The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to deploy franchise officers across all its district operational areas beginning February 2026, as part of efforts to enhance operational efficiency and improve service delivery. In a public notice issued on Friday, January 30, 2026, ECG said the deployment forms part of a franchise initiative aimed …
The Ghana Gold Board(GoldBod) will, from Monday, 2 February, embark on an enforcement exercise to clamp down on the activities of unlicensed jewellery manufacturers, fabricators and gold refineries across the country, an official statement has said. The move follows the 31 December deadline for the licensing process for Jewellery and Fabrication Licences as well as …
The First Sky Group, a wholly Ghanaian owned company has marked its 23rd anniversary with a renewed call for ethical enterprise, local capacity building and private-sector partnership in Ghana’s development agenda, as the conglomerate reflected on its evolution from a single firm into a diversified, Ghanaian-owned business group. Speaking at a thanksgiving service to commemorate …
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) has commenced a three-day Validation and Advocacy Workshop on the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources in South Africa, bringing together key stakeholders to align the country’s mining sector with the Africa Mining Vision (AMV). The workshop, which runs from January 27 to 29, 2026, is being held in Pretoria …
Ghanaian mining services firm Rabotec Group has been engaged as the mining services provider for the Kiniero Gold Project in Guinea, in partnership with Robex Gold, marking a major expansion of its operations in West Africa. The Kiniero Gold Project, located about 440 kilometres east-northeast of Conakry, is a long-life open-pit operation comprising multiple mining …
Gold extended its record rally to almost $4,900 per ounce on Wednesday, as geopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland and a meltdown in Japanese government debt kept safe-haven demand elevated. Spot gold spiked as much as 2% to a record $4,887.19 per ounce before paring some gains. This marks the first time ever that gold has crossed …
President of the OPEC Fund for International Development, Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, has paid a working visit to Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen strategic cooperation with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Arab Coordination Group (ACG), aimed at advancing sustainable development efforts across Africa. The visit featured two major milestones. The first was the AfDB–OPEC …
Gold and silver prices both set new records on Monday as investors piled into safe-haven metals amid renewed concerns over the US Federal Reserve and its independence. Spot gold rose as much as 2.6% to a new all-time peak of 4,625.34 per ounce, marking the first time that the yellow metal has surpassed $4,600 mark. …
Egypt has signed renewable energy deals worth a combined $1.8 billion, state TV reported on Sunday. Among the deals were contracts with Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Egypt hopes to have renewable energy reach 42% of its electricity …
GHEITI and MIIF officials in Accra
