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Ghana’s New Heritage Series Cedi Notes, Featuring Nkrumah and Kofi Annan, Enter Circulation Dec. 1

November 14, 2026 by Peter Klausz

Bank of Ghana building in Accra, which launched the new Heritage Series cedi notes

Ghana’s new Heritage Series cedi notes, featuring Kwame Nkrumah, Kofi Annan and others, circulate from Dec. 1. Old notes stay legal tender.

Ghana Finds Hydrocarbons in Carbonate Rock Offshore for the First Time, at the Nya Gyidie-1X Well

November 14, 2026 by Peter Klausz

Aerial view of an oil platform and Takoradi harbour, Ghana, after the country’s first carbonate hydrocarbon discovery

Ghana found hydrocarbons in a carbonate reservoir offshore for the first time, at Planet One’s Nya Gyidie-1X well, 148 km out. Its size is not yet known.