Abstract
Despite the application of several dispute management and resolution strategies in the Bawku Traditional Area, the Bawku conflict has not yet been resolved. This study assessed the current interventions and suggested one to end the conflict. The study employs a sequential explanatory design within the pragmatist paradigm. The study found that the continued use of Track 1 interventions was unsuccessful in resolving the Bawku conflict. The formed Bawku Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee has proposed a symbolic burial of the okro stick to end the conflict. The results support the hypothesis that the traditional conflict resolution mechanism can serve as a remedy for chieftaincy conflicts in Ghana. The study recommended that the Government of Ghana, through the National Peace Council adopts the Gacaca conflict resolution approach to resolve the Bawku conflict. The government and other stakeholders must support the Bawku Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee with allowances, permanent offices, and logistics to work effectively.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Ethical Approval
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Data Availability
The datasets used in this study are openly available at [repository link] and the source code is available on GitHub at [GitHub link].
Funding
This work did not receive any external funding.
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