Sources: BBC
The bodies of nine illegal miners trapped inside a gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, are recovered by police. 2025-01-16
Nine Chinese nationals are killed and two others are injured when suspected rebels storm the Chinese-run Chimbolo gold mine in Ouaka, Central African Republic. 2023-03-19
A truck carrying explosives to a gold mine explodes after crashing into a motorcycle in Apiate, Western Region, Ghana; the explosion destroyed nearby buildings and vehicles, killing 17 people and injuring 59 others. 2022-01-20
At least 30 miners are killed after a gold mine collapses due to a landslide in the Tibesti Region, Chad. 2019-09-26
Gunmen on motorbikes shoot Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale to death in Accra. Ahmed was a member of the Tiger Eye Private Investigations team that exposed high-level corruption in the Ghana Football Association. 2019-01-17
The owners of the Dutch ship MV "FWN Rapide" announce the ship was attacked by pirates last night while sailing from Ghana to Nigeria and 12 of the crew abducted. 2018-04-23
Voters go to the polls in Ghana for the country's presidential elections. It is expected to be a close race between incumbent president John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress party and his rival Nana Akufo-Addo and his New Patriotic Party. 2016-12-7
Flooding in southern Ghana caused by heavy rain leaves at least 10 people dead and the streets of Accra under water. 2016-06-16
Three miners are missing but dozens have been rescued following a gold mine collapse in South Africa. 2016-02-5
The death toll from an explosion at a gasoline station on Wednesday in the Ghanaian capital Accra rises to over 200. 2015-06-5