Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands Since 1914

Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Nugent, Paul

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“…Borders, in fact, are commonly considered the sole heritage of the European colonial agency. Nevertheless, as stated by Paul Nugent in his seminal work on the southern section of the Ghana-Togo border, we must not underestimate the fact that African borders had not always been arbitrarily traced, but they had often been the result of agreements between European interests and local necessities (Nugent 2002).…”

Section: The Konkomba and The Spacementioning

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Different Ideas of Borders and Border Construction in Northern Ghana: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

Casentini

2014

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Section: The Konkomba and The Spacementioning

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Different Ideas of Borders and Border Construction in Northern Ghana: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

Casentini

2014

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“…This lack of cohesion in the Western Togoland secession, which was also reflected in the plebiscite vote, partly explains the relatively weak force of the movement (Brown, 1980; Nugent, 2002). Therefore, the struggle between the Western Togoland secessionists and Ghana's state security cannot be compared to such cases as Cameroon in effect and impact.…”

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“…Besides, the leaders of the secession have also failed to gain the required support from the northern half of the former German Togoland, where the Yaa-Naa, overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom (in the northern region), for instance, reportedly chased out campaigners for independent Western Togoland from the Gbewa palace (Ghana News, September, 2020). This lack of cohesion in the Western Togoland secession, which was also reflected in the plebiscite vote, partly explains the relatively weak force of the movement (Brown, 1980;Nugent, 2002). Therefore, the struggle between the Western Togoland secessionists and Ghana's state security cannot be compared to such cases as Cameroon in effect and impact.…”

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Nationalist secessionism and global order: A comparison of the dynamics and impact of secession movements in Africa and Europe

Paalo,

Adu‐Gyamfi,

Arthur

2023

Nations and Nationalism

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Scholars generally argue that nationalism and secessionism pose important dilemmas for national, regional and global order. Yet, there is inadequate discussion on the varied contexts of nationalist secessionist movements and how they influence or are influenced by domestic and global forces. Addressing this concern, this article undertakes a three‐case comparison of the Western Togoland separatist movement in Ghana, Southwest and Northwest (Anglophone) Cameroon's secessionist movement and the movement for independent Catalonia in Spain. These dissimilar cases—both from Global South and North—enable a broader examination of how themes such as political history, state capacity and regional/continental organisations affect nationalist‐induced secessionist movements and the measures to address them. Using a thematic comparative approach, this article examines the relevant literature on secessionism, nationalism, regionalism and cognate fields to demonstrate that the dynamics and consequence of secessionist movements depend largely on four interwoven factors: (a) the internal organisation and support for the nationalists' course, (b) state capacity to handle uprisings, (c) political conditions and conflict context of neighbouring countries and (d) interest and (re)actions of regional bodies and international allies. The comparative approach thus offers nuance, illustrating the critical angles of variations and intersections in secessionist movements and the effect on global order.

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“…The timeframe of these studies spans from the 1940s and 1950si.e. before the 1956 referendum that led to the integration of the Volta Region (then known as British Togoland) into independent Ghanato later decades (Amenumey 1989;Nugent 2002;Lawrance 2006;Skinner 2015;Keese 2016a). Documentation held at the PRAAD branch in Ho, the focus of which also touches on different decades, specifically from 1945 to 1978, offers yet more important new evidence on these topics.…”

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Researching post-independence Africa in regional archives: possibilities and limits in Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and Congo-Brazzaville

Keese,

Urbano

2023

Africa

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Africa’s regional archives offer crucial records to explore the continent’s postcolonial past. Although these archives are often difficult to locate and access and are exposed to several challenges that might even threaten their existence, this article presents a solid case for reconsidering their importance. Recent trends, aptly labelled ‘postcolonial African archival pessimism’, have mainly pointed to problems and often to the limited accessibility of state archives in some regional and local contexts. This article instead engages with their potential, discussing four case studies in Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and Congo-Brazzaville. Results stemming from these case studies are brought into contact with wider debates on custodial cultures and the regional archives’ role in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa. The intention is to provide a more positive and empirically based overview of research possibilities at regional archives and ultimately to change the nature of our approach to these resources.

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Smugglers, Secessionists and Loyal Citizens on the Ghana-Togo Frontier: The Lie of the Borderlands Since 1914

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Different Ideas of Borders and Border Construction in Northern Ghana: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

Different Ideas of Borders and Border Construction in Northern Ghana: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives

Nationalist secessionism and global order: A comparison of the dynamics and impact of secession movements in Africa and Europe

Researching post-independence Africa in regional archives: possibilities and limits in Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and Congo-Brazzaville

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