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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.
On June 13, 2010, Ghana defeated Serbia 1-0 in first-round play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup becoming the first African team to win a FIFA World Cup game hosted on African soil and subsequently became the only African team to progress from the group stage to the knock out phase at the 2010 event. On June 26, 2010, Ghana defeated the US by 2 goals ...
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
[1] [2] He was succeeded by Sakite I, who ruled Manya Krobo from 1867 until his death in 1890. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1855, two Basel Missionaries , Johannes Zimmerman and C. W. Locher travelled to Odumase in the state of Krobo, 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the Ghanaian capital, Accra , where they were warmly welcomed by Odonkor Azu, who entrusted one ...
Emmanuel Mate Kole or Nene Sir Azzu Mate Kole I, Kt (1860 in Odumase – 1939) was the third Konor, or paramount chief, of the Manya Krobo from 1892 until his death in 1939. . He was succeeded by his son, Nene Azzu Mate Kole II, who ruled Manya Krobo from 1939 until his death in 19
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.