines Outrightly Rejects IEA’s Call on Gov’t to Refuse Gold Fields’ Lease Extension Request

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has rejected the IEA’s call to deny Gold Fields’ Tarkwa lease extension, warning that politicising the process could harm investor confidence, weaken Ghana’s mining competitiveness,…

Is the Ghost of the 13th African Games ‘Overspending’ Haunting the Athletics Championship?

Questions are emerging over whether backlash from alleged overspending during Ghana’s 2024 African Games forced authorities into excessive spending caution, contributing to poor organization, logistical failures, institutional weaknesses, and international…

‘Let Africa Go’ Is More Than Spiritual, It Is Economic, Deputy Trade Minister Says

“The clarion call of ‘Let Africa Go’ is not just spiritual; it is deeply economic and developmental,”

Expert Calls for “Food Forest” Approach to Restore Ghana’s Degraded Lands and Boost Biodiversity

Dr. Frank Ackah calls for a “food forest” approach to reforestation, combining fruit and timber trees to restore degraded lands, improve biodiversity, and support communities.

EXPLAINER: The Shrinking Oil Production: Why Ghana’s ‘Oil Chickens’ are No Longer Laying More Eggs

Ghana’s crude oil production has declined for six straight years, falling from 71.44 million barrels in 2019 to 37.3 million in 2025, due to ageing fields, low investment, operational challenges,…

Gold Holds Below $4,700 as Inflation Keeps Fed Hawkish Bets Alive

Gold holds below $4,700 as strong US inflation data boosts Fed hawkish bets, limiting demand despite geopolitical tensions and year-on-year gains supporting prices.