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Town in Ashanti Region, Ghana
Abuakwa is a small town in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region. Abuakwa was founded by Asante migrants in the early 19th century, near
Abuakwa
Traditional kingdom in Ghana
Akyem Abuakwa is a traditional kingdom in Ghana. It dates from at least the 16th century. Its capital is and was Kyebi. Currently, it is a non-sovereign
Akyem_Abuakwa
Public high school in Ghana
Abuakwa State College is a co-ed second cycle institution in Kibi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The school was established in 1936 by three elders of
Abuakwa_State_College
Pre-colonial Akan polity in Ghana
the Akwamu and Asante reshaped the polity and led to the emergence of Abuakwa and Kotoku. Akyem oral traditions trace their origins to Adanse, the Akan
Old_Akyem
Ghanaian paramount chief
woman to hold the office of ruler, or Okyenhene, in the history of Akyem Abuakwa in present-day Ghana. She ascended the Ofori stool in 1817 after her uncle
Nana_Afia_Dokuaa
Queen of Akyem Abuakwa
Nana Dokua was the queen mother of Akyem Abuakwa. She was the one who welcomed the King of the Dwabens called Nana Kwaku Boateng and his army. A civil
Nana_Dokua
British colony in Africa from 1821 to 1957
Ofori, (11 Oct. 1881–24 Aug. 1943), Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of Akyem Abuakwa; an Unofficial Member, Executive Council of Gold Coast, since 1942; Provincial
Gold_Coast_(British_colony)
Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana
The Akim Abuakwa South constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Kingsley Agyemang. He
Akim Abuakwa South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Akim_Abuakwa_South_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)
This is a list of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa. Their title was Okyenhene. Ghana Gold Coast Lists of incumbents Stewart, John (1989). African
List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa
List_of_rulers_of_the_Akan_state_of_Akyem_Abuakwa
Municipal District in Eastern Region, Ghana
Abuakwa North Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East
Abuakwa North Municipal District
Abuakwa_North_Municipal_District
President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
Akufo-Addo's maternal grandfather was Nana Sir Ofori Atta, King of Akyem Abuakwa, who was a member of the Executive Council of the Gold Coast before Ghana's
Nana_Akufo-Addo
High school in Tafo, Ghana
was laid on 19 May 1962 by Hon. Kofi Asante Ofori Attah, M.P. for Akim Abuakwa and Minister of Justice at that time. An alumnus/alumna of Ofori Panin
Ofori Panin Senior High School
Ofori_Panin_Senior_High_School
Ghanaian politician (born 1956)
lawyer from Kibi who served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana for Abuakwa Central constituency from 1992 to 1996. He is a former deputy communication
Owuraku_Amofah
Urban area in Eastern Region, Ghana
Akim Tafo is a town in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana The headquarters of the cocoa research Institute of Ghana is in the
Akim_Tafo
Ghanaian paramount chief (1881–1943)
Ofori Atta I, KBE (11 October 1881 – 21 August 1943) was the King of Akyem Abuakwa, a traditional area that stretches back to the thirteenth century and was
Ofori_Atta_I
Ghanaian lawyer and politician
from 2017 until January 2021. He was the Member of Parliament of Akim Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana between 2009 and 2025
Samuel_Atta_Akyea
Ghanaian politician
the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region. He represents
Kingsley_Agyemang
Region of Ghana
Abetifi Technical School Abetifi Vocational Institute Abomosu STEM SHS Abuakwa State College Aburi Girls' Senior High School Aburi Presby Senior High
Eastern_Region_(Ghana)
Municipal District in Eastern Region of Ghana
Abuakwa South Municipal District is one of the thirty-three districts in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East
Abuakwa South Municipal District
Abuakwa_South_Municipal_District
Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana
Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is the 35th King of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He took his seat on October 4, 1999, succeeding his brother
Osagyefuo_Amoatia_Ofori_Panin
Former Akan empire centred on present-day Ghana
