Victims of the violent clash between some suspected illegal miners and the military at Obuasi have been laid to rest

Obuasi mourns, and so should the rest of Ghana . Seven vibrant lives, cut down in their prime, have become the latest reminder of the fragility of human worth in a nation that once proudly championed its commitment to human rights .

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.

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).

Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister of Finance, Dr . Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed profound regret over the tragic clashes in Obuasi that claimed the lives of nine small-scale miners and left several others critically injured .

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.

A lecturer at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Prof. Yarhands Dissou Arthur, believes the killing of seven illegal miners by soldiers at the Anglogold Ashanti mine in Obuasi was due

Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislators for what he sees as the politicisation of the recent clashes in Obuasi, which claimed nine lives.

In the interest of national stability, Ghana’s new government must tackle threats and gaps in the security sector.

Soldiers killed seven people during a clash with illegal gold miners at the Obuasi mine in Ghana. The incident sparked an official investigation and apology from the government. AngloGold Ashanti, the mine's owner,

Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday condemned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus’ “desperate attempts” to politicise the tragic deaths of nine illegal miners in Obuasi.