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.

Both private and public schools in both Obuasi and Obuasi East municipalities have been temporarily closed down amidst the escalations. Students and teachers of these schools have been asked to stay ...

An incident at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana's Ashanti Region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, according to the Ghanaian army. The Ghana National Association of ...

The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets of Obuasi town in protest and setting fire to several buses.

Hell broke loose at Obuasi, one of Ghana’s major mining communities in the Ashanti Region, on Sunday, January 19, 2025, when personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces clashed with some youth in the area.

Seven illegal miners were killed late on Saturday in a firefight with soldiers at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana, the West African country's armed forces said in a statement on Sunday.About 60 ...

A deadly confrontation between soldiers and illegal miners at the AngloGold Ashanti mine at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, left seven people believed to be illegal miners dead. The incident ...

AngloGold Ashanti is headquartered in the United States but has secondary listings in Ghana and South Africa. In Ghana, alongside the Obuasi mine, it also owns the Iduapriem mine southwest of the ...

At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according to the army ... Following news of the deaths, there were protests in Obuasi ...