Life is gradually returning to normalcy in Obuasi following Sunday’s military clash with some illegal miners in Ghana’s oldest gold mining town.
Ghana soldiers kill at least 7 people described
Malik Adama, a member of the National Communications team for the ruling National Democratic Congress and a former parliamentary aspirant for the Okaikwei North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region,
The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .
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,
Media personality Afia Pokua, also known as Vim Lady, has criticized Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, for his previous comments in which he allegedly incited the youth of Obuasi against AngloGold Ashanti (AGA).
A miners' association said the victims were unarmed. The army said seven illegal miners were killed in a firefight.
Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest
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.
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,
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.
An incident at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana's Ashanti Region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, according to the Ghanaian army. The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners,