Tag Archives: Agyapa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed the suit against the Agyapa Royalties deal filed by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Transparency International Ghana. This means that the court would not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s …

Traditional ruler of the Ga Kingdom, Boni Nii Tackie Adama Latse II, and the Ga Dzase have expressed their displeasure over Akufo-Addo-led government’s determination to approve the controversial “Agyapa Mineral Royalties Deal”. It came in wake of notice of the deal’s reintroduction to parliament after some revisions were made, following …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called for support for the Agyapa Deal to progress instead of it being abandoned. Responding to a question about the deal at a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the minister described the deal as a “good one” that would help the country to …

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has tongue-lashed government for planning to bring back the controversial Agyapa deal despite the stiff opposition. He described the Agyapa Royalties deal as a grand robbery scheme to rip the country off its natural resources amidst the current economic challenges Ghanaians are fraught with. …

• Martin Amidu has opened up the conversation on Agyapa Royalties Transactions • He said the transaction shows that Akufo-Addo came into the office on rhetoric • He indicated that his article demonstrates what consequences await the Special Prosecutor Martin A. B. K. Amidu, the formal Special Prosecutor has opened another …

President Akufo-Addo has stated that government will re-engage parliament in the coming days on the future of Agyapa transaction. Delivering his first State of the Nation (SONA) in his second term Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo indicated that his government will bounce back to give new direction that will guide the implementation …

Civil Society Organizations critical of the Agyapa Royalties deal say Databank’s withdrawal of its services as transaction advisors does not resolve issues of bid-rigging and other alleged improprieties. According to the group, the timing for the development smacks of an attempt to “preempt the discussions” to be possibly put before …

In the midst of a major global economic crisis, one asset has consistently beaten the impact of COVID-19: gold. As investors look for safety from volatile markets and increasing national deficits, gold prices hit an all-time high in August 2020. This year would seem like an opportune time for the …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been directed by the President, Nana Akufo Addo, to return to parliament with the Agyapa Royalties deal for reconsideration. The Office of the Special Prosecutor, on Monday, revealed its findings of a corruption risk assessment conducted into the transaction to the president. According …

While in Kumasi High School as a Senior High School student between 2000 and 2003, I used to visit my Uncle (now retired) who worked as the Senior Transport Manager for AngloGold Ashanti. Any time I visited Obuasi, I felt a bit miserable about the low level of development in …