states in the region between the Pra and Ofin rivers were Adansemanso, Abuakwa Atwumamanso, Asenmanso, Abankeseso, and Asantemanso, collectively known
Asante_Empire
Ghanaian politician (1965–2016)
when he won a seat in the Ghana's general elections in 2004 to represent Abuakwa North. He was appointed as Deputy Minister for Women and Children's Affairs
J._B._Danquah-Adu
Urban area in Eastern Region, Ghana
Kukurantumi is the capital of the Abuakwa North Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is noted for Adonten Senior High School, Ofori Panin
Kukurantumi
Okyenhene is the title of the Tribal King of Akyem Abuakwa (also styled Okyeman), an old traditional kingdom in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Okyenhene
Okyenhene
initiative by the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council under the authority of the Okyenhene Amoatia Ofori Panin II (King of Akyem Abuakwa). It is the first university
University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies
University_College_of_Agriculture_and_Environmental_Studies
Ghanaian politician (born 1967)
Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy
Gifty_Twum-Ampofo
Ghanaian politician
Retrieved 2022-02-12. "Alhaji Bodinga confirmed as Abuakwa North MCE". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-12. "Abuakwa N: Akufo-Addo nominates Alhaji Bodinga as MCE"
Alhaji_Umar_B._Bodinga
King of Akyem Abuakwa (1899–1973)
Nana Ofori Atta II was the paramount king of Akyem Abuakwa. He lived from 1899 to 1973. He succeeded Nana Sir Ofori Atta I. He was also the successor
Nana_Ofori_Atta_II
Ghanaian MP
the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was once the member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the
Samuel_Kwadwo_Amoako
Ghanaian highlife musician
Daddy Lumba). Nana Acheampong is also known as the Champion Lover boy. The Abuakwa native and Kumasi Technical Institute graduate has a musical career spanning
Nana_Acheampong
Battle of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War
6340; -1.5640 Result British victory Belligerents United Kingdom Akyem Abuakwa Ashanti Empire Commanders and leaders Sir Garnet Wolseley King Atta Unknown
Battle_of_Ordashu
Boys boarding school in Koforidua, Ghana
Twum Barimah, Former MP for Dormaa East Kingsley Agyemang, MP for Akim Abuakwa South (Ghana parliament constituency) Nana Osei-Adjei, MP for New Juaben
Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
Pope_John_Senior_High_School_and_Minor_Seminary
Ghanaian paramount chief
March 1999) was a traditional ruler in Ghana and Paramount Chief of Akyem-Abuakwa in the Eastern Region. His official title was Okyenhene - King of Akyem
Osagyefo_Kuntunkununku_II
Ghanaian paramount chief
(born Kwasi Panin; 1853– 2 February 1887) was the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa in nineteenth century southern Ghana. Locally, his position is known as
Amoako_Atta_I
Road in Ghana
in Ghana that begins at Osei Kojokrom in the Western Region and ends in Abuakwa. Ghana Road Network "Ghana Highway Authority - Western North - Regional
IR5_road_(Ghana)
Second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana
Retrieved 15 January 2013. "Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly". ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 25 December 2020. "Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly". ghanadistricts
Districts_of_Ghana
Former Municipal District in Eastern Region, Ghana
split off into two new municipal districts: Abuakwa South Municipal District (capital: Kibi) and Abuakwa North Municipal District (capital: Kukurantumi)
East_Akim_Municipal_District
facility Location Ownership NHIA Accredited Contact Website Abuakwa Health Centre Abuakwa Government Yes Adankwame Clinic Adankwame Government Yes Afari
List of hospitals in the Atwima Nwabiagya District
List_of_hospitals_in_the_Atwima_Nwabiagya_District
Ghanaian academic, diplomat and politician (born 1949)
(1949-11-23) 23 November 1949 (age 76) Abomosu, Atiwa District, Akyem Abuakwa Spouse Dorothy Danso-Boafo Education Ofori Panin Secondary School Alma mater
Kwaku_Danso-Boafo
Former political party in colonial Ghana which fought for independence (1947-52)
including J. B. Danquah for Akim Abuakwa Central and William Ofori Atta, Principal of the Abuakwa State College, for Akim Abuakwa West, both in the Eastern Province
United_Gold_Coast_Convention
Town in Eastern Region, Ghana
