Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world’s poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday. “The reality is, Africa is being ripped off big time,” African Development Bank…
By Anthony Sedzro VENTURES AFRICA – Oil and gas companies operating in Ghana will soon be mandated to use only local products and services in the execution of their operations. The new requirement follows the approval, on June 6th, by the Ghanaian cabinet of the Legislative Instrument…
Accra – Porous borders, corruption and the chance of riches have helped draw illegal gold miners to Ghana from as far away as China, prompting a crackdown that has so far netted over 150 Chinese, experts say. The continent’s second-largest producer of gold and a beacon…
Africa Centre for Energy Analysis Critiques GHEITI Report
The Africa Centre for Energy Analysis (ACEP) has indicated that though it is encouraged by…
Ghana, Jubilee Field Partners In Oil Block Feud
VENTURES AFRICA – A dispute has broken out between the Ghana government and its Jubilee…
