The reader will thus get a glance at the paper origins of the 1994 war in northern ghana. I have mentioned elsewhere that various armed conflicts in northern ghana were of different origin but what they had in com. Land use, land cover, and trends in ghana west africa. Ghana population history ghana was formed by the british colony of gold coast in 1957 and has been a democracy since 1992.
Drawing on two decades of research this social and political history of northwestern ghana traces the creation of new ethnic and territorial boundaries, categories and forms of selfunderstanding, and represents a major contribution to debates on ethnicity, colonialism and the production of history. Traditional recipes from the northern region of ghana. Tackling poverty in northern ghana english abstract. Doctoral documents from doctor of plant health program.
Doctor of plant health under the supervision of professor gary l. Gold coast british colony, history of ghana 19661979, elmina castle, ghana empire, ashanti empire, angloashanti wars, john kufuor, osei kofi tutu i, kofi abrefa busia, ignatius. These histories narrate the story of tohazhie, the red hunter, who left tunga, east of. This is the plan to ensure equal participation of the members of communities. To the south northern ghana shares regional boundaries with the brong ahafo region and the volta region. Ghana universities press, 1990 political science 284 pages. Northern ghana shares international boundaries with the burkina faso to the north, togo to the east and cote divoire to the lower southwest. A new name of great resonance in african history is adopted ghana although the ancient kingdom of that name was far to the north, in presentday mali. As it stands today, christianity is the most pronounced religion among all the religions in ghana. Dai works on the frontlines of international development. Tribes of the northern territories of the gold coast, 1951. Ghanamarket development made in northern ghana dai.
Ghana land cover time series 1975, 2000, and 20 download land cover and graphs data. Pdf ethnicity and the making of history in northern. It situates the question of conflict within the context of the northern region of ghana and defines conflict as a situation in which people, groups or. Tackling poverty in northern ghana english the world bank. Thus, this article takes a look at the history of christianity in ghana. Oct 14, 2019 the three colors of the flag red, green, and black and the black star in the middle are all symbolic of the panafricanist movement. The history of education in ghana dates back to 1592. The country has a northsouth extent of about 670 km and a maximum eastwest extent of about 560 km. Brief history modern ghana takes its name from the ancient kingdom of ghana that flourished, north of the present day state, between the 4th and 11th centuries a. In the religious practice of all modern religions in ghana you will find traditional rituals as an integrated part. Accra achimota college african agricultural assist bolgatanga boys british catholic ccnt certificate chief commissioner cnep cnwp colonial office colony and ashanti committee dagbani dagomba director of education district. The most obvious land cover change in ghana is the major increase in agricultural land in all regions of the country.
On 1 st july 1960, the upper region, carved out of the northern region, became the 7 th region of ghana. Agricultural development in the northern savannah of ghana. In ghana 70% of the population are christians and 18% muslims. Since 1981 the region around the oti river, on the border of ghana and togo, has been the scene of five ethnic conflicts the bloodiest clashes in ghana since its founding.
After ghana gained its independence in 1957 the education system, then modelled on the british system, has undergone a. Agricultural growth is the major driver of poverty reduction, especially in northern ghana, an area characterized by high poverty and malnutrition and one historically left out of the rest of the countrys growth and development plans. Ghana geography, climate and population ghana is situated on the west coast of africa with a total area of 238 540 km2. They have experienced an ongoing border dispute with cote divoire over their vast supply of offshore oil, gold, cocoa, and diamonds. The aim of this study is to analyse the dynamics of dagbon chieftaincy conflict in northern ghana and to examine how rwandans. The northern region, which occupies an area of about 70,383 square kilometres, is the largest region in ghana in terms of land area. Why 2019 is the year for you to visit ghana as an african american 6 months ago afrika history. Christianity in ghana has all through the history overshadowed other forms of religion. History has become a part of the modemizing project in northern ghana, as. Northern ghana cultural dance takai video afrikan history. Culture and historical heritage of the northern region. This paper explores how power operates in the production and recording of tradition and histories of belonging in northeastern ghana.
Ghana quiz questions and answers general knowledge quizzes. Poverty is much reduced in accra and around the rural forest area but is still very widespread in the northern regions northern, upper east and upper west coulombe and wodon, 2007. Although relatively small in area and population, ghana is one of the leading countries of africa and is celebrated for its rich history. Ghana was then taken as the legal name for the gold coast after it was combined with british togoland in that year. This paper investigates the importance of the historical construction of chieftaincy, and the interaction of traditional. The northern region, in particular has witnessed protracted. Along with those are 5%, who practice their traditional religion. The northern people of gonja described in the above historical account have three main social groups. Wilks revealed the northern factor in ghana history as hidden in full view. Ethnicity and the making of history in northern ghana on jstor.
