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… At the 13th African Games
Female athletes of the armwrestling team
The Golden Arms, Ghana’s arm-wrestling team revived Team Ghana’s fortunes at the 13th African Games with a 41 medal haul in arm-wrestling.
That raised Ghana’s tally to 45 having earlier garnered gold and two silver from female weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi and a silver from swimming sensation, Abeiku Jackson.
That switched attention to boxing and athletics, the two disciplines with a competitive advantage.
But Benjamin Azamati and Barnabas Aggerh’s fifth and sixth placement in the 100m men’s finals dampened the spirit of Ghanaians in athletics.
Few hours later, Rose Amoaniwaa Yeboah revived emotions again with a splendid high jump performance to add a gold medal to Ghana’s haul which would go into Ghana’s history in the competition as the most successful in terms of the laurels won.
Yeboah cleared the bar at 1.90m.
As of press time, six members of Ghana’s boxing team were also getting ready for semi-final clashes that guaranteed medals irrespective of the outcomes although wins would put them in contention for either gold or silver.
That would mean six additional medals while the men’s 4x100m also look very promising to deliver another medals.
That aside, other disciplines are working extremely hard to join the after party
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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There is strength in diversity; let’s live in peace – Zanetor Rawlings urges Ghanaians
Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged Ghanaians, especially the youth, to value the peace the country enjoys and to see diversity as a source of strength.
Speaking at the National Youth Conference held at the Pentecost Convention Centre under the theme “Igniting Potential; Inspiring Change”, she warned against being lured into conflicts and divisions fueled by reckless statements from politicians, traditional leaders, religious figures, or academics.
According to her, many young people have no idea what it means to live in a country torn apart by war, and therefore must not take Ghana’s peace for granted.
She stressed that the harmony among different ethnic and regional groups should be protected at all costs, since it is peace that allows citizens to gather freely and safely.
Dr. Zanetor said Ghana’s development depends on embracing diversity and working together.
She urged the youth to tap into this strength so that Ghana would continue to shine as the “Black Star” of Africa and serve as an example for other nations.
She expressed appreciation to the participants for attending the conference and asked for God’s blessings on the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
