Nine out of 10 districts in the Ashanti region have the highest rates of underage sex among females, a study by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown.The report indicated that the adolescent girls aged 16 to 19 had sex before the age of 16 years.

Ghana is currently battling a cholera outbreak that began in October 2024, with the first case reported in the Greater Accra Region.

The military’s murderous tactics in defence of the mining giant’s profits caused outrage, with people taking to the streets of Obuasi town in protest and setting fire to several buses.

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

The Ashanti Region of Ghana holds a deep reverence for its vibrant culture, including the art of traditional soap making. This craft, utilizing indigenous ingredients such as plantain skins and palm oil, embodies the community's profound connection to their land.

The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners, armed with among others things "pump action guns", had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and fired at the soldiers when they were intercepted. This prompted the soldiers "to retaliate in self-defence", leading to the deaths and injuries, it said in a statement.

The Ashanti Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama and the leadership of the party for nominating two distinguished

The Ashanti Region recorded a total of 1,172 fire incidents between January and December 2024. The number is an increase over the previous year 2023, where 928 fire cases were reported. Seven people were killed by fire during the year under review.

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.

Forty-two semi-finalists from the Ashanti Region have been inducted into the 2025 edition of the Ghana Science and Technology Explorer Prize (GSTEP) challenge.

An incident at AngloGold Ashanti's Obuasi mine in Ghana's Ashanti Region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, according to the Ghanaian army. The Ghana National Association ...