Ghana Soldiers Kill at Least 7 People Described as Illegal Gold Miners
Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said. Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night.
The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .
Dozens of grieving families gathered at the Obuasi Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region to solemnly bid farewell to ...
Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest ...
Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest ...
Students of AngloGold Ashanti Schools in Obuasi are expected to return to class on January 27, 2025, amidst simmering ...
A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof.
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Ashanti Regional Minister-designate appeals for calm in ObuasiDr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister designate, has appealed to residents of Obuasi to remain calm, as ...
A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a ...
President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an immediate investigation into the violent clashes at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi ...
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey, a leading advocacy group in the fight against illegal mining in the country, has voiced ...
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