Tag Archives: Bawku

Three persons were Tuesday afternoon, August 16, 2022, shot dead by unknown persons in Bawku in the Upper East Region. The three victims, all males, were shot while travelling on board a vehicle from Bolga to Bawku. The incident is said to have happened at about 2 p.m. A family …

About 1,000 Burkinabe nationals from neighbouring Burkina Faso are seeking refuge in Bansi, Gentiga no1 and No.2, Mognori, Sapeliga, Kutanga and Yarigungu in Bawku West District, Binduri District and Bawku Municipal of the Upper East Region. They fled from Benliyali, a community in Burkina Faso after an attack by unknown …

One person has been shot dead in troubling Bawku in the Upper East Region. Citi News sources say the deceased, one Yakubu, who hails from Gingande, was allegedly shot by military personnel in Bawku at Mazema. It is unclear what might have led the soldiers to shoot at Yakubu. The …

There is heavy fighting ongoing in Bawku following a clash between two tribes Tuesday morning. It is unclear what triggered the chaos. Reports say heavy weaponry is being used by the factions as military personnel stationed there are struggling to bring the situation under control. More soon…     Source …

Three persons have been reportedly shot dead in what appears to be renewed clashes between some Kusasis and Mamprusis in the Old Kariama Market area of Nyatinga in the Bawku municipality last night. This comes barely days after the West Africa Centre for Counter-Terrorism and Extremism 2022 report pointed to …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that the health system in the Bawku Municipality is close to shutting down with several health workers abandoning posts in the midst of the prolonged conflict. According to the GHS, the delivery of routine health services has been affected in diverse ways following …

A violent rainstorm has killed one, destroyed many houses and rendered some residents homeless in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. The incident occurred on Thursday 7th April, 2022 at around 5:00pm. The storm ripped off roofs, especially thatched houses, churches, schools, shops and containers including electrical …

A young man has been shot in Buabula, a suburb of Bawku, in the Upper East Region. The young man, in his early 40s, was shot in the leg on Saturday, March 26 while trying to escape from an unknown gunman, whom he said had approached and ordered him to …

The Governing Board of the Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Bawku in the Upper East Region has debunked claims that the College has been partially shut down due to the insecurity in the town. The Board says due to the insecurity in the Bawku municipality, the board decided …

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has appealed to residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region to allow peace to prevail in the area. A recent eruption in the age-long conflict in the area has partially grounded social and economic activities in the Bawku area. For instance, the Presbyterian Midwifery Training College at …