African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

Beyond arms investment: Interrogating the silent drivers of protracted chieftaincy conflicts in Ghana

Samuel Marfo
  • Samuel Marfo
  • Department of History and Political Science, Faculty of Social Science and Arts, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.
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Halidu Musah
  • Halidu Musah
  • Department of History and Political Science, Faculty of Social Science and Arts, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.
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Hamza Mohammed
  • Hamza Mohammed
  • Center for Conflict Peace and Security, Faculty of Sustainable Development Studies, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 28 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 30 December 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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