The longstanding disagreement between the Sanso community in Obuasi and AngloGold Ashanti over employment seem to have no end in sight. The community on Wednesday, 8th March, 2023 organised a protest against the mining company over a plethora of issues, key among them being employment. According to the leader of the protest Kwabena Ofori, the […]
The Ashanti regional police command in collaboration with the military has deployed 140 armed police and military personnel to flush out illegal miners operating at Obuasi and Susanso. The move, according to the Ashanti regional police commander DCOP Ken Yeboah, aims at supporting the government’s attempt at ending the galamsey menace which is destroying Ghana’s
The Ministry of Mines and Natural Resources has called for calm amid rising tension over demands that AngloGold Ashanti, cede part of its mining concession to artisanal miners for their operation. Nii Osah Mills, the Sector Minister, made the call after he met separately with the management of the global mining company, the leadership of
