Accra - Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation's water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the ...

This latest approval brings the total number of ministers cleared by Parliament on Wednesday to seven, adding to the 17 ministers already sworn in by President Mahama. In total, 24 out of the 42 ...

Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister-designate, has appeared before the Parliamentary Appointments Committee ...

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

IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has questioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on how they selected Frank Amoakohene as their nominee for Ashanti Regional Minister.

ACCRA -A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association ... at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West African country's Ashanti Region. He said the people had not been armed. Earlier, Ghana's armed ...

Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mine ACCRA, Ghana -- Soldiers killed at least ... security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region ...

Recent data from the Ghana Statistical Services has raised critical concerns about the increasing prevalence of risky sexual ...

Seven illegal miners were killed late on Saturday in a firefight with soldiers at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana, the ...

At Least Seven People Killed by Army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti Mine By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters ... country's Ashanti Region. He said the people had ...

ACCRA, Ghana — Soldiers killed at least seven ... breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night. The intruders fired at a military patrol ...