US EditionDeadly land dispute in northern Ghana displaces nearly 50,000 people
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The clashes began on 24 August in the Savanes region, near the Ivorian border, around a land conflict. On the spot, calm is gradually returning and the displaced people are beginning to return home.
Land conflict led 13,253 refugees to flee to neighboring Costa do Marfim. They moved to 17 villages near the border, a region that has already hosted some 30,000 refugees from Burkina Faso.
Deadly land dispute in northern Ghana displaces nearly 50,000 people
At least 31 people have been killed and nearly 50,000 displaced following violent communal clashes in Ghana's Savannah Region, sparked by a land dispute in the village of Gbiniyiri. The conflict, which erupted in August, has forced more than 13,000 Ghanaians to seek refuge in neighbouring Ivory Coast, with authorities now racing to restore calm, provide aid and investigate the root causes of the unrest.
News24 | Deadly land dispute in northern Ghana kills 31, displaces 50 000
Communal clashes in northern Ghana that started late last month have killed at least 31 people and displaced nearly 50 000, officials said on Thursday, with more than 13 000 fleeing across the border into Ivory Coast.
Over 30 killed in Ghana land dispute - CAJ News Africa
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, GhanaGhana BureauACCRA, (CAJ News) – AT least 34 people have been killed in a land conflict in Ghana. The violence erupted late August in Gbenyiri village in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region. The area is prone to such disputes. The violence soon spread to neighboring villages, resulting in multiple shootings and fatalities. The Ghana Red Cross reported the deaths of over 30 people. Reports esti…
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