Ghana plans to review its process for granting corporate tax exemptions to mining and oil companies as part of measures to eliminate fraud and boost revenues, its vice president said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s Gold Fields said it will buy a 50 percent stake in Asanko Gold Inc’s Ghana subsidiary and take a stake in the Canadian miner in a $202.6 million deal.
A prominent opposition politician in Ghana, Koku Anyidoho is facing “treason” charges after he was arrested on Tuesday for reportedly calling for a “civil revolt” or “civil coup” against the government.
Many Ghanaians led by opposition political parties are marching through the streets of the capital, Accra as they protest the passage of an agreement between their government and that of the United States of America.
