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The Guinea Fowl War: Ethnic Conflict, Land, and the Fragility of Peace in Northern Ghana (1981-2015) cover image
Modern Ghana

The Guinea Fowl War: Ethnic Conflict, Land, and the Fragility of Peace in Northern Ghana (1981-2015)

By Sankofa Maps9 min read6 chapters

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Chapter 1

Overview

From a market dispute over a guinea fowl to a six-month war that killed up to 2000 people and displaced 150000.

Sources & References

  1. Wikipedia
  2. UCDP
  3. GlobalSecurity
  4. GhanaRemembers
  5. UNHCR Refworld
  6. Jon Kirby

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