Tag Archives: Northern Region

Ghana: Who else is politicizing chieftaincy but the chiefs themselves? (Part I)

November 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The West Africa Network for Peace (WANEP) has expressed grave concern that politicization of chieftaincy and ethnicity (especially in Northern Ghana) is “a potential source of destabilization.” In a statement at the opening of a … read more »

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Ghana: Floods kill 2, displace 25,000 others in Central Gonja

October 18, 2010 by benim

Two people, a child and a pregnant mother have been killed by floods in the Central Gonja district of the Northern Region where at least 25,112 people have been displaced. This is as a result of excess spillage from the … read more »

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Ghana: Notorious criminal kills Policeman and wounds two

October 18, 2010 by benim

A notorious criminal, Johnson Kombian Kakum alias “Burger” on Sunday killed a Policeman and wounded two others on patrol duties between Nakpanduri and the Gambaga Scarp in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District of the Northern Region. General Constable Prince Agyare was killed … read more »

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