Ghana’s president has launched a special task force to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued ...

Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama was officially declared the winner of the presidential election on Monday evening, after voters vented anger at the government’s handling of the economy.

By 2022, Ghana could no longer borrow from international lenders. Inflation surged, living standards worsened and at least 850,000 more people in a country of 34 million were pushed into poverty.

ACCRA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Ghana voted in a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a ...