Former Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwa Manu, believes the killing of nine in the Obuasi Mine clash could have been avoided if some politicians avoided certain utterances during the 2024 electioneering.

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.

A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, believes the killing of seven illegal miners by soldiers at the Anglogold Ashanti mine in Obuasi was due

Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest reminder of the fragility of human worth in a nation that once proudly championed its commitment to human rights .

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.

Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister of Finance, Dr . Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed profound regret over the tragic clashes in Obuasi that claimed the lives of nine small-scale miners and left several others critically injured .

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.

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered an immediate investigation into the violent clashes at AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine that left eight miners dead and others injured

Appiah Accra, Jan. 21, GNA-The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday condemned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus’ “desperate attempts” to politicise the tragic deaths of nine illegal miners in Obuasi.

A violent clash between illegal miners and military men guarding AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine’s concession at Cote D’or, a popular area in the mining town of Obuasi has left 10 people dead with scores injured.

A former Chief Executive of Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Ofori Agyemang Boadi, is touting his experience in local governance to restore the image of Kumasi if appointed as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed deep regret over the recent violent clashes at Obuasi, that lead to the deaths of 9 persons believed to be small-scale miners.