Small Sparks, Big Flames: Why Resolving Local Conflicts Matters for Wider Security – The Case of Bawku Conflict in Ghana

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Abstract

In the Sahel region, terrorist groups have exploited existing local conflicts to expand their activities and reach. In recent years, countries especially in coastal West Africa, have experienced terrorist activities in their territories. While Ghana has been resilient against terrorist attacks on its soil, the country continues to grapple with enduring ethnic conflicts, among them the Mamprusi and Kusai conflict in Bawku. In this blog post I argue that the Bawku conflict has persisted over an extensive period, and if left unresolved, could potentially open the door for extremist exploitation and infiltration, signaling a troubling extension of Sahel terrorist activities.
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Alhassan Tahiru



Alhassan Tahiru studiert Friedensforschung und Internationale Beziehungen an der Universität Tübingen und absolvierte ein Praktikum in der Forschungsgruppe "Afrikanische Interventionspolitik" bei Antonia Witt. Seine Forschungsinteressen umfassen bewaffnete Konflikte, gewalttätigen Extremismus und Konflikttransformation. Derzeit arbeitet er an der Schnittstelle von lokalen Konflikten und der Ausbreitung von gewalttätigem Extremismus. // Alhassan Tahiru currently studies Peace Research and International Relations at the University of Tübingen and interned with Antonia Witt in the research group "African Intervention Politics". His research interests include armed conflicts, violent extremism, and conflict transformation. He is currently working on the intersection between local disputes and the proliferation of violent extremism.

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