Ghana’s Gold Crossroads: Why global pressure is real, but a coup is still unlikely

2026-03-11 - 00:06

The international pressure now surrounding Ghana’s gold policy is remarkable not because foreign governments are expressing concern—that is routine whenever major resource contracts are threatened—but because of how unusually coordinated that concern has become. When the United States, China, and several Western governments all signal discomfort at the same moment, seasoned observers of African political