By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, Jan. 31, GNA –The National Coalition on Mining (NCOM), has called on the government to set up an enquiry commission to probe the killings of 12 citizens who allegedly trespassed the concessions of two gold mining companies.

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

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has attributed the Obuasi killings to the country’s political structure and deep-rooted sense of entitlement in governance.

Pelangio Exploration Inc. (TSXV: PX) (OTC PINK: PGXPF) ("Pelangio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a geochemical pitting program planned to test targets resulting from the recently completed UAV magnetics survey has commenced on Pelangio's Obuasi property.

Blaming Captain Smart as the trigger of the clash while ignoring the deep-rooted historical grievances of the youth in Obuasi is dangerous. The unrest that recently unfolded in Obuasi is not an isolated incident but rather a reflection

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,

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.

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

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.

So what is happening in Obuasi is spiritual, and it will continue indefinitely." He further prophesied that the problem will remain unsolved in two years, with justice eluding the slain teenagers.

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.

Six of the victims of the January 18 clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have buried after violence at an AngloGold mining site