Ghana: Information on the troubles of the Konkomba tribe, including a 5 December 1996 tribal slaughter in Nekri area against this tribe
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA27428.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the troubles of the Konkomba tribe, including a 5 December 1996 tribal slaughter in Nekri area against this tribe, 1 August 1997, GHA27428.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1620.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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Information on the 5 December 1996 Nekri slaughter against the Konkomba tribe could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
However, for information on the Konkomba tribe and on their troubles in the past, please refer to Responses to Information Request GHA24279.E of 25 June 1996 and GHA23453.E of 1 April 1996, available in all Regional Documentation centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. 1996 to present.
Africa Research Bulletin [London]. 1996 to present..
Amnesty International Report. 1997.
Country Report on human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997.
DIRB Ghana country file. 1996 to present.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Report. 1996 to present.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1997.
Keesing's Record of World Events [London]. 1996 to present.
New African [London]. 1996 to present.
West Africa [London]. 1996 to present.
On-line search of media articles.
