All developed nations have this available because these skilled professions provide a good living for which no expensive higher education is needed. In other words, those corrupt executives in charge of cocoa production and distribution in Ghana benefit the most from Ghana's cocoa. Analyzing data from survey opinions and interviews from wide spectrum of respondents, the … Although so far one death has been confirmed experts say the conflict has rather brought untoward hardship on the communities especially to the vulnerable, including women and children. About 55% of Ghana's population lives in urban areas in major cities and towns such as Accra the capital (Accra, the capital of Ghana, contains about 2.3 million people) and Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana (Kumasi contains about 1.8 million people). In Ghana, since independence, IS threats have ranged from armed robbery, tribal differences, chieftaincy disputes, religious disputes and … “If the senior opinion leaders can agree to even get together, it is a sign to me that we can give hope to people on the ground to lay down their arms,” Nitiwul told the media on Friday. Ghana is one of the most culturally rich countries in all of Africa with a beautiful blend of several ethnic and racial groups living peacefully together. Normal life has also come to a halt since people cannot go about their daily activities amidst the frequent gun battles. Dutch—Portuguese War October 25, 1,625 C.E. Aftermath and Sosso Occupation 1,588 C.E. There have been conflicts such as the Konkomba-Nanumba conflict, which was fought because of trade dispute. Ghana recorded more than 15,000 HIV/AIDS related deaths in 2016 with the number expected to rise in coming years unless more and more infected people receive antiretroviral treatment. You have entered an incorrect email address! Respondents and key This makes the fight over land, no matter how small, very severe with lives and property at stake. Ghana has an "estimated" population of 29.4 million people with the population growth rate around 2.2%. Conflicts arise in the classroom, library, school bus, playground, and any place where kids gather. Other major towns and cities such as Tamale (the capital of the Northern region of Ghana), Sunyani (the capital of the Brong Ahafo region), Wa (the capital of the Upper West region), Bolgatanga (the capital of the Upper East region), Sekondi Takoradi (the capital of the Western region) and Koforidua (the capital of the Eastern region of Ghana),etc. Our leaders today only think of their family and their pockets. These conflicts (one of them on Togolese territory) can be seen as a series. also contain significant portions of the population. Just look at our populations, total land area and resources. News Ghana is Ghana's leading online news portal for business in West Africa and around the World. Some of these included conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and La Côte d’Ivoire. Land cases constitute about 59% out of the total cases in court. Enditem, Send your news stories to [email protected] and via WhatsApp on +1-508-812-0505. "Dumsor" remains a major problem even in accra, the capital of Ghana. Thus, Ghana does not need huge loans to function well. Examples of such conflicts in Ghana include the: Sukusuku chieftaincy conflict, Sekondi chieftaincy conflict, Dagbon chieftaincy conflict, Cape Coast chieftaincy conflict, Bawku chieftaincy conflict, Ga Mantse succession dispute and the Anlo chieftaincy conflict (Prah & Almoravid conquest of the Ghana Empire circa 1,100 C.E. The Republic of Ghana or "Ghana" for short, is a West African country located along the Gulf of Guinea (the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean) between the Republics of Ivory Coast and Togo. Graphic and Ghanaian Times) on violent conflicts in Ghana between 2007 and 2012. ... and more recent migrations in the colonial and post-colonial periods (Brukum, 1995). Even though Ghana is considered as an oasis of peace within the African continent, it has recently gone through some bad conflict situations whichhas not given it a good name both within and outside the African continent. However, more help is needed especially in the rural and sub-urban areas where illiteracy rate remains very high. Ghanaians now boast of properties which do not aid nation development. It has the best universities and decent institutions and most importantly a safe country and reasonably well established capcity to make the country a vibrant economy in Africa. Bribery and Corruption is also a problem of Ghana not developing. In other words, just about 58% of the total population of females above the age 15 can read and write which is very bad considering Ghana's reputation as a "lower middle-income" country. The poor farmers who toil days and nights in cocoa plantations across the country are left with nothing but poverty and despair. Popular pages. we gave them what is ours because most us are too greedy and corrupt and don't love our rich continent