(Achiasehene) is the 2nd In command of the Ninfa Division of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area. The Achiasehene, Daasebre Gyenin Kantan II, plays a critical
Achiase
Community in Eastern Region, Ghana
in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The community is located in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area. The Chief of Asamang Tamfoe is Osaberima Kwame Kuoh II
Asamang_Tamfoe
Ghanaian educator and politician (1920 – 1996)
son of a royal of the Dormaa Stool. He had his secondary education at Abuakwa State College completing in 1947. After his secondary education he returned
Boahene_Yeboah-Afari
Town in Eastern Region, Ghana
at Adanse Ofoase and moved with Ofori Panyin of Akyem Abuakwa to Pamen in Eastern Akyem Abuakwa before moving again with King Safori to establish the
Amanokrom
University in Ghana
campus. The university has two campuses. City Campus - Amakom Abuakwa campus - Abuakwa Ghana Baptist University College is affiliated to the University
Ghana Baptist University College
Ghana_Baptist_University_College
Wife of Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
retired career diplomat and Ernestina A. Amaning. A daughter of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern Region, Lady Julia and Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II married
Julia_Osei_Tutu
Politician and Former Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
the Parliament of Ghana. He was born on 12 December 1912 at Kyebi, Akyem Abuakwa and was a member of the Ofori-Atta royal family. After attending Presbyterian
Kofi_Asante_Ofori-Atta
Ghanaian politician (1916–2001)
Secondary School in the United Kingdom. He was also once Vice-Principal of Abuakwa State College at Kibi in Ghana. Some of his students have been Kofi Baako
Kojo_Botsio
Swedru. It is the smallest of the three Akyem states, including Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku, that form the Akyem Mansa. According to tradition, the
Akyem_Bosome
Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana
Akim Abuakwa North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It was created out of the Abuakwa constituency in 2004. As a constituency
Akim Abuakwa North (Ghana parliament constituency)
Akim_Abuakwa_North_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)
of the Big Six, William Ofori Atta of the GCP failed to keep his Akim Abuakwa West seat. The fourth was Edward Akufo-Addo who lost the Akwapim South
List of MLAs elected in the 1954 Gold Coast general election
List_of_MLAs_elected_in_the_1954_Gold_Coast_general_election
Status Candidates elect Abirem Osei John Frimpong Lost Charles Owriedu Abuakwa North Gifty Twum-Ampofo Lost Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong Asene Akroso Manso
List of candidates in the 2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election
List_of_candidates_in_the_2024_Ghanaian_parliamentary_election
4th Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire
escaped to Fante territory but the Akyem were defeated. As a result, Akyem Abuakwa was conquered into the Ashanti Empire. This conquest enabled the Ashanti
Osei_Kwadwo
Gold mine in Eastern, Ghana
Ofosu-Mensah (2017). "Historical and Modern Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana". Africa Today. 64 (2): 69. doi:10.2979/africatoday.64.2.04. "Newmont
Akyem_mine
Title of the supreme traditional ruler
Senya Assin Owirenkyi Sanaahene of Oguaa - Nana Kofi Obiri Egyir II Akyem Abuakwa Akyem Bosome Akyem Kotoku Akwapim Akuapem - Oseadeoyo Kwasi Akuffo III
Omanhene
25 December 2012 at Jasikan. Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, the NPP MP for Abuakwa North constituency, was murdered at his home on 9 February 2016. Akatsi
List of MPs elected in the 2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2012_Ghanaian_parliamentary_election
Town in Eastern Region, Ghana
Old Tafo is the oldest town in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional area in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. It is the home
Old_Tafo
Ethnic group
state of Akuapem Guan Rulers of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman Rulers of Akyem Abuakwa Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem
Barbudans
Town in Eastern Region, Ghana
11,677 people as of 2013. Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in the Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori
Kibi,_Ghana
Ghanaian politician
