An area of eastern Ghana has declared itself a sovereign state. The region known as Western Togoland has had secessionist attempts in the past.

Armed men demanding the secession of Western Togoland from Ghana blockaded major entry points to the Volta region of Ghana on Friday morning.


https://m.dw.com/en/ghanas-western-togoland-region-declares-sovereignty/a-55051426

Local sources say the group are holding three police officers hostage, including a District Commander, and attacked two police stations. Prior to the blockade, the group reportedly broke into an armory and stole weapons.

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

Even Ghana too get there own IPOB
Nawa oh

Africa self

"This is a very serious situation because just few weeks ago we saw [what happened] when they mounted signs along the major roads welcoming people into the Western Togoland State," a local resident told DW. "Blocking the roads with heaps of sand, burning tyres [and ] even holding security personnel hostage."

About 12 hours before Friday's dawn operation, the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) published photos of the graduation ceremony for around 500 personnel who underwent training for months in secret locations, raising questions over the effectiveness of security agencies in the region.

Seeking sovereignty

Ghana's Western Togoland region is predominately wedged between Lake Volta and the Ghana-Togo border. Currently, a number of splinter groups are demanding the area be recognized as a sovereign state.

In a press release, the chairman of the WTRF, Togbe Yesu Kwabla Edudzi I, declared that efforts for consolidating statehoood, which began on 1 September 2020, were being put into practice.

The press release also claimed "roadblocks to assert its sovereignty are all over the Southern sector."

The movement says it wants to force the Ghanaian government to join United Nations (UN) facilitated negotiations aiming to declare Western Togoland an independent state.

Ghanaian police have been ordered to "leave the region in 24 hours" and surrender weapons. Some radio stations appear to have been taken over by members of the WTRF. The group has demanded the release of prisoners currently being held in detention for secessionist activities.

All these breaking away thing is very useless in Africa.
Look at Eritrea and South Sudan, are those two now paradise after breaking away?

Travelers urged to be cautious

Meanwhile, on Facebook, Ghanaian police have cautioned travellers to be aware of "security operations" in some communities in the Volta Region.

Local media have reported the minister of the affected Volta Region, Archibald Letsa, urged travelers to remain calm and allow security personnel to do their jobs.

A tumultuous past

The territory of Western Togoland was first colonized by Germany in 1884 and incorporated into the Togoland colony. After Germany's defeat during the First World War, the colony of Togoland was divided between France and Britain as protectorates. The western part of Togoland became part of Britain's Gold Coast colony, which became independent in 1957 to form modern-day Ghana. Togo gained independence from France in 1960.

Western Togoland is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) . Four million people live in the region. In terms of language and culture, Western Togoland, especially the Volta region, has more in common with Togo. Locals in the region say they feel underrepresented by Ghanaian authorities.

A previous unsuccessful attempt to declare Western Togoland independent from Ghana took place in 2017. In March 2020, around 80 members of the separatist group were detained for protesting the arrest of seven leaders of the Homeland Study Group Foundation. The charges were later dropped.

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Quelme:
An area of eastern Ghana has declared itself a sovereign state. The region known as Western Togoland has had secessionist attempts in the past.

Armed men demanding the secession of Western Togoland from Ghana blockaded major entry points to the Volta region of Ghana on Friday morning.


https://m.dw.com/en/ghanas-western-togoland-region-declares-sovereignty/a-55051426

That is Jerry Rawlings area . The Ewe tribe were divided between Ghana and Togo at Independence almost half in Togo some of them have not been happy about it since.They cooled down when Rawlings their Son was in power and forgot about secession .

Someone must have got on their nerves again.

The Ewe people migrated from Oyo and Ketu in the late 17th Century when the Aare Oona Kakanfo lead Oyo Army invaded Ghana as allies of the Dahomey to fight the Ashanti.

( Yorubas ancestors sabi look for fight , Ghana O !! )

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Atakpamé

Christistruth00:


That is Jerry Rawlings area . The Ewe tribe were divided between Ghana and Togo at Independence with majority in Togo they have not been happy about it since.They cooled down when Rawlings their Son was in power and forgot about secession . Someone must have got on their nerves again.

Yeah. You are not far from the truth.

like Nigeria like Ghana

All these breaking away way is very nothing in Africa. Look at Eritrea and South Sudan, are those two now paradise after breaking away?

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms This is so unsophisticated
Even Ghana too get there own IPOB Nawa oh
Africa self

chie! which side I go dey fight? Togoland or ipob?

If these ones succeed then....... Will spark at home

Interesting

United States of Africa! my foot


UNPO gives seccessionists the audacity to get their get voice heard.

Incredible news!

Nonsense and Togoland. Place wey no reach from here to Cele Express

sinkhole:
All these breaking away thing is very useless in Africa.
Look at Eritrea and South Sudan, are those two now paradise after breaking away?

is there any place in d world that is paradise?
at least they have freedom from their oppressor which is d paramount thing.

Lalasticlala.

The artificial boundaries that colonial master draw is about to collapse.

Kwili:

is there any place in d world that is paradise?
at least they have freedom from their oppressor which is d paramount thing.

but they are now the one oppressing themselves, more ferociously than the former oppressor!

Lipscomb:
The artificial boundaries that colonial master draw is about to collapse.

I don't think so because almost all West Africans are the same Race it is only Culture and Language that is different.

The successful Old pre colonial. Empires always had other tdibes in them. It was part of what made them flourish.

Ghana and Togo should form one country then Benin and Niger republic should be allowed to join Nigeria

Ghana that their land is so small, by the time this guys break out from mainstream Ghana, the remaining parts of Ghana will be like the size of a street in Nigeria.

That must be Aflao side...

Hehehehe what goes around comes around

Where Akkufo Ado dey? Go nd fix ur shithole instead of coming to abuja to insult us with ur obsolete info on boko haram!! If not for busy body Ghana wey no get border with us / no get credible intelligence agency na this same Ghana wan dey tell us wet in boko boyz are up To?

They should tell us if they need help with intelligence gathering regarding this secession attempts though I hope naija gov will rather support the secessionists to show Ghana it's real place in West Africa, their shakara don dey too much these day!

Africa is an European experiment with no nation created out of historical ties that is why she is deemed to fail

sinkhole:
All these breaking away thing is very useless in Africa.
Look at Eritrea and South Sudan, are those two now paradise after breaking away?

Are you looking for your own break away...
What's the difference between eritea and Nigeria the poverty capital of the world..

Why Would you not think so? The artificial boundaries created disunity among African and that is the problem we are facing now. Yes you are right we are one before the advent of colonial but when whites came they created disunity among Africans.

Christistruth00:


I don't think so because almost all West Africans are the same Race it is only Culture and Language that is different.

The successful Old pre colonial. Empires always had other tdibes in them. It was part of what made them flourish.