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Akua
Akua is an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Bono, Akwamu, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on a Wednesday" in Akan language, following their day naming system. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Origin and meaning In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Akua originated from Wukuada and from the Lord of Life's Sky (heavenly) Host Day deity for Wednesday. Females born on Wednesday are champions of the cause of others. The name is also associated with a spider (Ananse). Female variant Day names in Ghana have varying spellings. This is so because of the various Akan subgroups. Each Akan subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other Akan subgroups. Akua is spelt Akua by the Akuapem, Akyem, Bono and Ashanti subgroups while the Fante subgroup spell it as Ekua or Kuukua. Male version In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Donkor
Akua Donkor (February 1952 – 28 October 2024) was a Ghanaian farmer and politician. She was the founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Early life Akua Donkor was born in February 1952 and hailed from Ejuratia in the Afigya Kwabre District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (then the Gold Coast). She was a Cocoa farmer by profession and was not known to have had any formal education. Personal life Akua Donkor birthed a daughter who goes by the name Ama Serwaa Bonsu. Politics Akua Donkor was initially an assembly woman for Heman electoral area in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. 2012 election She applied to contest as an independent candidate in the 2012 election to become president of Ghana but was disqualified by the Electoral Commission on accounts of not meeting the requirements set for the election. She later decided to give her support to Paa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party. 2016 election In January, months before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Sena Dansua
Akua Sena Dansua (born 23 April 1958) is an experienced Ghanaian media and communications consultant, politician and governance and leadership practitioner. She was the Member of Parliament for North Dayi in Ghana and former Ambassador to Germany. Early life and education Dansua was born at Hohoe in the Hohoe Municipal District of the Volta Region on 23 April 1958. Her family hails from Botoku, also in the Volta Region. She started her primary education at the Kadjebi-Akan Local Authority Experimental Primary and Middle School. She then went on to have her secondary education at the Mawuli School at Ho, the capital of the Volta Region. She trained as a journalist at the Ghana Institute of Journalism in Accra. Dansua was a postgraduate student of Communication Studies at the University of Ghana at Legon, completing in 1990. She also acquired a master's degree in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. Career Akua Dansua was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Njeri
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Hilda Akua
Hilda Akua Frimpong (born 1991) is a Ghanaian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2015 and represented Ghana at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. After being diagnosed with scoliosis in 2012, Frimpong became a health activist and advocate on prevention and treatment of the condition. In 2021 whilst studying at the Syracuse University College of Law, she was named as the new editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review, making her the first Black person to occupy the position. Early life and education Frimpong hails from Kumasi the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, where she was also raised. In 2012, she was diagnosed with scoliosis. Her condition triggered her to advocate people on prevention and treatment of the medical condition. She has a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology at Texas A&M University, United States. Frimpong is currently a law student at the Syracuse University College of Law. In March 2021, she was named as the new ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Lezli Hope
Akua Lezli Hope is an African-American woman artist, poet and writer. Early life and education Hope was raised in New York City by a "brilliant seamstress and tailor" mother who taught her to crochet at a young age and a father who enthusiastically encouraged her interest in science fiction. She recalls being constantly surrounded as a child by "adults who spoke to er told erstories, taught ersongs," inspiring an early interest in literature. Before she knew how to read and write, she dictated original poetry for her mother to transcribe. Hope took part in a music program in high school, learning to play violin, cello, and bassoon. She also participated as a singer in youth choirs. Hope holds a B.A. in psychology from Williams College, an M.B.A. in marketing from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and an M.S.J. in broadcast journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Career Hope's artistic output includes crocheted clothing and accessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Naru
Akua Naru (also known as Akua Olatunji), is a rapper from Connecticut, United States. Her hip-hop music incorporates styles including soul and jazz. In 2018 she began archiving the achievements of women in hip-hop at Harvard University as a Nasir Jones Hip-hop Fellow at the Hip-hop Archive Research Institute. Naru has been particularly successful in Europe, where she lived from 2008 until joining the music faculty at University of California, Santa Cruz in 2024. Life Naru was born and raised in Connecticut in a family that went to church and played gospel music. At the age of nine, Naru's uncle introduced her to hip hop music. It was Akua's grandmother who took her to church, where she met strong, assertive women in the community, which led to her interest in the revolutionary ideas of Angela Davis, Malcolm X and Assata Shakur. By the time Naru completed her formal education at Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania, she had learned her skills as a member of a rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Asabea Ayisi
