Ghana: Reject Renewal of Tarkwa Mine Lease – IEA Urges Govt

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), an economic and governance policy think tank, has called on the government not to renew the mining lease of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine when it expires in April 2027.

Instead, the institute argued that Ghana should take advantage of the expiration to channel mining revenues into national development and the transformation of mining communities.

At a press conference in Accra yesterday, former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo expressed concern about the poor state…