University, Washington, D.C. Odoi-Sykes began his career as a teacher at the Abuakwa State College, Kyebi, in the Eastern Region. He later joined the Ministry
Samuel_Odoi-Sykes
Australian rules footballer (born 2000)
Cheer Squad during the 2018 AFL Grand Final. His father, Yaw, is of Akyem Abuakwa from Ghana, where his mother, Kate, met him during a music trip. He is
Isaac_Quaynor
Town in Eastern Region of Ghana
provide health care to the people of Akyem Kotoku, Bosome, and part of the Abuakwa traditional area. Several educational institutions, both public and private
Akim_Oda
Akan forest states trace their origins to Adanse. The Asona clan of Akyem Abuakwa, Edweso, and Offinso locate their ancestral homeland at Kokobiante, while
Akan_clans
Gold Coast linguist, educator and missionary (1834 – 1892)
was sent to Begoro, north of Kyebi, one of the divisions of the Akyem Abuakwa state, on a fact-finding mission to gather details of two Basel missionaries
David_Asante
was the initial place where Abuakwa State College was established before it was moved to its permanent place in Kibi. "Abuakwa State". Ghanaweb. Retrieved
Asafo-Akyem
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention and the Founding Fathers of Ghana
Ofori, (11 Oct. 1881–24 Aug. 1943), Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of Akyem Abuakwa; an Unofficial Member, Executive Council of Gold Coast, since 1942; Provincial
Big_Six_(Ghana)
Ghanaian politician (1910–1988)
the son of Nana Sir Ofori Atta I who was the Omanhene (King) of Akyem Abuakwa between 1912 and 1943. He was thus a nobleman of royal lineage of the Ofori-Atta
William_Ofori_Atta
Sedimentary rock rich in aluminium
habitat left in Ghana. The Atewa range falls under the jurisdiction of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area and is overseen by the king known as Okyenhene. In 2013
Bauxite
Capital Constituency Comments Abuakwa North Municipal Kukurantumi Abuakwa North Created 2004 Abuakwa South Municipal Kibi Abuakwa South Created 2004 Achiase
List of parliamentary constituencies of Ghana
List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_of_Ghana
Ghanaian politician and lawyer
and researcher. He is currently the member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa North (Ghana parliament constituency) in the 9th parliament of the fourth
Nana Ampaw Kwame Addo-Frempong
Nana_Ampaw_Kwame_Addo-Frempong
Public high school in Kumasi, Ghana
Baptist College. In 1960, the seminary was moved from Asokore-Mampong to Abuakwa, leaving the secondary school at its present location, Asokore-Mampong
Kumasi_Academy
Abetifi, which he completed in 1951. His secondary education was at the Abuakwa State College at Kibi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He graduated in 1955
John_Odaate-Barnor
were consecrated under Warrant granted by the Grand Lodge of Ireland: Abuakwa Lodge No. 840 on 9 January 1971 in Akwatia Saltpond Lodge No. 841 on 28
Freemasonry_in_Ghana
Municipal District in Ghana
Akuapem North in the South-east, New Juaben North in the North-east and Akim Abuakwa South in the North-west. Frederick Opare-Ansah Kwadjo Asante Frank Asiedu
Suhum_Municipal_District
Nana Atta Wusu Yiakosan was the leader of Akyem Abuakwa as a vassal of the Ashanti Empire up until 1811. In that year, he led a rebellion against Ashanti
Nana_Atta_Wusu_Yiakosan
Ethnic group in West Africa
Abena Boaa who ruled Offinso 1610–1640, Nana Afia Dokuaa who ruled Akyem Abuakwa 1817–1835, and Nana Yaa Asantewaa who ruled Edweso 1896–1900) as well as
Akan_people
conquered by Denkyira in 1680s?): Akyem Abuakwa (pre-16th century CE–?) (NSM in Ghana) (List of rulers of Akyem Abuakwa) Akyem Kotoku (pre-16th century CE–
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history
Ghanaian teacher and politician
a Ghanaian politician. He served as member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa South electoral district from 1954 to 1965. In 1965 he became the member
Kwasi_Sintim_Aboagye
Protestant fraternal organisation
Academy Lodge No. 15 Unity Lodge No. 28 Akim Lodge No. 67 Ada Lodge No. 45 Abuakwa Lodge No. 100 Benevolence Lodge No. 72 Anniversary Lodge No. 26 Achimota
Orange_Order_in_Africa
Ghanaian politician and lawyer (1895–1965)
Among his writings are Gold Coast: Akan Laws and Customs and the Akim Abuakwa Constitution (1928), a play entitled The Third Woman (1943), and The Akan
J._B._Danquah
Ghanaian historian
historian who has made major contributions in documenting the history of Akyem Abuakwa and of Ghana. He has been accorded the award of Okyeman Kanea in recognition