Akua Asabea Ayisi (3 April 1927 – 21 April 2010) was a feminist, former High Court Judge and the first female Ghanaian journalist. During the rise of the Ghanaian independence movement, Akua Asabea Ayisi trained as a journalist with Mabel Dove-Danquah and Kwame Nkrumah, who would later become the country's first prime minister and president. Ayisi's position as editor of the women's column, which focused on women's issues, in the '' Accra Evening News'' newspaper was considered radical action at that time. Family and early life Akua Asabea Ayisi was born on 3 April 1927, in Akuapim-Mampong. She was the eighth child of 10 born to Mercy Adebra Mensah and Okyeame Kofi Ayisi. Kofi Ayisi was a royal and linguist for the King, who was also his relative. Some of Akua Asabea Ayisi's uncles were royal fetish priests. Kofi Ayisi had 70 children, 10 of those by Mercy Adebra. Ayisi's mother, Mercy Adebra's grandfather, Tetteh Quarshie, planted the first cocoa tree in Ghana. Mercy Adebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riddell Akua
Michael Riddell Akua (born 26 January 1963) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru. Background Akua has been a member of the Parliament of Nauru since 3 May 2003. From this date on he has also been an important part of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. He is a member of the Naoero Amo Party, and he was re-elected to parliament in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Akua was defeated in his attempt at re-election in the 2019 election. Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru He was elected the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from June 2004 to July 2004. He was elected again Speaker in Parliament during the first three months of Marcus Stephen's presidency, from December 2007 to March 2008. Resignation and coup d'état allegations He resigned on March 18, to prevent the Opposition, led by David Adeang and former President Rene Harris (who died of ill health several weeks later), from submitting a motion of no confidence against Stephen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Obeng-Akrofi
Akua Obeng-Akrofi (born 10 July 1996) is a Ghanaian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. She graduated from Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ... in 2018. References External links * 1996 births Living people Ghanaian female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Columbia Lions women's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games athletes for Ghana Columbia University alumni {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Sakyiwaa Ahenkorah
Akua Sekyiwaa Ahenkorah is a Ghanaian diplomat who has worked for the Foreign relations of Ghana in various capacities and presently serves as Ghana's Ambassador to Malaysia. She is the first female Ghanaian envoy to Malaysia. Career Ahenkorah was appointed and sworn in as the Ghana's Ambassador to Malaysia in January 2018 by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. She was tasked by the president to ensure Ghana's image is guarded and upheld whilst working to deepen the economic and bilateral ties between Ghana and Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ... and also work to attract direct foreign investments and investors into Ghana. Personal life Ahenkora was married to a major in the Ghanaian army, who died in 1995 in Kigali, Rwanda whilst on a peacekeeping mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuapem People
The Akuapem is one of the few confederacies in Ghana. It consists of people of Guan and Akan descent. The Akuapem State has a total land area of . They reside mostly to the south of the Eastern Region of Ghana. They are indigenous, consisting of both patriarchal Volta-Comoe-speaking Guans and matriarchal Kwa-speaking Akans. History The ''Akuapem'' formerly referred to only Guan speakers, including the Anum, Boso, Larteh, Mamfe, Abotakyi, Mampong, Obosomase, and Tutu Guan blocks as well as the Kyerepong (Okere) Guan blocks, which comprise Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, and Abonse-Asesieso. The localities that speak Akan Twi include the capital, Akropong, Pokrom Nsabaa, and Amanokurom, which are home to immigrants from Akyem and Mampong, who are also from Asante Mampong in Ashanti Region. These multi-ethnic people were given the name ''Akuapem'' by Nana Ansa Sasraku I of Akwamu The Akwamu Empire was a powerful Akan state that rose to prominence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fante People
The modern Mfantsefo or Fante ("Fanti" is an older spelling) confederacy is a combination of Akan people and aboriginal Guan people. The Fante people are mainly located in the Central and Western regions of Ghana, occupying the forest and coastal areas. Their land stretches from the eastern part of western region in the west to Gomoa in the east. The Fante can be broadly categorized into two groups - the Borbor/Boka Fante (Akan ancestry) and the Etsii Fante (Guan ancestry). Over the last half century, Fante communities have been established as far as Gambia, Liberia,Côte d'Ivoire and even Angola due to fishing expeditions. Major Fante cities and towns in modern Ghana include Cape Coast, Saltpond, Sekondi, Elmina, Agona Swedru, Mankessim, Winneba, Shama, Apam, Komenda, Kasoa and Anomabo. According to their oral traditions, the Borbor Fante, an intrusive group, migrated from Tekyiman in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana and settled in Fanteland. They initially established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