giving to us by the creator. Lack of good drinking water was and remains a major problem in the upper regions of Ghana. He expressed hope that the Friday meeting will help bring the various interest groups to the round-table towards finding amicable solution to the unrests. In a related development, the High Court in Tamale, on Thursday, sentenced two people to a total of 10 years imprisonment for their roles in the ongoing conflict. Stay on top of Ghana latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Search Sign In Don't have an account? Lake Volta, the largest artificial lake in the world, is found in Ghana. It's imperative for the government to begin a program of teaching trades beginning in junior high school. The Northern Regional Police Command, has assured it has deployed more men to the conflict zone to maintain law and order, as efforts are underway to find lasting solutions to the recurring disturbances. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ghana became a republic on July 1, 1960. Conflicts and Wars that have occurred in Ghana among Ghanaians. However, this major cash crop sometimes meet lower prices at the international market. Northern Ghana is becoming a dramatic setting for a Rwanda-to-be. Ghana is actually not poor . However, despite the significant improvement in agriculture and other sectors of the economy, Ghana like most African countries today continue to face so many developmental challenges. continue to keep millions of people (especially rural farmers) in absolute poverty. Competition over access to and use of land and water resources is at the center of the conflicts. The period covered both the 2008 and 20012 elections. During adolescence into the developing stages of puberty, many children act out their emotions in the form of teasing, gossip, and physical aggression. In the work of John Kusmi, Julius Fobil, Raymond Atuguba, Isabella Erawoc and Franklin Oduro titled, ‘’Conflicts in Northern Ghana: A Mirror of Answers to Sub-Regional Stability and Security Questions’’, it is explicitly stated that in the 1994 conflict that engulfed seven districts in Northern region, the government spent over 6 billion Cedis to provide relief to conflict victims and internally displaced … Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence (from colonial rule). Rainfall in the northern parts of Ghana is often unpredictable, sometimes causing unpredictable flooding in some areas. it is not that we cannot produce most of the produces that we even import. Ghana is the second leading producer of cocoa beans in the world (producing about 900 thousand tons a year). Ghana (formerly known as Gold Coast), just like its neighboring countries, is blessed with abundance of natural resources such as gold, silver, manganese, bauxite, timber, petroleum, fish, rubber, salt, limestone, industrial diamonds, etc. Most villages and towns in Ghana today lack good drinking water, hospitals, basic sanitation ( lack of basic sanitation remains a major problem even in Accra the capital), quality education, etc. The Past and Present in Ghana’s Ethnic Conflicts: British Colonial Policy and Konkomba Agency, 1930-1951 Benjamin A. Talton Journal of Asian and African Studies 2003 38 : 2-3 , 192-210 FANDOM. This finding is borne out by regular newspaper reports of conflicts. Perhaps, Ghana even have citizens who are billionaires so why don't we channel these monies into developing our economy so that the interest on this debt can even remain in the economy. Ghana has a total land area of about 238,53 squared kilometers (about 11,000sq.km covered by water) with about 539km of coastline. Most farmers in Ghana like in most other African countries today, are subsistence farmers who grow crops and rear animals just to feed themselves and their families. The team which included some traditional rulers from the middle-belt and the south was to help find lasting peace in the protracted conflict in the area which erupted again last Sunday. Cover Page Footnote . A December 2018 deal known as the Stockholm Agreement, … in this time we have to look for true Africans and not stomach African s. I lived in Ghana delivereing AID to people for 2 years and I can say that Ghana is not a poor country. ... and Nunumbas results in the "Guinea Fowl War" in north-eastern Ghana. Democrat-ically elected governments have alternated with military regimes through the country’s recent history. Xinhua News Agency, Xinhuanet is an important central news service-oriented website, an important information organ of the central government, and an important platform for building up China's online international communication capacity. All we do is to accept anything western. Conflicts and Wars that have occurred in Ghana among Ghanaians. China has almost the same land size to America but China population is about 1.4 billion and that of America is about 300 million plus. Learn how your comment data is processed. Ghana, although is internationally acclaimed as the most peaceful country in West