Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation’s water bodies, land, and even claiming ...

It lies 60 kms south of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. While the Ghanaian army claimed ... Ashanti gold mine at a depth of about 330m in Obuasi, Ghana, June 23, 2006. [Photo by Jonathan Ernst ...

Six out of the at least seven people who lost their lives during the clash at an abandoned concession belonging to AngloGold Ashanti were released to their families for burial according to Islamic ...

told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West African country's Ashanti Region. He said the people had not ...

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.

Minister nominee for the Ashanti Region, Dr Frank Amoakohene, says schools in Obuasi will reopen once peace is assured, following violent clashes between illegal miners and military personnel that ...

Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in ... AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner, confirmed the deadly shootout, highlighting ongoing illegal mining ...

Over the week-end, seven people have been killed following a clash with soldiers at a mine in Ghana’s central Ashanti region, according to the Army ... protests erupted in the town of Obuasi, where ...

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 ...

Listen to Story Illegal miners carrying rifles broke into gold mine, fired at military Incident occurred at Obuasi gold mine in Ashanti region Ghana's President ordered probe into 'tragic' incident A ...

The gun battle took place in Obusai, a town in the western African country's Ashanti Region, on Saturday when ... have been deployed to restore calm in Obuasi -- one of the oldest gold mining ...