Illegal Miners, AngloGold Ashanti
Obuasi Violence: 6 Deceased Persons Following Clash Between Illegal Miners, Soldiers At AngloGold
Deadly clash between illegal miners and soldiers at AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine: the story so far
A 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, authorities have said.
Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described as illegal gold miners
ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military said.
The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .
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 .
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Ashanti Regional Minister-designate appeals for calm in ObuasiDr 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.
Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
Challenging Heights, a human and environmental rights organisation, is calling for the establishment of a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent clash between civilians and military personnel in Obuasi.
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
Francis Ahovi, a security analyst and Executive Secretary of Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG), has criticised the use of outdated methods by security forces in managing incidents such as the recent clash in Obuasi.
Prayers being said for the deceased before burial Seven of the nine miners shot during a confrontation at the AngloGold Ashanti concession in Obuasi who happened to be MuslimRead
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,
Seven illegal miners were killed and one seriously injured during a gun battle with troops in western Ghana. The military today said the gun battle took place in Obuasi, a town in the western African country’s Ashanti Region,
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