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Central banks in sub-Saharan Africa are accelerating their gold purchases against the background of rising geopolitical risks around the world. Ghana, which has launched its domestic gold purchasing program, is leading the trend. Both the volume and the value of the West African country’s gold reserves have surged, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch Group. Ghana's total gold holdings have risen 255% from 8.7 tonnes to over 31 tonnes between the second quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2025. And earlier this year, Ghana signed an agreement with nine mining companies to directly purchase 20% of their gold output at a 1% discount to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price. Burkina Faso government has nationalized gold mines and established a National Gold Reserve with the goal of stockpiling a minimum of 5% of annual domestic production. Nigeria launched its own national gold purchase program last year, while Zimbabwe recently relaunched a gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, in an effort to stabilize the country’s financial system. Rising demand for gold under high geopolitical uncertainty is bullish for XAUUSD.