Soldiers Deployed Amid Renewed Bawku Conflict in Ghana
More Ghanaian soldiers have been deployed to the Bawku region to address escalating violence related to a long-standing chieftaincy conflict. Amid ethnic tensions between the Mamprusi and Kusaasi groups, recent attacks have exacerbated the situation, prompting the government to impose a curfew and increase military presence.
Ghana has reinforced its military presence in the northeastern Bawku region, responding to heightened violence stemming from a protracted chieftaincy conflict. Recent attacks have intensified the decades-old dispute, rooted in ethnic tensions between the Mamprusi and Kusaasi groups.
A spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama highlighted the urgent need for intervention following the killings of a Kusaasi chief and three students, sparking renewed unrest. Mediation efforts by Ghana's revered traditional ruler, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, had nearly resolved the conflict, but the fresh violence demands decisive action, according to the presidency.
While exact numbers remain undisclosed, additional soldiers will fortify the area near Burkina Faso's border. A curfew from 1400 GMT to 0600 GMT is now in effect to restore peace and facilitate student evacuations, said presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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