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Ghana: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

3events4 the month before
31est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In August 2025, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Ghana, with 31 estimated deaths. That is -25% compared with 4 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Birifor - Gonja with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-27: Birifor vs Gonja (6 deaths)2025-08-25: Birifor vs Gonja (20 deaths)2025-08-24: Birifor vs Gonja (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Ghana, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Savannah region331

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 Aug 2025Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district
Savannah region		Birifor vs Gonja
Non-state, 8 sources		20
27 Aug 2025Bole district
Savannah region		Birifor vs Gonja
Non-state, 7 sources		6
24 Aug 2025Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district
Savannah region		Birifor vs Gonja
Non-state		5

Parties

PartyEvents
Birifor3
Gonja3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state3
One-sided0

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.