Ezza and Kwahu-Ewe Land Dispute in Nigeria and Ghana: Unfolding the Road to Peace and Development
Publisher: Journal of African Foreign Affairs
Author(s): Kelechi Johnmary Ani, Victor Ojakorotu, and Timi Legend Asuelime
Date: 2019
Topics: Land, Peace Agreements
Countries: Ghana, Nigeria
Land as a factor of production has remained a major source of conflict in many African societies. Over the years, the Ezza people and their neighbours in their new colonies have engaged in intermittent conflicts just like the Kwahu and Ewe setting. The purpose of this qualitative study is to compare the dynamics of both conflicts. The study reveals that the conflict was caused by the push and pull effects of migration, economic interest, population growth, and quest for expanded land as well as the influence of politics in the relations of the settler communities with their landlords. The study traced the complex road to reactive peace in the conflict settings. Consequently, the paper recommends inter-communal driven peace initiatives to ensure sustainable and durable peace.