Minority Demands Restoration of 10% Lithium Royalty

Minority demands restoration of 10% Lithium royalty

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Lands and Natural Resources Committee is accusing the government of undermining Ghana’s national interest in its newly revised lithium mining lease with Barari DV Ghana Limited. Central to their criticism is the decision to reduce the royalty rate from 10 percent, secured in the 2023 agreement under former President Nana Akufo-Addo, to the statutory minimum of 5 percent. The Minority says this reversal weakens…

Ewoyaa Traditional Leaders Reject 5% Lithium Royalty Rate, Accuse Government of Shortchanging Communities

Traditional leaders from Ewoyaa, Krampakrom, and nearby communities in the Central Region have strongly rejected the government’s decision to reduce Ghana’s lithium royalty rate from 10% to 5%. They argue that the revision shortchanges the very communities expected to bear the environmental and social impacts of lithium mining. The reduction follows a request by Barari Ghana Limited, operators of the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, who asked for a revie…