Flood disaster profile of ghana since 1968 graphic online. Northern ghana is riddled with conflicts over ethnicity and land ownership as well as over who has rights to assume certain chieftaincies. A history of education in northern ghana, 19071976 r. Although ghana enjoys considerable peace compared to cote divoire, liberia, sierra leone and others, it is venerable to intermittent communal violence as well as ethnic and chieftaincy conflicts. The northern savannah vegetation zone includes the upper east, upper west and northern region while the coastal savannah includes mainly the central, greater accra and parts of volta region. This was a key theme in the early history of ghana s independence.
In northern ghana, smock fugu production centres are among the following ethnic groups. The northern region is one of the sixteen regions of ghana. Ghana, country of western africa, situated on the coast of the gulf of guinea. Northern ghana consists of three regions, upper east, upper west and northern region, all of which originally comprised the former northern territories. The author gives an account of the indigenous language patterns of the different ethnic groups, their social customs and distinctive customs. The history of the gold coast before the last quarter of the 15th century is derived primarily from oral tradition that refers to migrations from the ancient kingdoms of the western soudan the area of. Although more than half of the ghanaian citizens are christians which makes it a christian nation with the denominations including catholics, methodists, anglicans, presbyterians, lutherans, seventhday adventists, pentecostals, baptists etc, many know too. Today we are going to look at the part 1 of our compilation of history s greatest black achievers. Traditional leadership and ethnic conflict in ghanas northern region. Thats why the designs, fabrics, and patterns arent random. After ghana gained its independence in 1957 the education system, then modelled on the british system, has undergone a series of reforms. Ghana succumbed to attacks by its neighbors in the 11th century, but its name and reputation endured.
Ghanas economic outlook may be mixed, but analysts remain hopeful, pointing to the stability and strength of ghanas democracy and society. Pdf ethnicity and the making of history in northern ghana. Tamale was the administrative centre for this area and many institutions covering northern ghana are based. Association of african universities aau association des universites africaines accra, ghana the association of african universities founded in 1967 is an international nongovernmental organisation set up by the universities in africa to promote cooperation among themselves and between them and the international academic community. Danquahs insistence to the contrary, wilks plainly described no tangible link between modern ghana and old ghana. Economic growth in northern ghana overseas development institute. It is located in the north of the country and was the largest of the sixteen regions, covering an area of 70,384 square kilometres or 31 percent of ghana s area until december 2018 when the savannah region and north east regions were created from it. The dagombas the dagombas is the second largest etchnic group in ghana, the largest in the nothern region. Northern regions, and stretches to include 10 districts contiguous to the northern region that are located north of brongahafo and north of the volta region. Multiagency partnerships maps for technical change in west african agriculture rice production and livelihoods in ghana prepared. Pdf in this chapter we chart population health changes in ghana since 1957 and associated health systems responses. This report is the principal output of an investigation into how northern ghana can. Agricultural development in the northern savannah of ghana by tara nicole wood a doctoral document presented to the faculty of the college of agricultural sciences and natural resources in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of doctor of plant health major. Regional inequality and secondary education the regional dimension of inequality is significant in ghana.
Northern tradition maintains that the smock fabric was introduced into the region by the moshie from ouagadougou. The republic of ghana is named after the medieval ghana empire of west africa. Example is the fighting between the andani and abudu clans in the dagbon traditional area and the recent chieftaincy skirmishes. The birth of upper region was made to coincide with the day ghana became a republic. A history of education in northern ghana, 19071976. West the upper east and the northern regions, as well as the northern parts of the brong ahafo and the volta regions. It examines the relationship between british colonial rule, indigenous slavetrading and the ascendancy. Example is the fighting between the andani and abudu clans in the dagbon traditional area and the recent chieftaincy skirmishes in buipe during the visit of vicepresident, john mahama. This interest was prompted primarily by the need to forestall the french and the germans, who had been making rapid advances in the. In 1957, when the leaders of the former british colony of the gold coast sought an appropriate name for their newly independent statethe first black african nation to gain its independence from colonial rulethey named their new country after ancient ghana. Trade and the role of the wife in a modern west african town.
It is widely used in rural northern ghana in stew and soup preparations to improve the taste and aroma of the food. The north is an area rich in diversity with multiple ethnic groups, languages and religious groups. Pay 1closeattentionto 1reducing 1thegapbetweentheformaland 1theinformal 1 patterns of governance. Political development of the people of northern ghana as a result of the introduction of free education will also be analyzed.
This report is the principal output of an investigation into how northern ghana can contribute to the growth experienced by much of the rest of the country. Jan 02, 2006 brief history modern ghana takes its name from the ancient kingdom of ghana that flourished, north of the present day state, between the 4th and 11th centuries a. In the meantime, the british became interested in the broad areas north of asante, known generally as the northern territories. The historical perspective of cd and the role of the state and non state. The kente and fugu smock were used as metaphorical unifier between northern and southern part of ghana and in other sense to signal the return to selfgovernance as a result of its usage and. Project muse ethnicity and the making of history in. Mphil candidate, institute for development studies, university of cape coast, ghana. Jun 24, 2018 from malcolm x in the usa to nkrumah in ghana, history is never complete without such names popping up. Over the centuries education has had different goals, from spreading the gospel to creating an elite group to run the colony. Education, history, culture, scholarly associations. The culture of this country and its ancient heritage influence the folk clothing much. If northern ghana had grown at the countrys average rate during the 1990s, it would have added substantially to ghana s average.
