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Students of AngloGold Ashanti Schools in Obuasi are expected to return to class on January 27, 2025, amidst simmering tensions in the mining community.
Seven individuals who were among the victims of the fatal shooting incident at the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, have been laid to rest.The victims, who were members of the Islamic faith were buried at the Obuasi Muslim cemetery,
The death of seven persons in the clash between suspected illegal miners at Obuasi and state security officers stationed at Anglo Gold Ashanti has led to criticisms being directed at the host of Onua TV's morning show,
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.
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has confirmed a violent incident on its Obuasi concession, where seven illegal miners lost their lives, and several others, including a member of the security forces, sustained injuries.
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.
Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in Ghana. The incident sparked an official investigation and apology from the government. AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner,
Alidu Seidu, a former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti region, has condemned the recent violent incidents in the country, particularly the clash between the Ghana Armed Forces and some youth of Obuasi,
By Kizito CUDJOEA 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,
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 on January 20. The Ghana Armed Forces reported that around 60 illegal miners,