Ethnic, political exclusion, not theology alone drives Muslim sectarian violence in Ghana, KNUST study finds

Intra-Muslim conflicts in Ghana are driven less by purely religious differences and more by ethnic, political and generational exclusion, with government bias and local power struggles playing a decisive role in escalating violence, according to a study published in Islamic Africa. The research finds that tensions between Salafi and Tijaniyya groups, particularly in the 1990s, were often rooted in competition over leadership, identity and access to resources within Zongo communities, rather ...

By Kwasi Debrah