Ghanaian unions have called off a strike after the government promised to take measures to clean up Africa’s biggest gold producer’s small-scale mining sector.

China's Zijin Mining Group will buy the Akyem Gold Mine Project in Ghana from U.S.-based Newmont Corp for $1 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. The sale is a part of Newmont's ongoing programme to divest non-core assets as the company makes a strategic shift to focus on its tier one assets,

Ghana has a gold problem: illegal mines, known as 'galamsey', where men work without proper protective equipment. It threatens their lives – and the environment.

Ghana will face Nigeria for a spot at the 2024 African Nations Championship after the qualifying draw for the finals was conducted.

Arch regional rivals Ghana and Nigeria were paired when the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying draw was made in Cairo on Wednesday.

Teams from Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya have automatically qualified for the final phase of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for Local Players, scheduled to take place from February 1 to 28, 2025 in Kenya,