Pressure mounts on Bogoso-Prestea Mine Divisional Chiefs to withdraw petition seeking to replace Heath Goldfields

Just six days ago, the Divisional Chiefs of Bogoso-Prestea sent a petition to President John Dramani Mahama calling for the government to intervene and place the Bogoso-Prestea Mine under "a financially capable investor". This week, the same three chiefs are preparing to send a letter to the President, lavishing praise on Heath Goldfields and commending the company's "bold and timely investment." The reversal is so abrupt it raises an uncomfortable question: what changed in six days that tr...

By Caleb Ahinakwah