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  • We have done no such thing: Burkina Faso denies accusations of paying Russia’s Wagner group with mine rights

    The president of Ghana alleged that Burkina Faso had employed Wagner mercenaries from Russia to assist in fighting armed groups.

    The president of Ghana claimed that Burkina Faso’s northern neighbour had paid Russian mercenaries by granting them access to a mine, but the country’s minister of mines has refuted this claim.

    “We have not granted any permit to a Russian company in southern Burkina,” Minister of Mines Simon Pierre Boussim told reporters on Tuesday, after a meeting with civil society groups that were concerned about the allegations.

    Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group to help it fight armed non-state actors.

    “I believe a mine in southern Burkina has been allocated to them as a form of payment for their services,” Akufo-Addo said, speaking to reporters alongside the United States’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US-Africa Summit.

    Burkina Faso’s government has not formally confirmed or denied the allegation that it has made an agreement with Wagner, but it summoned the Ghanaian ambassador for a meeting on Friday to explain the president’s remarks.

    “We made a list of all the exploitation or research permits for large industrial mines in the south, so they can see clearly that there is no hidden site,” Boussim said.

    The Burkinabe government did recently award a new exploration permit to Russian firm Nordgold for a gold mine in Yimiougou, in the centre-north region, Boussim said, but the company has been active in Burkina Faso for more than 10 years.

    Burkina Faso’s neighbour Mali hired Wagner last year to help it fight armed groups in the Sahel. The prospect of the group expanding its presence in Africa has troubled Western countries such as France and the United States, who say it exploits mineral resources and commits human rights abuses in countries where it operates.

    Source: Aljazeera.com 

     

     

     

     

  • Ghana asserts that Burkina Faso invited Russian mercenaries

    Mercenaries from the Russian company Wagner have reportedly been invited into neighbouring Burkina Faso, according to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo.

    He described the development as distressing while speaking with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about it.

    This occurs at a time when Ghana and other coastal nations in West Africa are growing more concerned about the spread of jihadist violence from the Sahel.

    Russian mercenaries, according to President Akufo-Addo, were on Ghana’s northern border.

    He said he understood that the Wagner group had been offered a mine in southern Burkina Faso as a form of payment for services – presumably fighting Islamist militants.

    In a video of the meeting with the US secretary of state, Mr Akufo-Addo describes the development as particularly worrying seeing as Ghana strongly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    He spoke of the dangerous proliferation of coups in West Africa adding that there were enemies of democracy working hard in the region.

    It was a call for people to focus on what Ghana sees as the combined threats of jihadist violence, coups and Russian interference.

  • Akufo-Addo taking IMF loan yet warning against begging the West – Nigerian politician

    Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian senator, has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo‘s recent advice to African leaders to refrain from begging from the West.

    Sani compared Ghana’s current economic engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Akufo-Addo’s advice and pointed out what he believes is hypocrisy on President Akufo-Addo’s part.

    In a December 14 tweet, he concluded that Akufo-Addo was using one hand to accept IMF assistance while cautioning his peers.

    “Ghana’s President is collecting IMF loan with the right hand and using the left hand to warn African Governments against begging the west for money,” the tweet read.

    Akufo-Addo called on African countries to cut off begging from the West to earn global respect and move away from old-aged perceptions of the continent.

    Delivering remarks at the ongoing US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC, President Akufo-Addo extolled Africa’s skills and manpower which he believes can bring significant change when well harnessed.

    “If we stop being beggars and spend African money inside the continent, Africa will not need to ask for respect from anyone, we will get the respect we deserve. If we make it prosperous as it should be, respect will follow,” President Akufo-Addo is quoted by BBC.com.

    “Africans are more resilient outside the continent than inside. We must bear in mind that to the outside world, [there’s] nothing like Nigeria, Ghana or Kenya, we are simply Africans. Our destiny as people depends on each other,” he added.

    President Akufo-Addo’s remarks come after Ghana on December 13, 2022, secured a Staff-Level Agreement with the International Monetary Fund for US$3 billion under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • South African delegation to understudy Ghana’s small-scale mining sector

    Grace Mason, the High Commissioner of South Africa to Ghana, has stated that her nation is willing and interested in researching Ghana’s small-scale mining industry, particularly with regard to the regularization of their small-scale mining operations.

    She called Ghana’s small-scale mining infrastructure “one of the best on the continent” and announced that a group from South Africa’s mining sector would be officially visiting from December 4 to December 9, 2022.

    The group was welcomed by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, who said that South Africa is a significant partner in Ghana and that it is in the interests of both nations to promote positive relations.

    He said the cordial relations that exist between the President of the Republic H. E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his South African counterpart President H.E Cyril  Ramaphosa must be maintained and should also propel the two countries to boost trade and investment.

    Abu Jinapor on his part indicated that “South Africa is a major partner for our country and they have a lot of investments here, it is in our interest as well that of South African companies are treated well” he concluded.

    The meeting was also attended by the  South African Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Thando Dalmba, the CEO of Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Ayisi and the Technical Director, Mines at the Ministry, Mr. Peter Awuah.

  • President Akufo-Addo proud of Black Stars after important win against South Korea

    The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded the Black Stars for the top performance in Ghana’s 3-2 win against South Korea.

    The President is one of the millions of Ghanaians around the world that watched the Black Stars on Monday afternoon in the second Group H match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

     

    At the end of an exciting game that ended 3-2 in favour of Ghana, President Akufo-Addo has taken to his social media to congratulate the Black Stars.

    In a post on Twitter, the President said, “Kudos to the Black Stars. Hard fought, but thoroughly well-deserved victory against South Korea. Proud of the entire team and the unalloyed support given to them by all Ghanaians. Now to the final group stage game against Uruguay,” President Akufo-Addo posted on Twitter.

     

  • NsuomNam: How much would it cost to eat at Akufo-Addo’s daughter’s restaurant?

    NsuomNam is the most-talked-about Ghanaian-owned restaurant in Cantonments causing rifts on social media. According to most, NsuomNam is too expensive, looking at the posture of the owner, who is rumoured to be Edwina Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo, the president’s daughter.

    NsuomNam is the restaurant commentator Kelvin Taylor accused the H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s daughter, Edwina, of using Ghanaians’ money to set up. Taylor also insinuated that the ordinary Ghanaian could not afford to dine at NsuomNam – but how true is this? Because the other fraction vehemently denies this claim.

    The debate could go on forever, but food blogger, Zubaida, did the honours of visiting and leaving a review.

    She wrote, “The food was nice. The starter especially was 10/10. Service was good, plus the owner, the manager & the chef are so nice. The average spend for a drink, starter, main & dessert is ¢400pp.”

    Videos showed a hush, serene, classy restaurant with high ceilings and gorgeous stylish cane chairs. A quick look at the menu offered price ranges from Gh45.00 to Ghc120.00 for starters. The mains are placed just a little above this range unless you want their seafood, which is the restaurant’s speciality, starting from Ghc180.00 to Ghc600.00.

    Source: 3news.com