Ghana Initiates Process to Reduce Duration of Mining Leases

Ghana, Africa’s biggest gold producer, is reviewing its mining laws to reduce the duration of licenses it grants.

The West African nation wants to “ensure equity, sustainability and shared prosperity for all stakeholders, especially for communities which bear the direct brunt of the mining activities,” Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, minister for lands and natural resources, said in a speech at the presidency on Wednesday.