Kumasi International Airport is a second busiest airport in Ghana after Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Kumasi Airport serves Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. In 2022, the airport handled over 450,000 passengers making it the second busiest airport in the country. Kumasi International Airport is located 6 kilometres from Kumasi. It was changed…

Idoma names and meanings are: ABOH ABOH, an Idoma name, means War Lord. Masculine ACHIENI ACHIENI, an Idoma name, means Unexpected Feminine ADAH ADAH, an Idoma name, means Father of nations. Masculine ADOLE ADOLE, an Idoma name, means Father of the house Masculine ADAM ADAM, an Idoma name, means My Father Masculine AGABA AGABA, an…

Each ethnic group of the regions in Ghana has its own traditional dances, with some specific dances for different occasions like festivals, marriage ceremonies, other celebrations, and funerals. These dances are performed to entertain and educate people e.g. adowa, agbadza, bamaya, borborbor, kpanlogo, kple and apatampa dance. In Ghana, there are institutions that perform and…

Textile in Ghana ranges from the kente, adinkra traditional cloth, African prints, batiks or tie and dye, and the smock The smock and kente cloth are said to be the national dress of Ghana. Kente cloth originated in the middle/southern region of Ghana. The smock is from the north of Ghana. Kente (Akan: kente or nwetoma; Ewe: kete; Dagbani: Chinchini) is handwoven…

Although Ghana exports the majority of its gold and other mineral resources, there are a number of individuals and businesses in Ghana that manufacture jewelry. Some of the materials used are from other countries. There are new developments in the production of old aphorisms and symbols influenced by global culture. This is reflected in the…

The baskets in Ghana, known internationally as Bolga baskets, are exclusively woven by the indigenous people of Bolgatanga, a historical town in Northern Ghana. Bolgatanga literally translates to “soft soil, rocky land.” Bolgatanga, colloquially known as Bolga, is the capital of Ghana’s Upper East Region, with a population of approximately 50,000 people. It is the…

Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art forms, and it is still a significant industry in Ghana. In many parts of Ghana, pottery is the primary source of income for the people. The material from which pottery ware is made is clay. The most common type is earthenware, also known as “Asanka…

Sculpture in Ghana refers to any of the creative forms in which three-dimensional art objects are created from materials such as stone, metal, wood, or clay. The designs might take the form of standalone objects, reliefs on surfaces, or surroundings that range from tableaux to enveloping contexts. Some Ghanaian sculptors use volume and space to…

Ghana is noteworthy for being the first African country to gain independence from the British. Ghanaian officials commemorated this significant transformation by renaming the land after a famous indigenous culture from the past. While mythical in nature, these evocations of noble origins, combined with a rich cultural heritage and a militant nationalist movement, have provided…

The word Homowo (Homo – hunger, wo – hoot) can mean “to hoot (or jeer) at hunger” in the Ga language.  The tradition of Homowo started with a period of hunger leading to famine due to failure of the seasonal rains needed by crops in the Greater Accra Region, where the Ga people predominantly dwell. When the rains returned…