The Minister-designate for Ashanti Region, Dr Frank Amoakehene, has declared his intention to prioritize gold and cocoa production in the Ashanti Region. Speaking on Nhyira Fm’s “Kuro Yi Mu ...

Two suspected armed robbers were lynched by residents of Manso Watreso in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region after an attempted robbery targeting gold miners. The incident occurred ...

The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns", had forced their way ...

According to the military, a group of around 60 miners allegedly armed with "pump-action guns and homemade weapons" forced ...

Clash between soldiers and illegal miners at AngloGold Ashanti mine has left  seven dead, sparking protests in Obuasi.

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 military said about 60 illegal miners breached the Anglo Gold Ashanti mines security fence and intruded at Cote D’or ramp in an attempt to enter the Deep Decline of the mines.

The government has expressed deep regret over the death of eight people, said to be illegal miners, following a violent clash ...

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

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 ...

said that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti Region of the country. According to him, the people were not armed.