The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is expected to submit a report on the mediation of the Bawku conflict to President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, December 16, as part of efforts to secure lasting peace in the area.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was appointed earlier in 2025 by President Mahama to lead mediation efforts to resolve the decades-old chieftaincy dispute in Bawku. The process began in April, when the Asantehene held separate meetings with representatives of the feuding factions to open dialogue.

Although the talks were temporarily suspended, they resumed in May 2025 and have since contributed to a period of relative calm in the conflict-prone municipality.

The report is expected to detail key findings, progress made and recommendations and will inform the next phase of government action aimed at restoring sustainable peace and stability in Bawku.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces say they have stepped up security operations in the area to maintain law and order while the mediation continues. Speaking on Monday, December 15, the Commander of the 11th Battalion of the Ghana Armed Forces in the Upper East Region, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Boako, expressed confidence that the combined security and mediation efforts would end the violence.
“We believe that as time goes on, with our monitoring, time will catch up with those miscreants. With the Otumfuo mediation and the meetings we had with the factions in Bawku last week, we believe that all these attacks will come to an end so that the community and its people can return to normalcy,” he said.

Bawku has experienced recurring violence over the years linked to chieftaincy disputes, leading to repeated calls for sustained dialogue and enhanced security interventions to restore peace.