Assessing the impact of the Bawku conflict on youth livelihoods

The Bawku conflict in Ghana is a protracted strife related to land ownership rights and chieftaincy between the Kusasis and Mamprusis, two major ethnic groups in the northeast of the country. Based on fieldwork conducted in Bawku in January 2023 as part of the HSRC's The Imprint of Education study, Young African Research Fellow Emmanuel Ampomah discusses the effects of the conflict on the livelihoods of young people. He is also from Ghana.

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Human Science Research Council SA
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2026-05-22
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32363133
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Land Rights and Reforms
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Assessing the impact of the Bawku conflict on youth livelihoods

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Assessing the impact of the Bawku conflict on youth livelihoods

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Abstract

The Bawku conflict in Ghana is a protracted strife related to land ownership rights and chieftaincy between the Kusasis and Mamprusis, two major ethnic groups in the northeast of the country. Based on fieldwork conducted in Bawku in January 2023 as part of the HSRC's The Imprint of Education study, Young African Research Fellow Emmanuel Ampomah discusses the effects of the conflict on the livelihoods of young people. He is also from Ghana.

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