This article is a list of military conflicts involving Ghana and includes conflicts such as coups.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Congo Crisis
[1] (1960-1964) |
ONUC |
Katanga
|
Victory
|
Lebanese Civil War and South Lebanon conflict (1978–present) |
UNIFIL |
South Lebanon Army Israel |
Ongoing |
First Liberian Civil War
[6] (1990-1997) |
ECOMOG | NPFL | Defeat
|
Rwandan Civil War (1993-1994) |
UNAMIR | Rwanda | Defeat |
Sierra Leone Civil War
[7] (1997-2002) |
ECOMOG & UNAMSIL [a] |
RUF |
Victory |
First Ivorian Civil War
[8] (2003-2007) |
ECOMOG |
Ivory Coast COJEP |
Tentative peace agreement
|
Second Ivorian Civil War
[9]
[10] (2010-2011) |
UNOCI |
Military of Ivory Coast COJEP FPI |
Victory
|
Mali War
[13] (2013-2017) |
MINUSMA |
MNLA
|
Withdrawal
[14]
[15]
|
ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia (2017) |
ECOMOG | Pro- Jammeh forces | Ongoing |
Western Togoland Rebellion (2020) |
Ghana | Western Togoland Restoration Front | Ongoing |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Operation Cold Chop (1966) |
Ghana ( Nkrumah government) |
National Liberation Council Alleged Support: United States United Kingdom |
NLC Victory
|
Operation Guitar Boy (1967) |
Ghana ( NLC) | Coup plotters | NLC Victory
|
June 4th coup d'état (1979) |
Ghana ( Supreme Military Council) | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | AFRC Victory
|
Nobistor affair
[16]
[17]
[18] (1985) |
Ghana ( Provisional National Defence Council) |
Supporters of Godfrey Osei United States mercenaries |
PNDC Victory
|
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A recent example was in neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire during the genocide, where A109 helicopters were used as gunships and Bell 412s for troop transport.