A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.

The local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small ... in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti Region of the country. According to him, the people were not armed.

President John Dramani Mahama has embarked on a two-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, where he will pay a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reassured the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, of his determination to improve healthcare delivery, complete stagnant projects in the Ashanti Region ...

ACCRA -A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti ... Region. He said the people had not been armed. Earlier, Ghana's ...

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. The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners ...