Ghana is a country located in the western part of Africa, with Accra as its capital city in the Greater Accra Region.
The country is divided into sixteen regions, previously ten regions, namely Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Greater Accra, Volta, Brong Ahafo, Upper West, Upper East, and Northern regions.
In 2019, under the leadership of His Excellency Nana Ado Dankwa Akufu Ado, new regions were created, and each of these regions has major ethnic groups.
The newly established regions include Oti (inhabited by Ewes), Western North (Akan), Bono East (Akan), Ahafo (Akan, Guan), Savannah (Mole-Dagbani), and North East Region (Mole-Dagbani).
Each ethnic group within these regions has its unique language and staple foods, which distinguish them from one another.
Akans:
- Region: Predominantly in Ashanti.
- Language: Twi.
- Main Food: Fufu and Ampesi.
Ewes:
- Region: Mainly in the Volta region.
- Language: Ewe.
- Main Food: Akpele with Fetridetsi, Abolo.
Ga-Adangme:
- Region: Greater Accra.
- Language: Ga.
- Main Food: Ga Kenkey with pepper and fish.
Mole-Dagbani:
- Regions: Northern, Upper East, Upper West, and Savanna.
- Language: Dagbani, Frafara, Wala
- Main Food: Tuo Zaafi.
Fantes:
- Region: Primarily in the Central Region.
- Language: Fanti.
- Main Food: Ɛtiw with Fanti Fanti.
Bono-Ahafo:
- Region: Known for agriculture.
- Main Food: Fufu with Nkotomire soup, Ampesi (plantain and cocoyam).
Eastern Region:
- Ethnic Groups: Akwapim, Akyem, Kwahu, Krobo, and Guans.
- Main Foods: Ampesi, Fufu, light or palm nut soup with snails.
Upper West Region:
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- Location: North-western corner.
- Main Foods: TZ or Tuo Zaafi, Rice balls or Omo Tuo with groundnut soup, Tubaani, koko with koose.
