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Owabi River is a river located in Owabi in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] The Owabi Water Dam and Water Treatment plant is located on the river. [4] [5] Chiefs in Asafoa in the Kumasi Metropolis claimed there is a god in the river. [6]
In October 2024, five people drowned in the river. [7] [8] [9]
Osei Tutu II is the 16th Asantehene, enstooled on 26 April 1999. By name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the 17th-century founder of the Ashanti Empire, Otumfuo Osei Tutu I. He is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. A Freemason, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has served as the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Ghana, the Sword Bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Liberia.
Underwater logging is the process of logging trees from underwater forests. When artificial reservoirs and dams are built, large areas of forest are often inundated; although the trees die, the wood is often preserved. The trees can then be felled using special underwater machinery and floated up to the surface. One such machine is the sawfish harvester. There is an ongoing debate to determine whether or not underwater logging is a sustainable practice and if it is more environmentally sustainable than traditional logging.
The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt (540,000 hp) hydroelectric project in Ghana. It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park. The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese state-owned construction company. Construction on the main dam began in December 2009. Its first generator was commissioned on 3 May 2013, and the dam was inaugurated in December of the same year.
Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary, located in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is home to many butterflies, over 140 species of birds, monkeys and the more reclusive bushpig, bushbuck and antelope.
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is located in Menshyia, Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The first palace is now a museum. Otumfuor Opoku Ware II built the new palace, which is close to the old one and is where the current Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II, resides.
The Manhyia Palace Museum is a historical museum located in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana and situated within the Manhyia Palace. First established in 1925 as a private residence for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I, the Museum currently provides fair insight into the culture of Ashantiland and Ghana's cultural legacy from before its colonization by Great Britain. It primarily serves "to commemorate own kings, queens and leaders and to communicate the riches of their history and culture to future generations". and generally features video presentations and key historical items pertaining to Ashantiland and Ghana's ancestry. It was rehabilitated in 1995 at about 12,000 cedis and subsequently reopened to the public on August 12 of that year by Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, the 15th King as part of his Silver Jubilee celebration.
Barekese is a town and capital of the Atwima Nwabiagya District within Ashanti Region, Ghana. It is home to the Barekese Dam and Barekese Senior High School.
Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng is a Ghanaian civil engineer, economist, and politician. He is a two term Member of Parliament for Obuasi West constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a member of Ghana's New Patriotic Party and a deputy minister of finance.
The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of the Brong Ahafo Region and was in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 Ghanaian general election, the then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo declared that when elected, he would explore the possibility of creating new regions out of some of the existing regions in Ghana in order to bring government closer to citizens.
Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah is a Ghanaian transformational coach, mBIT trainer, mBIT Master Coach, corporate trainer, consultant, author, and columnist. In 2019, he became a Fellow of the Crans Montana Forum (CMF), an international organization based in Switzerland. In 2023, he became the first graduate globally to become a Fellow of the Institute of Commercial Management, United Kingdom. He is the world's first Black professional mBIT Trainer in Africa. He is also the lead trainer and consultant at Zoweh Global Consult and since 2024, he has been the President of the ICF Ghana Chapter
The Opemso Festival is a bi-annual festival held in Ghana to commemorate the iconic birth of Otumfuo Osei Tutu I, the first king of the Ashantis. The title Opemso, first given to Otumfuo Osei Tutu I, is given to Ashanti kings to indicate a fearless and persistent nature in executing plans without giving in to any obstacles.
The Asanka, earthenware dish, is a Ghanaian grinding pot that is made out of clay with ridges inside. It is one of the kitchen tools commonly used in Ghanaian homes. it comes with a wooden masher called eta or tapoli in the local language. It is commonly referred to as traditional blender and appropriately used where there is no electricity. It is also called a 'pounding pot.' The Ga' s call it Kaa whiles the Akans call it apotoyewaa or Asanka. It is commonly used in the chop bars as serving bowls.
Nana Konadu Yiadom III is the 14th Asantehemaa of the Asante people.
The Spelling Bee is an annual spelling bee held in Ghana since 2007.
Haggar Hilda Ampadu is a Ghanaian regulator, pharmacoepidemiologist and policy advocate. As of 2019, she is the Inspector-General of Schools of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority under Ghana's Ministry of Education.
Ethel Adjorlolo Marfo is a Ghanaian male rights advocate, educator and social entrepreneur. She is the founder and advocacy lead of Junior Shapers Africa (JSA), a non-profit organization for the development of males. She is Africa's first male child development activist.
The Robinson's Branch Reservoir is a decommissioned water reservoir in Clark, New Jersey. It is the largest body of water in Union County.
Here is a list of all floods which occurred in Ghana in 2023 across all regions.
Kwame Addo-Kufuor Jnr is a Ghanaian finance and mining executive who served as the president of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the first president of the General Assembly of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM).