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What is Odwira Nearly every town in Ghana has a kind of festival which it celebrates annually. “Odwira” is the biggest annual festival for the people of Akuapem and Akwamu.Originally, towns in Akuapem which celebrated this great event were only Akropong, Amanokrom and Aburi. In fact, only the Akans in the area celebrated it. In …

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Brief History of Akuapem The establishment of the Akuapem kingdom dates back to the 1600’s, the original inhabitants of the Akuapem hills were predominantly guans however, they invited the Akyems and the remnants of Akwamu which made up the now Akuapem kingdom. Akuapem is situated in the Eastern Region of Ghana with its coordinates between …

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