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I had just recently returned form my second trip to Ghana to volunteer with  “Volunteer in Africa”,  My friend and I worked at an orphanage there closely connected with the organization, and it occurred to me just how lucky we were to have…

A Ghanaian who has been stranded in the Philippines, says his only dream is to come back home to Ghana where he belongs. According to a report in a Filipino newspaper, The Daily Inquirer, 31-year-old Jasper Kuwornu yearns to return home,…

Ghanaians go to the polls Sunday December 28, 2008 to vote in a presidential run-off but many fear that the amount of cocaine trafficked through the country threatens to overshadow the result and the country’s democracy. Ghana is said to…

Ghana will hold a run-off vote on Sunday December 28, 2008 to decide who will be president of Africa's newest emerging oil producer, already a magnet of investor interest. The deciding ballot pits Nana Akufo-Addo, of the ruling New…

French financier and businessman Vincent Bollore, who runs ports in other African countries including Ghana has bought yet another concession to run a port in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Bollore will invest 570 million euros ($798 million)…

Cocoa dropped in London on speculation growers in Ghana, the world’s second-largest producer, increased sales of their latest crop to take advantage of this month’s price gains. Sugar and coffee advanced. Ghana’s production will rise 4.3…

Improved production and good cost control as well as progress made in various projects at Gold Fields would make a difference to the future profile of the gold producing company. "We are well placed to restoring Gold Fields' production…

Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, former Chairman, Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) Agreement Negotiation Committee, has added his voice to calls on Parliament not to rush the passage of the Aluminium Authority and Integrated Aluminium Industry…

Ask Douglas MacQuarrie about timing and he’ll point to his stock price. While all of the Juniors have suffered with the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and the subsequent liquidity crisis, PMI Gold was hit particularly hard. Focused on the…

In spite of the high cost of energy and rising cost of doing business in the country, gold production rose 2% to 1.9 million ounces from January to September 2008 as higher prices brought in a total export revenue of about US$1.75 million,…