AKAN RELIGION. The Akan are a cluster of peoples numbering some five to six million, most of whom speak a language known as Twi. They occupy the mainly forested region of southern Ghana and the eastern Ivory Coast and include the coastal Fanti to the...

The Akan people are a linguistic group of West Africa. This group includes the Akuapem, the Akyem, the Ashanti, the Baoulé, the Brong, the Fante and the Nzema peoples of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. From the 15th century to 19th century, the Akan people...

Abstract This exploratory ethnobotanical study took place in Kumasi, the capital city of the Asante, one of the Akan tribes. Data was collected using the multi-method approach of descriptive review, semi-structured interviews with traditional medical practitioners, and brief scientific review. Traditional Akan...

This article approaches the question of identity with reference to an important section of the Akan people located in south-western Ghana and south-eastern Cote d'Ivoire, namely the group of communities known as Nzema. In the Sub-Saharan Africa of today, issues of identity...