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The traditions surrounding Nsua Tre in the Bono and Ahafo region have roots that stretch back to the earliest Bono settlements. Oral accounts state that...

According to the oral traditions recorded by Kwabena Ameyaw, the people of Sampa trace their ancestry to the Nafana group who migrated from Kakala...

The story of Banda, who reside deep in the northwest of the Bono region, is a unique one that is not oft enough mentioned. Long...

The Asafo companies of the Fante people represent one of the most striking examples of indigenous military organization and cultural resilience in West Africa. Beyond...

Before the Akan spread across the forest lands of what is now Ghana, the Guan people were already settlers. They were the first to settle...

Gold has always been more than just an "ornament" for the Akans. Its gleams are represented gloriously not only in the crowns and bracelets...

In Akan thought, the hand that shapes clay does not merely create form but also gives life to memory. Art among the Akan is not...