{"id":19912,"date":"2022-05-09T18:16:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/ghana-more-exposed-to-terrorism-wacce"},"modified":"2022-05-09T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:08:31","slug":"ghana-more-exposed-to-terrorism-wacce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-more-exposed-to-terrorism-wacce","title":{"rendered":"Ghana more exposed to terrorism \u2014 WACCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The West Africa Center for Counter Extremism (WACCE) has warned that Ghana is more exposed to terrorism than has been acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement titled \u201cThe Threat of Violent Extremism to Coastal States, Ghana\u2019s Exposure to Violent Extremism\u201d, the center highlighted, that Ghana\u2019s proximity to Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo and Ivory Coast, which have been targets of recent attacks, exposes the country to extremist recruitment or similar attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The center also pointed, to the unending Bawku chieftaincy conflict, the ethnic tensions in Northern Ghana and the unresolved challenge of Western Togoland separatists in the Eastern border regions as factors that also amplify risks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the center has advised that addressing grievances, mobilizing local community support and goodwill to build the social and economic infrastructure is required to build resilience against these threats of extremism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The West Africa Center for Counter Extremism (WACCE) has warned that Ghana is more exposed to terrorism than has been acknowledged. 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