Ghana’s poverty landscape is shifting, with Ashanti and Eastern regions now accounting for the largest numbers of people ...

ACCRA (Reuters) -A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners ...

The Ghana Post announced on May 5 a digital asset collection that commemorates the 25th anniversary of the reign of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, or ruler of the Ashanti people of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Soldiers killed at least seven people at a gold mine in southern Ghana, the West African country's military ...

Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II died on Monday last week at the venerable age of 111, plunging the West African nation into grief. Built on the wealth of gold reserves, the Ashanti empire was the ...

Health authorities in the Ashanti Region have expressed worry about the continuous increase in HIV infections among residents, despite ...

The British empire conquered the powerful Ashanti Kingdom in 1874 after several wars in what is today Ghana. The palace of the then-Asantehene (meaning Asante king), Otumfuo Nana Kofi Karikari and the ...

The empire has wielded power in the region for over 300 years and put up fierce resistance to British colonial rule. Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II died on Monday last week at the venerable age of 111 ...