Ghanaians Fight in Burkina Faso

This is a Ghana news story, published by BBC, that relates primarily to Sammy Gyamfi news.

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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso jihadist insurgency: Some Ghanaians join the fight against the military

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Three Ghanaians tell the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso .

They say they went to fight to defend civilian communities with strong family and ethnic ties.

The BBC was put in touch with the men through contacts at cattle markets in northern Ghana , where jihadist groups are alleged to be recruiting fighters.

The West African region described by the UN last year as the epicentre of global jihadist violence.

The town of Bawku is embroiled in a decades -long struggle between different ethnic groups for control of the local chieftaincy.

More than 100 people are thought to have been killed in clashes since last October .

JNIM smugglers are accused of selling weapons to both sides.

Ghana 's governing party spokesman Sammy Gyamfi says ending the violence is the government's priority.

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