This site was one of the largest slave markets for gathering people to sell into slavery during the slave trade era. It serves as an Ancestral Graveyard and a Sacred Place of Rememberance. It is located at Assin Manso in the Central Region of Ghana. Get in touch with @Brand Elmina for a tour of this site. #slave #yearofreturn #panafest #tour #tourism #bookatour #bigcycleecotours #ghanatourism #visitelmina #visitghana #blackhistory #history #motherland #visitthemotherland

A destination video highlighting some of the unique and beautiful places in Ghana you can visit. Book a tour with Brand Elmina and you're sure to have an unforgettable experience. #brandelmina #yearofreturn #bigcycleecotours #tourism #visitghana #visitelmina #molenationalpark #mole #keta #larteh #tsito #larabangamosque #larabanga #elmina #akwida #busua #yendi #yaanaa #bakatue #oceansurf #waves #surf #tourism #adventure #openroad #travelphotography #travelblog #ecotourism

Watch amazing cultural display at the official coronation of Nana Kweku Amissah I, Nguaduhen of Edina Traditional Area.

Edina Bakatue is a remembrance festival celebrated by the people of the Edina State in the Central Region of Ghana. The festival is a 6 week celebration that officially culminates on the 1st Tuesday of July with Bakatue or opening of the lagoon to remember the pact made between man and god when the founder of the town Kwaw Amankwah made an agreement the spirit of the Benya lagoon when he went thirsty for 3 days during a hunting expedition.

On this Tuesday the chiefs of the various towns of the Edina state and the people display their rich tradition, culture and heritage. The king of Edina State Nana Kodwo Conduah VI leads the rites and supplications that are made to the ancestors.
This year however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival has been cancelled for the second time in a row.

In a press briefing and speaking on behalf of the king Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, Nana Kodwo Eduakwa V, Chief of Atonkwa and Akwamuhen of Edina Traditional Area made it know that after much deliberation with the traditional council and Brand Elmina this year’s festival has been cancelled

He however made it known that together with the organisers Brand Elmina majority of the events will be done virtually and also all traditional rites that must be done will be observed.

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Join the InFocus team as they follow some young entrepreneurs in the tourism and hospitality industry in Elmina to see how adversely the COVID-19 has affected their business.

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Nana Preston of Big Cycle Eco Tours tells us what to expect during this year's Bakatue Marathon. #brandelmina #bigcycleecotours #marathon #elmina #bakatue

InFOCUS goes one on one with the residential manager of Coconut Grove Bridge House, Elmina, Stella Norvisi Opeku as she tells us what they have for the Bakatue festival. #travel #visitelmina #investinelmina #brandelmina #hotels #canoe #fishing #fishingtown #fishingnet #lagoon #tourism #castle #travelblog #travelphotography #elmina #gatewaytoghana #ghana #visitghana #surf #ocean #wave

Nana Kobina Gyan I was born in Anomansa on 13 February 1821 to Nana Kobina Conduah I, who was king of Anomansa from 1863-1869. During his father's reign, Kobina Gyan was sub-king (ohin nadir ekyen) and acted as a prominent spokesperson for the Anomansa community. When the enforcement of the 1867 Anglo-Dutch Convention for an Interchange of Territory on the Gold Coast resulted in a siege of Elmina by the Fante Confederacy, Nana Kobina Gyan co-authored the August 1868 petition to King William III of the Netherlands, asking him for help and assistance.

Kobina Gyan learnt early the price to pay for not going by the choice of the people when his father Nana Kobina Conduah I was destooled in January 1869 for not opposing the Dutch governor George Pieter Willem Boers's way of dealing with the siege of Elmina in March 1868 strongly enough, Kobina Gyan was enstooled as King of Anomansa by the stool name of Nana Kobina Gyan I on 15 July 1869 thus succeeding his father.

The next four years of his life would be plagued with events and challenges which would make his reign and name indelible in the history of Anomansa.

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Ko-Sa Beach Resort takes first step to go green as part of a long term project to go green 100% and to contribute to society. They are not just a beach resort but take pride in the activities to help build Ampenyi and it's environs. #kosabeachresort #gogreen #solarenergy #solar #electricity #power #renewableenergy #environment #brandelmina #investinelmina #greenenergy