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Naa Bɔhagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, Overlord of ŋMamprugu, attending the climax of the Damba Festival today in Nalerigu, ...
28/10/2020

Naa Bɔhagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, Overlord of ŋMamprugu, attending the climax of the Damba Festival today in Nalerigu, capital of Ghana’s North East Region.



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Nagboonaaba, Chief Adam Abdulai in his court in Nagbo, North East Region, Ghana in 1999. Photo by Bob Siddens⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...
28/04/2020

Nagboonaaba, Chief Adam Abdulai in his court in Nagbo, North East Region, Ghana in 1999.
Photo by Bob Siddens

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Ghana's lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been lifted! However, we remind you that even though you are n...
22/04/2020

Ghana's lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been lifted! However, we remind you that even though you are no longer under the government restriction, please PLEASE continue minimize your travel, stay away from large gatherings of 10 or more people and continue to wash your hands regularly. Not only your health but that of those you love depends upon it.
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These mysterious prehistoric rock carvings are the most recent archeological discovery in Ghana’s North East Region. Who...
08/04/2020

These mysterious prehistoric rock carvings are the most recent archeological discovery in Ghana’s North East Region. Who created them? How old are they? What were their purpose? Art? Ritual? Archeologists from the University of Ghana and the museums and Monuments Board are currently investigating.
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This very unique location is the confluence (coming together) of the Red Volta and White Volta Rivers just north of Bong...
05/04/2020

This very unique location is the confluence (coming together) of the Red Volta and White Volta Rivers just north of Bongbini in Ghana’s North East Region. The difference in the two streams’ colors is due to the different sediment that erodes from the land they pass through on their journey south from Burkina Faso.
In the next few years, this confluence will be gone, submerged by the White Volta Lake to be created by ’s new Pwalugu Dam project downstream. Go and visit it while you can!
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The White Volta River has an incredible “horseshoe bend” that many don’t know about simply because its scale is only vis...
29/03/2020

The White Volta River has an incredible “horseshoe bend” that many don’t know about simply because its scale is only visible from the air. This unique peninsular formation is located just a kilometer north of the road to Kpaksinkpɜa in Ghana’s North East Region. Monuments. Swipe to see map view.
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Photo by @ Kpasenkpe, Northern, Ghana

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28/03/2020

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When digging pits for clay to build their homes, the people of Yikpabongo and other nearby villages in Ghana’s North Eas...
27/03/2020

When digging pits for clay to build their homes, the people of Yikpabongo and other nearby villages in Ghana’s North East Region occasionally dug up clay statuettes in the ground. Some were of people others of animals, occasionally even a person riding an animal! The locals dubbed them “kronkronbua” which means “Olden Days Children” in Koma.

Little is known about the people who made the figurines. They have no connection with the current inhabitants of the region. What ultimately happened to the Koma figurine makers is unknown.



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Stunning aerial view of the   at Gingana in Ghana’s North East Region. Prehistoric rock paintings were documented by arc...
13/03/2020

Stunning aerial view of the at Gingana in Ghana’s North East Region. Prehistoric rock paintings were documented by archeologists at this site in 2004. As recently as last year, more rock art discoveries were made and are currently being researched by the Ghana Board of Museums and Monuments.
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Visit any rural community in Ghana’s North East Region and you’re likely to see these interesting structures. These are ...
03/02/2020

Visit any rural community in Ghana’s North East Region and you’re likely to see these interesting structures. These are two types of granaries used to store grain harvest during the dry season. The first mud granary is known in Mampruli as a “buuri” and the second image is of a woven thatch granary called a “napoo.” The thatch roof on both styles is lifted off to load or remove the grain stored inside. Today, these unique structures are disappearing as more people are storing grain in factory-made plastic & canvas bags in zinc-roofed rooms.
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The Arrival of a Troupe of Mossi Traders in Walewale, Aug 1888.This engraving was made by famed artist Edouard Riou (who...
25/01/2020

The Arrival of a Troupe of Mossi Traders in Walewale, Aug 1888.

This engraving was made by famed artist Edouard Riou (who illustrated Jules Verne’s fantastical novels) for Captain Louis Gustave Binger’s 1892 book “Du Niger au Golfe de Guinée par le pays de Kong et le Mossi”. There are several illustrations from Mamprugu based on Capt. Binger’s sketches and notes.

