Ghana
Ghana is a West African country bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The capital is Accra, a major economic and administrative hub on the Gulf of Guinea coast. With a population of about 33-million, Ghana operates as a constitutional democracy and is widely regarded as one of Africa's most stable political environments. The economy is diversified across agriculture, mining, oil and gas, and services, with cocoa, gold and oil forming the backbone of export revenues. Ghana is Africa's leading gold producer and one of the world's top ten, with a mining sector that attracts significant multinational investment from companies such as Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields. The country's currency is the cedi, managed by the Bank of Ghana. Ghana is a member of the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the Commonwealth. Key economic sectors include agriculture, which employs a large share of the workforce, and a growing services industry encompassing finance, telecommunications and technology. Oil production, which began commercially in 2010, has added a new dimension to the economy, though gold remains the dominant mineral export. The government has prioritised infrastructure development, industrialisation and skills development as part of its long-term economic strategy. Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so, and has since maintained a reputation for democratic governance and relative economic openness.
Ghana Updates
AFRICA-FX-Kenyan currency could be boosted by remittances
By: Reuters 9th July 2026 Kenya's currency is expected to strengthen against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, those of Ghana and Uganda could fall, and Nigeria's and... →
Ghana delays South Africa meetings over anti-migrant violence
By: Reuters 8th July 2026 Ghana has postponed bilateral meetings with South Africa that were planned for next month because of a surge in anti-migrant violence in the... →
Nigeria says two citizens killed as anti-migrant violence surged in South Africa 
By: Reuters 6th July 2026 Nigeria said two of its citizens were killed in South Africa, one of them by police, during a surge in anti-migrant violence, and threatened to... →
Beyond Africa: why the AU needs a broader definition of reparations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th July 2026 Ghana recently hosted a conference on Africa’s next steps following the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of... →
SA hits back at Ghana’s ‘xenophobic’ claims following fatal Cape Town shooting
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd July 2026 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi, has strongly criticised the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs over... →
Rights groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportations
By: Reuters 30th June 2026 Advocacy groups filed a complaint on behalf of people deported from the United States to Ghana by the Trump administration with the regional bloc... →
Lessons from Africa on the costs of South Africa’s migration approaches is Broken: Two Key Shifts Are Needed to Fix it
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th June 2026 Precedents show that crackdowns and tighter regulations often have negative domestic and diplomatic consequences, sometimes lasting decades. The... →
SA govt intensifies mass migration repatriations, crackdown on vigilantism
By: Thabi Shomolekae 26th June 2026 The South African government is accelerating its five-point migration strategy, marking significant milestones in the deportation, verification,... →
Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa
By: Africa Check 25th June 2026 In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against... →
New maritime task force puts Gulf of Guinea unity to the test
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th June 2026 The Combined Maritime Task Force takes aim at piracy and other crimes affecting 26 diverse countries from Senegal to Angola. A new rapid response... →
