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

President John Dramani Mahama has embarked on a two-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, where he will pay a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

Ghana's military says that soldiers have killed at least seven people at a gold mine. The West African armed forces said Sunday that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and ...

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

The Ashanti Region has been identified as having the highest prevalence of underage sexual activity among female adolescents ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

ACCRA, Ghana (AP ... other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night. The intruders fired at a military patrol deployed ...