The Africa Extractives Media Fellowship has inaugurated Cohort II with 50 new fellows and announced new partners including the University of Queensland and NRGI, while parent company NewsWire Africa unveiled DipJournal and plans for a continental media ecosystem.
The Africa Extractives Media Fellowship has graduated its first cohort of journalists in Accra, after six months of field training at the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, Tema Oil Refinery, and with satellite mapping tools from Digital Earth Africa.
Africa Extractive Media Fellowship is helping Ghanaian journalists deliver accurate, evidence-based reporting on the extractive sector, Australian High Commissioner Berenice Owen-Jones has said.
Tema Oil Refinery and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation have reaffirmed their commitment to closer collaboration in support of domestic crude refining and energy sector sustainability.
Nigeria has joined the International Energy Agency as an Association country, strengthening global energy governance and expanding cooperation on energy security, renewables and sustainable development.
GOIL and StarOil have reduced fuel prices as Ghana enters the first pricing window of July 2026, driven by lower global crude oil prices and a stronger cedi.
Tema Oil Refinery has presented nine years of audited financial statements, with the government reaffirming its commitment to modernising and recapitalising the state-owned refinery to strengthen Ghana's energy security.
Fuel prices are expected to decline from July 1, 2026, as falling global crude oil prices and a stronger cedi drive projected reductions in petrol, diesel and LPG prices, according to COPEC.
Chinese Ambassador Cong Song says China supports Ghana’s drive for energy self reliance as Phase Two of the Sentuo Oil Refinery boosts local refining capacity to 100,000 barrels per day.
The Ghana Gold Board has signed a landmark agreement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines to purchase 30% of gold output from large scale mining companies, boosting reserves and supporting local refining.
Fitch reports that Ghana's macroeconomic fundamentals remain relatively shielded from global energy market disruptions caused by the US-Iran conflict, with inflation staying well below historical averages despite rising fuel costs.
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko says the Gold Board purchased over 135 metric tonnes of gold between January 2025 and May 2026, generating more than $10 billion and boosting Ghana’s foreign reserves.