Franklin Cudjoe, president of IMANI Africa, has questioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over how they selected Frank Amoakohene as the Ashanti Regional Minister nominee. Frank Amoakohene is young,

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 problem

Ashanti Region has gifted one of their best to represent them very well in the boat of President John Mahama .

Minister designate for Ashanti Region, Dr Frank Amoakohene has asserted that every youth in Ghana deserves a decent job, and so as youth in the Ashanti Region

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

The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns", had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and fired at the soldiers when they were intercepted. This prompted the soldiers "to retaliate in self-defence", leading to the deaths and injuries, it said in a statement.

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to vet the Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah on Monday, January 27, 2025.

According to the military, a group of around 60 miners allegedly armed with "pump-action guns and homemade weapons" forced their way into the AngloGold Ashanti site and exchanged fire with soldiers, leading to the deadly response.

Ghana’s armed forces said Sunday in a statement on X that around 60 “illegal miners” carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night.

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,

Mrs Juliet Amoakohene, wife of the Ashanti Regional Minister designate, Dr Frank Amoakohene has shared her views on her husband's appointment by President Mahama.

A confrontation at an AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana led to nine reported deaths and fourteen injuries, according to a miners' association. The Ghanaian military stated that the event resulted from a shootout with armed trespassers.