37 h. ago Gbenyiri conflict: Gov’t sets up mediation committee, targets one

Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka has inaugurated a seven-member mediation committee with a one-month mandate to resolve the Gbenyiri land conflict in the Savannah Region.

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38 h. ago Interior Minister to inaugurate mediation committee to tackle deadly Gbinyiri conflict

The escalating Gbinyiri land conflict in the Savannah Region has reached alarming levels, prompting the Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, to announce the inauguration of a mediation committee aimed at resolving the crisis.

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40 h. ago The big find in the Savannah Region: some of the oldest texts embedded in rocks?

Some ancient artefacts thought to provide proof of human existence as early as the 1500s can be found at Akamade. Did we find the footprint and kneecap? No. Nevertheless, my discovery was satisfying enough to end the day's exploration. 

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49 h. ago Gbenyiri conflict: Man shot dead while attempting to charge phone at Kalba

A middle-aged man has been shot and killed by unknown assailants near Kalba, a suburb of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region.

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3 d. ago Abuakwa South MP Extends Support to Displaced Sawla Residents

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/abuakwa-south-mp-extends-support-to-displaced-sawla-residents/The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has extended a hand of support to displaced victims of the recent Sawla Gbenyiri conflict in the Savannah Region, who are currently seeking refuge in Akyem Kyebi-Oman. Through the Abuakwa South National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Secretariat, the MP donated a relief package on Friday, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/abuakwa-south-mp-extends-support-to-displaced-sawla-residents/

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4 d. ago Gbinyiri conflict is a ‘humanitarian and security time bomb’ — PUSAG President

The Private Universities Students’ Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has issued a dire warning, labelling the ongoing conflict in Gbinyiri and its surrounding communities in the Savannah Region a “humanitarian and security time bomb”.

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6 d. ago NADMO engages border communities to ascertain movements of Gbinyiri clash victims

The Dormaa West District Director of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Daniel Naanwinkoma, says the organisation is engaging six border communities in the district to ascertain the movements of victims of the Gbinyiri clash, fleeing their homes in the Savannah Region.

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8 d. ago Gbenyiri Conflict: Thousands displaced as humanitarian crisis deepens in Savannah Region

A deepening humanitarian crisis has engulfed the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole districts in Ghana’s Savannah Region, as makeshift camps struggle to accommodate thousands of victims of the Gbenyiri conflict.

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1 week ago Gbinyiri conflict: REGSEC extends peace deals to over 1,000 victims in Côte d’Ivoire, assures safety

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Issifu Be-Awuribe, led a high-powered Regional Security Council (REGSEC) delegation to neighbouring Vonkore in Côte d’Ivoire to broker a peace deal with over 1,400 residents who fled their homes in the Bole and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba districts of the Savannah Region following the Gbinyiri violent clash.

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1 week ago Tribal attack in Bole District leaves six dead, 2 injured – Police confirms

Six people have been killed and two others injured following a violent attack on the Chenchire community near Mandari in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.

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1 week ago Wa West MP joins chiefs in peace efforts at Gbenyiri and its environs

The Member of Parliament for Wa West in the Upper West Region, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has visited chiefs in Tuna, Kalba, and Sawla in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to restore peace to Gbenyiri and nearby communities.

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2 w. ago IGP deploys to Savannah Region following deadly communal clashes

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a high-level security delegation to the Savannah Region in response to recent communal clashes that left several people dead.

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2 w. ago Death toll in Gbenyiri land dispute reaches 10, others critically injured

Heavy fighting has erupted in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, leaving at least ten people dead and twelve others injured.

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3 w. ago Gunmen kill herdsman, flee with cattle trade proceeds in Savannah Region

A 48-year-old herdsman, identified only as Haruna, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at Sori Number Three, a suburb of the West Gonja Municipality in the Savannah Region.

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3 w. ago Six convicted as NACOC destroys seized drugs in Savannah Region

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed quantities of illicit drugs and other illegal substances in the Savannah Region, following joint operations with the Ghana Police Service. The substances were seized from individuals during targeted enforcement actions aimed at tackling the growing menace of drug abuse and trafficking. As a result of the operations, the […]

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