Robert_Addo-Fening
constituencies. The constituencies where primaries were suspended were: Abuakwa North Obom-Domeabra Zebila Sisala East Sisala West Sege Nkawkaw Bekwai
2011 New Patriotic Party primary elections
2011_New_Patriotic_Party_primary_elections
Pre-colonial kingdom in modern Ghana
force,” which left it ill-equipped for this new militarised era. Akyem Abuakwa oral accounts reccount commercial rivalries and succession disputes weakened
Adanse
Ghanaian economist and politician (1937–2020)
in the Eastern region to Nana Sir Ofori Atta I; the Omanhene of Akyem Abuakwa between 1912 and 1943. He had his early education at the Kibi Government
Jones_Ofori_Atta
Danish minister and missionary
18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. "Akyem Abuakwa Presbytery Youth: PCG History". Akyem Abuakwa Presbytery Youth. Archived from the original on
Andreas_Riis
Dokua Asiamah Adjei Akropong NPP Eastern Region 15 Gifty Twum-Ampofo Akim Abuakwa North NPP Eastern Region 16 Abena Osei-Asare Atiwa East NPP Eastern Region
List of female members of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana
List_of_female_members_of_the_Eighth_Parliament_of_the_Fourth_Republic_of_Ghana
Traditional kingdom in Ghana
one of the three independent states along with Akyem Bosome and Akyem Abuakwa that forms the Akyem Mansa. This nation state with a non contiguous land
Akyem_Kotoku
Ghanaian statesman, politician, lawyer and journalist
Kulungugu bomb attack. Born in Adjeikrom, a small village in the Akyem Abuakwa area, Ako Adjei had his tertiary education in the United States and the
Ako_Adjei
Ghanaian diplomat and politician
United States. "Victor Smith to contest Abuakwa North seat". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2021-01-17. "Abuakwa North Saw No Development Under J.B and
Victor_Emmanuel_Smith
Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast
Accra West Thomas Hutton-Mills CPP Akim Abuakwa Central J. B. Danquah United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) Akim Abuakwa West William Ofori Atta UGCC Akwapim-New
List of MLAs elected in the 1951 Gold Coast general election
List_of_MLAs_elected_in_the_1951_Gold_Coast_general_election
Municipal District in Ghana
Society (ECOSOC). Farming Trading Asamankese has the largest municipal under Abuakwa Traditional Council and Osaberima Adu Darko lll is Asamankesehene. "West
West_Akim_Municipal_District
Ghanaian politician (1920–1983)
from 1964 to 1966. He also served as a member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa West constituency from 1964 to 1965 and the Kade constituency from 1965
Kwesi_Amoako-Atta
Name list
the rebellion of 1857 Nana Sir Ofori Atta I (1881–1943), a King of Akyem Abuakwa in 1912 Nana Dharmadhikari (1922–2008), an Indian spiritual guru Nana of
Nana_(given_name)
Ghanaian writer, journalist, novelist, and publisher
Asare Konadu attended local primary and middle schools before studying at Abuakwa State College. He entered the Ghana Information Service in 1951, and also
Asare_Konadu
Political party in Ghana
relative, Aaron Ofori-Atta of the CPP. William Ofori Atta also lost his Akim Abuakwa West seat to the CPP. Mabel Dove Danquah, a journalist and former wife
Ghana_Congress_Party
2nd Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire
in 1740. Two years later, the Ashanti incorporated the Akyem states of Abuakwa and Kotoku. In the process, the Ashanti occupied Accra and the coastal
Opoku_Ware_I
Ghanaian politician
politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa East constituency from 1954 to 1965. In 1965, he became the member of parliament
Kwaku_Amoa-Awuah
Ghana parliament constituency
Abetifi Abirem Achiase Afram Plains North Afram Plains South Akim Abuakwa North Akim Abuakwa South Akim Oda Akim Swedru Akuapem North Akwapim South Akwatia
Bimbilla (Ghana parliament constituency)
Bimbilla_(Ghana_parliament_constituency)
Political party in Ghana, formed in 1949
stunning 29 seats to UGCC's three. In the two-member constituency of the Akim Abuakwa Dr. J. B. Danquah and William Ofori Atta got through by the barest of squeaks
Convention_People's_Party
Mountain range in Ghana
Forest Reserve (also called the Atiwa-Atwaredu ranges) is in the Akyem Abuakwa region of southeastern Ghana, near the town of Kibi, and south-west of
Atewa_Range_Forest_Reserve
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