Dozens of grieving families gathered at the Obuasi Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region to solemnly bid farewell to their loved ones killed during a violent clash with the military.

Students of AngloGold Ashanti Schools in Obuasi are expected to return to class on January 27, 2025, amidst simmering tensions in the mining community.

A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, believes the killing of seven illegal miners by soldiers at the Anglogold Ashanti mine in Obuasi was due

Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest reminder of the fragility of human worth in a nation that once proudly championed its commitment to human rights .

Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister designate, has appealed to residents of Obuasi to remain calm, as government engages stakeholders to investigate the shooting to death of some illegal miners in the town by soldiers.

Media personality Afia Pokua, also known as Vim Lady, has criticized Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, for his previous comments in which he allegedly incited the youth of Obuasi against AngloGold Ashanti (AGA).

Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister of Finance, Dr . Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed profound regret over the tragic clashes in Obuasi that claimed the lives of nine small-scale miners and left several others critically injured .

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an immediate investigation into the violent clashes at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine that left eight miners dead and others injured

President John Mahama ordered a probe into the clash between illegal miners and soldiers protecting AngloGold Ashanti Mines that left at least seven dead.

A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.

A total of eight illegal miners were killed and one seriously injured, last weekend, after a group of about 60 attempted to forcibly enter the Deep Decline area of the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, authorities have said.

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has urged the government to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following the recent deadly clashes on the concessions of some member companies.