The Ashanti tribe, located in central Ghana is the largest tribe of the region. The people of this tribe live in the West African Rainforest nearly 150 miles away from the West Coast. It is the major indigenous tribe of the Akans (Ashanti and Fanti) of Ghana. Ghana basically is a new country of about…

Akan is the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They predominantly inhabit the Ashanti, Eastern, Central, and a portion of the Western regions. The Akan people have an interesting and rich cultural heritage which is a product of acombination of their language, music, dance, art, and traditional beliefs. The Akan people are a Kwa group living…

Like in most Africans cultures, proverbs are the main ingredients in the Akan language. Proverbs (ebe) are small words symbols, anecdotes or stories, which are represented in all respects of Akan culture.   A proverb can be a metaphor, allusion, idiom, euphemism, and folk tale. It always has a didactic significance and it is given in context of…

• The regions of Ghana are:• Greater Accra Region• Ashanti Region• Brong Ahafo Region• Central Region• Western Region• Eastern Region• Volta Region• Northern Region• Upper West Region• Upper East Region Greater Accra Region Greater Accra Region is the smallest, but certainly the most influential of Ghana’s ten regions. Its capital, Accra is the nation’s capital…

Accra Metropolitan District (City of Accra) The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 13 local government districts that contains the historic center and the primary central business district (CBD) of Accra. To promote efficiency in the administrative machinery and also meet the ever-pressing demands for amenities and essential services, the district is divided into…

The word Accra is derived from the Akan word Nkran meaning “ants”, a reference to the numerous anthills seen in the countryside around Accra. The name specifically refers to soldier ants, and was applied to both the town and people by the Twi speakers. The name of Accra in the local Ga language is Ga…

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana It is located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, 3,245 km2…

Central University  University of Ghana The University of Ghana is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the city centre at Legon. More A number of other public and private universities and tertiary institutions have since been founded in Accra, some of which are listed below. Institution Location Public/Private Affiliation University of Ghana (Legon) Legon Public   Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) Cantonments…

The Asante people have developed their unique art of adinkra printing. They use two traditional printing methods; the block-stamp technique, which involves the use of wooden or metal stamps and the screen-printing. The Adinkra cloth was originally printed from hand carverd stamps from calabash or gourd (apakyiwa). The dye or ink (adinkra aduru) for printing…

Origin The Adinkra symbols are believed to have their origin from Gyaman, a former kingdom in today’s Côte D’Ivoire. According to an Asante (Ghana) legend Adinkra was the name of a king of the Gyaman (Nana kofi Adinkra). Adinkra was defeated and captured in a battle by the Asantes for having copied the “Golden Stool”,…