Africa, has some pockets of conflicts that are mainly inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic disputes that result from disputes over chieftaincy, land, identity and resources and ethnic struggles for state political power, (Kendie & Akudugu, 2010; Tsikata & Seini, 2004). Some of our leaders use their positions to get what they want illegally and they are let go when found out. Ghana is not poor, we are blessed with so many natural resources but we need prudent management of our resources for our people. Notable among them are the prolonged conflicts between Peki and Tsito; Nkunya and Alavanyo in the Volta Region (Gati, 2008); Mamprusi and Kusasi in Bawku, in the Upper East Region; as well as Konkomba and Decline of the Ghana Empire circa 1,075 C.E. Sometimes I don't understand most of us Africans, we keep on blaming the west for everything but we have forgotten that we are our own enemies. Ghana has been hailed as a model example of peaceful democratic governance in sub-Saharan Africa. — 1,654 C.E. While Ghana remains a stable democracy, sporadic ethnic and chieftaincy conflicts have been a recurrent feature of the political process. Ghana gained independence in 1957 from the United Kingdom. About 60 percent of the Ghanaian population is into Agriculture. we need to reorient ourselves fellow citizens of Ghana. It is a shame that in the most fertile and water rich agriculture land, Ghana is a net importer of tomatoes, onion, chicken and fish. We have the human resources which if much attention is directed to, can efficiently and effectively utilize the other available resources. The loss of focus is the flip side of recent good news. His recent articles are found in African Studies Review, Peace Studies Journal and Africa Today Dr Seidu It has to begin somewhere and it has to begin now. Since 1981 the region around the Oti river, on the border of Ghana and Togo, has been the scene of five ethnic conflicts — the bloodiest clashes in Ghana since its founding. Also, the state institution in charge of cocoa production and distribution, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), is one of the most corrupt institutions in the country. Ghana's HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate currently hovers around 1.6% with over 270,000 children orphaned due to AIDS. Almost every political figure in Ghana today is corrupt in one way or the other. According to UNAIDS, there were more than 290,000 adults and children living with HIV in Ghana in 2016 with over 20,000 newly infected cases. Most visited articles. However, great help is still needed because most communities in Ghana still do not have access to good drinking water and water for domestic purposes. — circa 1,240 C.E. The corruption returns to society and internal conflicts finally breaks up the ruling party. If indeed the world economy is rule by corporations and not governments as i agree then what prevent Africans from coming together to build their continents corporations. God has blessed us with so many resources but the truth is they are not being managed properly. The two admitted their guilt, and the court presided over by Justice Richard Kogyapwa sentenced them to a total of 10 years imprisonment. The potential is there to cut entirely the AID and use the fertile and beautiful land of Ghana to feed its own people and feed many countries around them, but what is going on so far is to rely on someone else to deliver the food and free money from outside so to maintain the high corrupt system and pretend that everything is good. It may surprise you to know that the salary of the CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board is more than twice that of the president of Ghana. 1 Medieval Times 1.1 Ghana Empire 2 Modern Times 2.1 Denkyira 2.2 Ashanti Empire 2.3 Colony of the Gold Coast 3 See also circa 970 C.E. In Ghana, farmer-herder conflicts have become widespread and increasingly assume a violent dimension. Youth education, especially girl-child and sex education in Ghana, is helping a lot in breaking the cycle of new HIV/AIDS infections. Conflicts in Northern Ghana: Search for Solutions, Stakeholders and Way Forward conflicts in Ghana are therefore not a peculiar case. A four-day communal conflict which broke out between Konkombas and the Chokosis in the Chereponi District of the North East Region had seen one person confirmed dead, with many communities burnt down . Register Military. The conflicts are … However, lack of farming subsidies, poor government regulations, poor market facilities, poor farming practices, poor climatic conditions in some areas, etc. chieftaincy conflicts and land related conflicts. Of all the ethnic groups, the Ashanti were known for the numerous wars they fought when Ghana was called the … The Ewes (a major ethnic group) make up about 11.7% of the total population, followed by the Ga-Dangmes (about 7.3% of the population), the Guans (about 4% of the total population), the Gurmas (about 3.6% of the population), the Grusis (about 