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Ahanta wars of resistance, the story of female war captains from Pretea
The Ahanta state was built through the blood and toil of men and women who sacrificed their lives and comforts to protect and safeguard Ahanta and its future descendants. They gave their all to ensure...
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Aku Benya, the Ahanta woman who burned enemy villages to avenge her relatives
Aku Benya’s story is a story of anger, resentment and revenge. She spent all her life avenging the deaths of her relatives and she did that to please her soul to a greater satisfaction. What...
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Mpadahile: Ahanta’s day of atonement and spiritual consecration
It’s a day set aside to purify the Ahanta state and to ensure that the state is spiritually protected and fortified against unforeseen calamities like sicknesses, incurable diseases and unexplained...
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Exactly 183 years today, Ghanaian king Badu Bonso II was killed and the head taken to Netherlands for curiosity’s sake
27th July is a dark day in the history of Ahanta. It is a day of mourning, grieving and wailing for Badu Bonso II, Ahanta’s king who was killed by the Dutch. His head was removed and sent to the...
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‘Abele Azani’: The spiritual grain that sustained the Ahanta people throughout the ages
The traditional food for the people of Ahanta is “Foomfoom” and the best of it is the one prepared with RED MAIZE also known as “Abele Azani” in the Ahanta language....
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Ahanta – Once the Golden State of Africa which was ‘raped’ and robbed of her riches by Dutch colonialists
Ahanta has lost its glory and shine in present Ghana. We are regarded as a minority ethnic group with no social, political and economic relevance in the affairs of Ghana. It’s like we have nothing...
