Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor's lawyer K.T. Hammond says he is unsure whether his client has been contacted by Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor or US authorities following Asante Kwaku Berko's conviction on charges related to over US$1 million in bribes paid to Ghanaian officials in connection with an Aksa Energy power plant development.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Asante Kwaku Berko, former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, on August 6, 2026, for conspiring to pay bribes totalling more than $1 million to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 linked to a power plant development agreement. Berko faces a maximum 30-year sentence, with sentencing scheduled for November 10, 2026.
10 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has denied involvement in bribery allegations surrounding former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko, stating he has never met Berko, demanded money from him, or received any personal benefit connected with a power deal. His lawyers said he has "absolutely no knowledge" of the allegations and had "completely and emphatically" denied any knowledge of a request or demand for money.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Asante Kwaku Berko, a former banker, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related offences for paying more than $1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power-plant project. The article argues that Ghana's anti-corruption efforts must focus on both the givers and takers of bribes.
10 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor disclosed it provided investigative and evidentiary assistance to the FBI in the prosecution of Asante Kwaku Berko, a Ghanaian-American businessman and former Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery, who was convicted in Brooklyn, New York on August 6, 2026, over a scheme involving more than $1 million in bribes to multiple Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 related to a power plant development agreement.
10 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor provided investigative and evidentiary support to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that contributed to the conviction of former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director Asante Kwaku Berko on bribery charges. A federal jury in Brooklyn found Berko guilty on August 6, 2026, of a scheme to pay more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials between 2014 and 2015 related to a power plant development project with Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Attorney-General announced plans to investigate persons implicated in a bribery scheme involving a Turkish energy company and a power plant project, following the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko by a U.S. federal jury on charges including conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering.
10 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Ghanaian-American banker Asante Kwaku Berko of a bribery scheme in which he and co-conspirators paid or conspired to pay more than US$1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials to help Turkish energy company Aksa Enerji secure a power plant contract during Ghana's 2014–2017 energy crisis.
10 August 2026 · The Chronicle →