On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, began a high-level mediation process aimed at resolving the long-standing Bawku conflict.
Enhanced security measures were put in the place to ensure the safety of dignitaries, traditional leaders, and stakeholders who gathered at the palace for the peace talks.
The mediation comes at a time when tensions in Bawku remain high due to ongoing violence and a long-standing chieftaincy dispute.
The Asantehene’s intervention is seen as a critical step in building consensus between the feuding factions.
The factions tribes arrived in the palace under tight armed security escort.
EIB’s Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Justice Bediako reports the Asantehene’s lead mediation team met the rival Chiefs separately in a close door meetings.
However, the content of their conversation is immediately unknown to the media
source :www.kumasimail.com
