Sources: BBC
Fifteen people are killed when an illegal gold mine collapses in Solok Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. 2024-09-27
Ghana becomes the first country to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine R21-Matrix-M. 2023-04-14
Lawmakers in Ghana propose a bill that would criminalize displays of same-sex affection and the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights with up to ten years in prison. In May, 21 LGBTQ+ activists were arrested under charges of promoting an LGBTQ+ agenda and unlawful assembly. Human rights organizations and local LGBTQ+ groups condemn the proposed bill. 2021-07-28
An outbreak is declared at a gold mine in Yukon after three people tested positive for COVID-19. 2021-06-6
At least 71 people are killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghana. 2016-02-18
Three miners are missing but dozens have been rescued following a gold mine collapse in South Africa. 2016-02-5
At least 19 people are killed as a gold mine collapses in Tanzania's Msalala district. 2015-04-18
More than 60 miners die when a recently reopened gold mine collapses in Jebel Amir, North Darfur, Sudan. 2013-05-2
Ghana's main opposition party alleges fraud in the recent general election as incumbent President John Mahama is declared the winner. 2012-12-9
A fire destroys one of Africa's most popular markets in Kumasi, Ghana. 2010-01-3