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A Krobo girl undertaking Dipo ceremony. The Krobo people are an ethnic group in Ghana. They are grouped as part of Ga-Adangbe ethnolinguistic group and they are also the largest group of the seven Dangme ethnic groups of Southeastern Ghana. The Krobo are a farming people who occupy Accra Plains, Akuapem Mountains and the Afram Basin. [1]
For the Shai and Krobo people, the Dipo is the formal rite of passage. Originally designed as a formal marriage training for mature women in their twenties, [ 9 ] Dipo has evolved into a pre-marital sexual purification [ 10 ] rite that involves teenage girls conducting traditional religious rituals and putting on dance performances for the public.
The 2024 Ghanaian general election took place on 7 December 2024 to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. [1]The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though must be qualified to stand for election as such.
The Ga-Adangde have different but common languages, Ga, Krobo, Sh3, Osudoko, Shai, Gbugblaa, and Ada, Ningo to mention a few. The Adangbe inhabit the eastern plain, while the Ga groups occupy the western portions of the Accra coastlands. Both languages are derived from a common root language, and modern Ga and Adangbe languages are still ...
Tenure Incumbent Notes c.1500 Foundation of Manya Krobo state: Konor (rulers) : Odumase Dynasty: 1835 to 1867: Odonkor Azu, Konor: 1867 to 1892: Sakite I, Konor: 1892 to 1939: Emmanuel Mate Kole I Konor
The Yilo Krobo constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana.The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Albert Tetteh Nyakotey. [1] He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 4,687 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP. [2]
Manya Krobo District is a municipality located in Eastern Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988, which was created from the former Kaoga District Council.
Nene Sakite II (born in Odumase) is the fifth and reigning Konor, or paramount chief, of the Manya Krobo, enstooled in 1999. [1] [2] [3] His predecessor was Azzu Mate Kole II, who ruled Manya Krobo from 1939 until his death in 1990. [1] [2] There was an interregnum in Manya Krobo between 1990 and 1999 due to chieftaincy succession disputes. [3] [4]