Cpt. Binger was the third European known to enter the kingdom of . The French explorer traveled south from to and became ill along the way. After crossing the White Volta River, he was forced to stop for about six weeks in in August and September 1888 to recover.⠀
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Nalerigu’s famous NaJeringa Defense Wall was built nearly 300 years ago to defend the capital. The ruins of this wall st...
23/01/2020

Nalerigu’s famous NaJeringa Defense Wall was built nearly 300 years ago to defend the capital. The ruins of this wall still stand today.

NaJeringa (Naa Gyɛriŋŋa) was a Mamprusi king who reigned around 1740-1752. He was the son of NaAtabia (Naa Atabiya) who is known for moving the chieftaincy from Gambaga to Nalerigu.
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Scattered along the Gambaga Escarpment are mysterious adobe structures tucked away out of sight under the cliffs. Their ...
21/01/2020

Scattered along the Gambaga Escarpment are mysterious adobe structures tucked away out of sight under the cliffs. Their origins and purpose are unknown but one credible theory is that they are granaries from the slave raiding era centuries ago. It may be that local populations hid food stores in them so that they could survive their villages being pillaged or looted. Refugees may have hidden along the scarp from the raiders and the food in these granaries may have sustained them until it was safe to return home.
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photo by @ Sakogu, Northern, Ghana

The Gambaga Escarpment beautiful and unique with its northward views of the White Volta, Red Volta and Morago Rivers. Bu...
16/01/2020

The Gambaga Escarpment beautiful and unique with its northward views of the White Volta, Red Volta and Morago Rivers. But what caused this geological phenomenon? Geologists who have studied it believe that it may have been caused by erosion of underlying Paleozoic sandstones and shales (known as Voltaian sediments) by streams over millennia. In fact, the scarp in the North East Region of Ghana has even been cited as evidence of a geological theory of scarp retreat and drainage evolution*. But that’s all technical - we just love hiking along it and enjoying its panoramic views of nature!
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* “Towards a Model of Scarp Retreat and Drainage Evolution: Evidence from Ghana, West Africa” by J.M. Hunter and D. F. Hayward
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Vol. 137, No. 1 (Mar., 1971) @ Gambaga, Northern, Ghana

This site just east of Nalerigu earns its Mampruli name “Ŋmana Feeri” or “Ŋmana Feoo” from the doves common to the area....
13/01/2020

This site just east of Nalerigu earns its Mampruli name “Ŋmana Feeri” or “Ŋmana Feoo” from the doves common to the area. Farmers found that this collection of massive boulders is a favorite refugee for the birds. It’s a great hike from the nearby town and a sweet spot for bouldering if you are more adventurous.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Just north of Gambaga and down the escarpment are some incredible rapids on the White Volta River. There the river rushe...
12/01/2020

Just north of Gambaga and down the escarpment are some incredible rapids on the White Volta River. There the river rushes through a bottleneck formed naturally by a rocky protrusion. Its roar can be heard over a kilometer away and is a site to behold! Interestingly, these rapids will disappear in 3-5 years as VRA has begun building the Pwalugu Dam which will flood the area.
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Chieftaincy is a central part of the culture of the people of Ghana’s North East Region. Here three men are enskinned as...
09/01/2020

Chieftaincy is a central part of the culture of the people of Ghana’s North East Region. Here three men are enskinned as chiefs in front of the NaYiri’s palace in the capital of Nalerigu.
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01/01/2020
Check out our interactive map of tourist attractions in Ghana's North East Region!
30/06/2019

Check out our interactive map of tourist attractions in Ghana's North East Region!

An interactive map showing tourist sites, historic landmarks, and popular destinations in North East Ghana's six administrative districts.

30/06/2019

Discover the fascinating cultures, rich histories, and incredible natural landscapes! See the regional capital of Nalerigu and its incredible cliff escarpments that stretch from Walewale to Nakpanduri and beyond. Canoe down the White Volta and Red Volta rivers. Explore prehistoric rock art and cliff dwellings. Learn about the ancient kingdom of Mamprugu and its customs. You are invited!

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