January 2024 Weekly Highlights for the first 3 weeks
Key Highlights: 1. Bawku Violence, 2. Technical University Staff go on strike, 3. Fire Outbreak at the Dome Market(50 shops burnt).
The Violence in Bawku Continues Despite Attempts at De-Escalation
Ten people were reported dead in a renewed clash between residents and some alleged military personnel in Bawku. On January 31, 2023, two community civilian members allegedly died from military
Situation Tracking: 4000 Burkinabe Migrants in Northen Ghana.
More than 4000 Migrants from Burkina Faso Face Starvation, Lack of Shelter, and Water, Due to Violent Extremist Attacks Displacing them into Parts of Northern Ghana. On December 5, 2022,
Renewed chieftaincy disputes in Bawku
At the heart of the Kusasi-Mamprusi conflict is an accumulation of issues about litigations over allodial rights and chieftaincy. Both the Kusasi and the Mamprusi claim allodial ownership of Bawku.