Culture of ghana history, people, clothing, traditions. White and red voltas and the oti and daka rivers, drain the area that comprises northern ghana. This situation has developed even though installed generation capacity has more than doubled over the. Ethnicity and the making of history in northern ghana. Since independence, the emerging civil society of ghana has recognised the need to promote unity within this cultural diversity, and ghana has since enjoyed relative unity, stability and peace. The case of dagbon, northern ghana steve tonah university of ghana, ghana abstract this paper examines the chieftaincy succession conflict in dagbon, northern ghana. The traditional costumes of ghana are not just beautiful.
History of ghana gold coast british colony, history of ghana 19661979, elmina castle, ghana empire, ashanti empire, angloashanti wars, john kufuor, osei kofi tutu i, kofi abrefa busia, ignatius kutu acheampong alphascript publishing. Academic dean, international theological seminary, accra, ghana introduction the earliest contact between ghana and christian missionaries was the late 15th century when roman catholic missionaries accompanied the earliest portuguese traders to the gold coast. It shares borders with cote divoire to the west, burkina faso to the north, and togo to the east. University of hradec kralove, university of wroclaw. At the same time, the national outfit of ghana looks so bright and. The history of the gold coast before the last quarter of the 15th century is derived primarily from oral tradition that refers to migrations from the ancient kingdoms of the western soudan the area of mauritania and mali. Instead of bra, one can use aleefu or any local dark green leafy vegetable not slimy.
Learn about the history of the northern region in ghana. Skalnik political anthropology of history 59 pare revenge and war. This chapter examines some theories of community development, the notion of cd from various perspectives, participation, and mobilization as theoretical concepts and how they inform each other in terms of practice. Facts, geography about the west african nation of ghana. They were subsequently marched on the coast and resold to european traders for export larabanga mosque. Oral history and other sources suggest that the ancestors of some of ghana s residents entered this area at least as early as the tenth century a. The reign of nana osei tutu i 6 months ago charles wundengba. Sep 03, 2012 a brief history of northern ghana focus on gonja. The northern region is bordered on the north by the north east region, on the east by the eastern ghanatogo international border, on the south by the oti region, and on the west by the savannah region. Yaa naa yakubu andani ii 19452002 was the king of dagbon, the traditional kingdom of the dagomba people in northern ghana, from 31 may 1974 until his assassination on 27. It traces the history of the struggle for the kingship title between the two feuding clans, the abudu and. Pdf smock fashion culture in ghanas dress identitymaking. Below we discuss some of the major ethnic groups of people in the ghanaian north pointing out some of the features of their social structure and history.
Awedoba abstract this is a detailed survey of the sociodemographic patterns of the peoples who inhabit the northern half of ghana. In this paper the causes and impacts of conflicts in northern region are examined, with particular reference to the konkomba interethnic conflicts. This plan would promote tolerance, equality, justice and security for all, irrespective of ethnic group, religion and gender. Ghanamarket development made in northern ghana dai, an international development company. Ethnicity and the making of history in northern ghana by carola lentz. Agriculture in ghana, country brief agriculture in ghana. On march 6, 1957, ghana became independent after the british gave up control of the gold coast and the ashanti, the northern territories protectorate and british togoland. Ghana is a member of ecowas, the african union, the commonwealth, and the world trade organization. While rural development and urbanization have led to significant poverty reduction in the south, similar. The northern region was a major arena of slave raiders and a key supply source for slaves who were sent to markets and sold to local merchants from the south. The kingdom of dagbon is a traditional kingdom in northern ghana founded by the dagomba. A short history of the creation of regions in ghana. Below you find facts about the dagombas, our history, the chieftaincy system, religion, spirituality, festivals and celebrations.
Regional inequality and secondary education in ghana. The central region was created out of the western region just in time for the 1970 population census. Here is some general information about you new host country the flag the coat of arms the national anthem maps data on ghana introduction geography climate people education history ghanas presidents government and political conditions economy foreign relations links the flag of ghana. They are used by ghanaians for a long period of time, and therefore, they carry the old knowledge and tradition. Agricultural development in the northern savannah of ghana tara n.
Understanding the causes and impacts of conflicts in the. The history of ghana, however, dates back ever further to the sudanic empires of west africa that controlled the trade in gold and salt to and from the transsaharan trade routes. In collaboration with williams oppong, fauzia yarim laar, dawud afsat. Of the 501 fbos in the survey, 123 are located in northern ghana and 378 are in southern ghana. This thesis will disclose the reasons for the growth and development of free education in northern ghana. However, the largest increases can be seen in the northeast, eastcentral, and southwestern regions of ghana. Twenty years of rapid economic development in ghana has done little, if anything, to reduce the historical north, south divide in standards of living. Northern ghana, tamale and dagbani culture youth home.
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