The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned the recent violent clash between soldiers and illegal miners in Obuasi, which resulted in the deaths of seven individuals. The Association has also expressed heartfelt condolences to the grieving families and called on all parties involved to adopt peaceful and constructive solutions to the issues surrounding illegal mining.

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

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has condemned the invasion of an abandoned concession of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine by some illegal miners who consequently clashed with the military.

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.

Prophet Kofi Oduro, the head pastor of the Alabaster International Ministry, is among the many well-known individuals who have taken notice of the recent terrible shooting incident in Obuasi that has shocked Ghanaians.

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

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

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,

In a bid to resolve the longstanding conflicts between the Obuasi community and AngloGold Ashanti, the Oheneba Poku Foundation has put forth a series of comprehensive solutions aimed at fostering dialogue and rebuilding trust.

The tragic incident in Obuasi, which has been widely termed a massacre, has ignited intense public discourse .

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.

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,