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 .

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

President John Mahama has ordered a probe into the clash between illegal miners and soldiers protecting AngloGold Ashanti Mines that left at least seven dead.

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

Seven illegal miners were killed and one seriously injured during a gun battle with the troops in western Ghana, the military said.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and President John Dramani Mahama of negligence, which they claim led to the tragic deaths of eleven or more people in violent clashes at the AngloGold

Accra - 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 remains unresolved.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP ... locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the security fences of the Obuasi gold mining site in the Ashanti region on Saturday night. The intruders fired ...

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The National Coalition in Mining (NCOM) has condemned the recent killing of citizens by state security operatives at the Newmont (NGGL) Ahafo South Gold Mine in Ntotroso and the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) mine in Obuasi.

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.