Ghana’s Golden curse: How mismanagement and corruption are draining the nation’s mining wealth

For decades, gold has been the bedrock of Ghana's economy. The nation is Africa's largest gold producer and the world's sixth-largest, accounting for nearly 40% of total exports. But beneath the glitter of bullion lies a deeply troubled sector where corruption, regulatory failure, and a fractured relationship between government and mining companies are bleeding the country of the very wealth it should be generating. A picture is emerging of a sector that has been mismanaged at almost every…