2.6% of the population), the Mande-Busangas (about 1% of the total population) with the several other minor groups forming the remaining fraction of the population. — circa 1,235 C.E. Lac Nanyom and Nablek Dzakpaki were charged with 10 counts of possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. News Ghana is not responsible for the reportage or opinions of contributors published on the website. Our country Ghana is blessed with natural resources needed for a country to be called 'developed' not 'developing'. Ifthere is any country that Northern Ghana is riddled with conflicts over ethnicity and land ownership as well as over who has rights to assume certain chieftaincies. Inadequate power (electricity) supply in the big cities and towns and the total lack of it in many rural and sub-urban communities across the country, remain a major problem in Ghana today. The aim of this study is to analyse the dynamics of Dagbon chieftaincy conflict in northern Ghana and to examine how Rwandan’s Gacaca conflict resolution strategy could serve as a reference point for sustainable peace in Dagbon. This war is widely known in Ghana and even other African countries. 2001 April - Ghana accepts debt relief under a scheme designed by the World Bank and the IMF. Dr Emmanuel Debrah is Senior lecturer and Chair of Department of Political Science, university of Ghana. Press Release On The Numerous Conflicts In The Three Northern Regions Of Ghana FROM: THE NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT FORUM (NDF) To: ALL MEDIA HOUSES IN GHANA DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012 The Northern Development Forum (NDF) has observed with great concern and sadness the recent conflicts, violence and destruction of lives and properties […] The northern parts of Ghana unlike the rest of the country, get very unpredictable levels of rainfall in a year, which leaves the upper East, the upper west, and the Northern regions of Ghana mostly dry and dusty during much of the year. section then introduces current conflicts in Ghana draw ing attention to their key features . In 1992, under internal and external pressure, Jerry Rawlings, who had twice seized power in military coups, initiated a democratic transformation of the military government All government run schools in the conflict zone have been shut down by the Ghana Education Service, (GES) to ensure the safety of teachers and school children. Finally, the information collected from the newspapers and the regional/district visits was then synthesised and mapped using … Ghana seeks solution to communal conflict up north. Because we have caused ourselves a lot of harms. 258,670 Pages. We lack negotiation skills as a people. when we talk of efficiency, we mean using less to do more. Ghana gained independence in 1957 from the United Kingdom. but see China is not going around the world begging for arms to survive. Ghana without a doubt, is one of the most peaceful countries in all of Africa. In the West African sub-region, a number of violent conflicts occurred between 1982 and 2004. Ghana has a literacy rate of about 75% for the total population with the female literacy rate hovering around 58%. Ghana’s minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul led a high-powered mediation team on Friday, to conflict-ridden Chereponi, in the North-East Region of the country, reports have said. Sorry to sound an alarmist. Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence (from colonial rule). We have capable human resource for these product but most of them have been brain washed to sit down thinking of white collar jobs. If not, a time is coming where even common fresh water might be imported into the country since the importation of common commodities are ongoing. Communal conflicts in Ghana have Conflicts over land are a major problem to the management of lands in Ghana. However, despite the abundance of natural resources, Ghana just like its neighboring countries, is crippled by so many socio-economic problems. Just about 20.7% of Ghana's total land area remains arable (land good for farming). Just a fraction of the rich channel their resources to agricultural sector and that is not going help. Established on November 7, 1997, as an online news provider of the Xinhua News Agency, it was officially named Xinhuanet on March 10, 2000 and began around-the-clock news release with leading online public opinion at home and setting a good image of China abroad as its main task. Greediness is what has engorged our development so far, those in positions look to their pockets and family only at the expense of the country.LETS RISE FELLOW GHANAIANS AND MAKE OUR COUNTRY BETTER, Now, I think it is time for us to rise up. Add new page. Ethnicity-land ownership-chieftaincy is a very complex area which can be a subject for a prolonged debate. Efficiently and effectively utilize the other available resources under a scheme designed by the world Bank and the IMF land... 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