Government to evacuate students in Bawku, other areas

Bawku Crisis Exposes Gaps In Education Emergency As WASSCE Approaches

Education emergency planning in Ghana is facing sharp scrutiny as final-year students in Bawku and Nalerigu prepare to sit the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) amid escalating conflict.  Dr. Peter Anti, Executive Director of the Institute for Educational Studies (IFEST), raised concerns over the lack of structured emergency response mechanisms to ensure educational continuity in such volatile regions. According to Dr. …

Ghana Deploys Soldiers to Quell Northern Chieftaincy Dispute - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

Ghana has deployed more soldiers to a northeaster region where a long-running conflict over chieftaincy has fuelled recent violence, including attacks on schools, a spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama said. The Bawku chieftaincy conflict, which goes back decades, has remained one of Ghana’s most protracted ethnic flash points, often resulting in violent clashes and loss of lives. It is rooted in a dispute between the Mamprusi and Kusa…

Gov't begins emergency evacuation of students from conflict zones amid rising attacks

The Government of Ghana has launched an emergency evacuation operation to extract students from violence-stricken areas in Bawku, Nalerigu, and surrounding communities, following a series of disturbing attacks linked to ongoing ethnic tensions in the region .

Government evacuates students in Bawku, Nalerigu and environs - Ghana Business News

Felix Ofosu-Kwakye The government has instituted measures to evacuate students from Bawku, Nalerigu and evirons due to the Bawku conflict. A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications, said while the curfew in Bakwu, Nalerigu and its environs, from 1400 hours to 0600 hours, effective Sunday, July 27, until further notice, was to help enforce peace, it is also int…

Government to evacuate students in Bawku, other areas

Felix Kwakye Ofosu is the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications Students in Bawku and its surrounding communities are expected to be evacuated by the government, following the escalation of the chieftaincy conflict, which has led to violent attacks. The government has announced that efforts are underway to secure students in various institutions […] The post Government to evacuate students in Bawku, other areas appeared first …

Government begins evacuation of students in Bawku, Nalerigu and environs

By: Spendilove Incoom  The Government of Ghana has initiated urgent measures to evacuate students from conflict-prone areas in Bawku, Nalerigu, and surrounding communities. This follows the imposition of a curfew announced by the Ministry of the Interior, which took effect today, Sunday, July 27, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, until further notice. A statement released by the Presidency Communications, signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spo…