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Ghana

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  • Deaths 30 d

    3

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    0.1

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    0%

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    2

  • Population

    35.1 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    0 / 1

    near violence / total; 0 nuclear

Why this level0

Nothing in the open sources stands out.

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Travel advice level (FCDO)

    1

  • Natural hazards, 7 days

    1

  • Internet outage alerts, 24 h

    3

    —

  • Refugees who fled

    38 500

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Ghana, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 0%
  • Non-state conflict · 100%
  • Against civilians · 0%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
—
2026-08
Share in food crisis
—
2026-08
Undernourishment
6.3%
2023
Refugees who fled
38,500
2025
Refugees hosted
21,525
2025
Internally displaced
—
2025
Sanctions designations
6
2026-09-29
GDP per person
$3,257
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

FEWS NET does not cover this country.

Latest incidents of organised violence2

DatePlaceSidesDeathsCiviliansReported by
2026-08-14Yidani in the Gushegu District of the Northern RegionBikpangib (Konkomba) — Binamob (Konkomba)20ghanaconflictmonitor.com
2026-08-11in and around Chuchuliga in the Builsa North DistrictUnidentified armed group (Ghana) — Unidentified armed group (Ghana)10ghanaconflictmonitor.com, ghanaconflictmonitor.com

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days2

  • Bikpangib (Konkomba) - Binamob (Konkomba)2
  • Unidentified armed groups (Ghana)1

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days1

  • FloodFlood in Ghana · Sep 23, 2026

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Ghana: Avoid all but essential travel to parts

No severe weather warning in force.

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Next 7 days in Accra

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Tue, Sep 2924…281.5 mm44 km/h
Wed, Sep 3024…280.0 mm46 km/h
Thu, Oct 124…280.4 mm48 km/h
Fri, Oct 223…290.0 mm43 km/h
Sat, Oct 322…290.9 mm48 km/h
Sun, Oct 424…290.6 mm51 km/h
Mon, Oct 524…274.8 mm35 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Food prices in markets14

ItemPriceUSDYear
Maize / KG6.56 GHS0.60+52%
Millet / KG10.21 GHS0.93+39%
Yam / KG18.22 GHS1.65+349%
Plantains (apem) / KG9.31 GHS0.84+26%
Maize (yellow) / KG6.8 GHS0.62+52%
Rice (imported) / KG11.28 GHS1.03+54%
Sorghum / KG9.17 GHS0.83+57%
Cassava / KG8.91 GHS0.81+447%
Rice (local) / KG13.88 GHS1.26+127%
Onions / KG4.4 GHS0.40+12%
Peppers (fresh) / KG4.85 GHS0.44+96%
Plantains (apentu) / KG3.85 GHS0.35-49%
Gari / KG8.52 GHS0.78+195%
Soybeans / KG2.88 GHS0.26-66%

Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2023-07); change against the same month a year before.

WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)