Ghana: Information on the name of the "Queen Mother" of the Asiakwa clan of the Ashanti tribe in the city of Barakese, Ghana including her political activism and support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 1996, her present whereabouts and any information on the attitude of the Rawlings government toward her
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA28944.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the name of the "Queen Mother" of the Asiakwa clan of the Ashanti tribe in the city of Barakese, Ghana including her political activism and support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 1996, her present whereabouts and any information on the attitude of the Rawlings government toward her, 1 March 1998, GHA28944.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acad14.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the "Queen Mother" of the Asiakwa clan could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. Monthly.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996.1997.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1996.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1996, 1997.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1996-1997.
New African [London]. Monthly.
West Africa [London]. Weekly.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.