| Gonja-Mamprusi conflict | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Gonja people | Mamprusi people | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 10+ deaths, 34 houses burned [1] | |||||
The Gonja-Mamprusi conflict is a conflict between the members of the Gonjas and the Mamprusis at Lukula in the North Gonja district in the Savannah Region, Ghana. [2] The conflict first began in 2019 when the government of Ghana intended to create the Savannah Region and North East Region out of the Northern Region. [3] [4]
The conflict started in 2019 after the Wasipe Traditional Council of the Gonja Kingdom decided to enskin a chief to overlook the Lukula community. The Jang Traditional Area also claimed ownership of the community. This led to disputes between the two Traditional Areas. [5]
In August 2019, 34 houses were burned and 2 people were killed in the clashes between the tribes. [6]
On 23 May 2021, in the villages of Kijasa and Lansupe one person died and other 3 injured in the clashes. [7]
On April 2023, at least 2 person were burnt in the clashes between the tribes in Mempeasem. [8]
Between May and June 2023, 7 people died, one of them a Mamprusi leader, and other injured in the clashes. [9]