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  Welcome to the Republic of Ghana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The region is bordered on the north by the Northern Region, Ashanti and Western on the South, Eastern and Volta on the Southeast and east respectively, and the Republic of La Cote d'ivoire to the west.
The Region has a tropical climate with high temperatures of between 23 'C and 39 'C, enjoying however maximum rainfall of 45" in the northern parts to 65' in the south of the region.
Akan is the lingua franca throughout the region.
www.ghana.gov.gh /living/region/brong-ahafo.php   (308 words)

  
 Nafaanra language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North-west corner of the Brong-Ahafo region in Ghana, east of Bondouko in Côte d'Ivoire
Southeast and south of Nafaanra and Ligbi, the Akan language Abron (or Bron, Brong) is spoken.
Brong esã, Ga etɛ), whereas the Nafaanra form táárɛ is transparently related to the forms found in the other (non-Kwa) Senufo languages (e.g.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nafaanra_language   (2790 words)

  
 www.ghana.co.uk - News
The regional statistics for Election 2004 indicate that PNC is contesting 11 out of the 22 constituencies in the Western Region; eight out of 19 in the Central Region; 14 out of 27 in the Greater Accra Region; 13 out of 22 in the Volta Region and 13 out of 28 in the Eastern Region.
The rest are 20 out of the 39 in the Ashanti Region; six out of 24 in the Brong Ahafo Region; 19 out of 26 in the Northern Region; 11 out of 13 in the Upper East Region and in all the 10 seats in the Upper West Region.
The Party is not contesting in the Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions.
www.ghana.co.uk /news/content.asp?articleID=13279   (485 words)

  
 General News of Tuesday, 3 June 2003
The regional Director of Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), Mr Amin B.K. Nuhu, who led the Committee on the tour, said the contractors were aware of a penalty to be paid when their contract was not completed on schedule.
Emmanuel Zumakpeh, Ranking Member and other members were on a five-day visit to the Brong Ahafo, Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions to assess works on the roads and how funds for the projects were being utilised.
Zumakpeh said Brong Ahafo was a major food producing area and there was the need for the contractors to show urgency in their execution of the projects.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=37247   (471 words)

  
 ghanatourism.gov.gh - BRONG AHAFO REGION
The Region can boast of first class roads linking its major towns to the regional capital, Sunyani and the rest of the country.
One of the major attractions of the Brong Ahafo Region, the well- known Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary is located 22km north of Nkoranza.
Yeji is a town with a population of about 35,000 inhabitants located on the shores of Lake Volta in the Atebubu District in the Brong Ahafo Region.
www.ghanatourism.gov.gh /regions/region_detail.asp?id=10   (1819 words)

  
 www.ghanaweb.com: General News of Thursday, 23 September 1999
Sunyani, Sept 23, GNA - The Omanhene of the Acherensua Traditional Area, Agyewodin Adu Gyamfi Ampem, has suggested the re-naming of the Brong Ahafo Region to avoid the divisive tendencies that militate against its progress and development.
He said the name of the region suggests that it is made up of only Brongs and Ahafos, and this was encouraging the growth of factionalism, as there are other ethnic groups.
Agyewodin Ampem was speaking at a symposium at Sunyani on Wednesday as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the creation of the Brong Ahafo region.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/printnews.php?ID=8614   (268 words)

  
 Brong Ahafo records 246 bushfire cases last year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sunyani, Ghana -- The Brong Ahafo Region last year recorded 246 bushfire cases as against 211 cases the previous year, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Alex M. Hughes, the Regional Fire Officer said on Tuesday in Sunyani.
He told the GNA that the Sunyani Municipality recorded 69 cases, the highest in the region whilst Jaman South district recorded two cases, being the lowest.
The Regional Fire Officer expressed regret about the alarming rate at which the vegetation in the region had been destroyed by people who had refused to adhere to the ban on setting fire to bush during the dry season.
www.fire.uni-freiburg.de /media/2006/02/news_20060209_gh.htm   (203 words)

  
 Samfaus : Home
This will lead to the creation of a society that is open to the active participation of its members and promotes the peaceful co-existence of all tribes, ethnicities, and religions.
SIF-NGO is headquartered in Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana where the SAMFAUS Family hails from.
The choice of location is to enable us be as close as possible to the needy ones.
www.samfaus.org   (214 words)

  
 Graphic Ghana - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Because of the song, people are now extending it to all those who come from the Brong Ahafo Region.
This has not gone down well with people from that part of the region.It is now embarrassing to say that you come from the Brong Ahafo Region, particularly Tuobodom.
My plea to the people of Tuobodom and all others in the Brong Ahafo Region is to be tolerant for the sake of peace and unity in the country.
www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=8305   (291 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies
Current projects are in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions with new initiatives planned in the Northern Region.
CU’s project office is located in the capital of the Brong Ahafo region, Sunyani.
SDDO are currently implementing a major women’s and girls’ rights project in four districts of Brong Ahafo.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6B9C6J?OpenDocument   (1050 words)

  
 Ghana 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Résultats: The team confirmed that the promoted conservation agriculture techniques in the transitional zone of Brong Ahafo Region are ecologically sound, socio-economically viable, and technically feasible.
In order to capture the diverse farming systems in the transitional zone of Brong Ahafo Region, Sunyani and Nkoranza Districts were selected for this study.
The team confirms that conservation agriculture is ecologically sound, socio-economically viable, and technically feasible to promote in the transitional zone of Brong Ahafo Region.
www.icra-edu.org /page.cfm?pageid=publicfrenchghana   (753 words)

  
 Graphic Ghana - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Ms Eunice Patience Ofori of Holy Family R/C JSS in the Eastern Region came second while Ms Margaret Kwakyewaa of Sankore L/A JSS in the Brong Ahafo took the third place.
The Best Teacher in the Vocational/Technical category was taken by Mr Albert Adusei of Twene Amanfo Secondary/Technical in the Brong Ahafo Region followed by Mr Ernest Addo Asare of Akwamuman Secondary School in the Eastern Region and Ms Harriet Nutsugah of Nyankpala D/A JSS in the Northern Region.
In the Basic School Science category,Ms Miriam Odokai Odoteye of Dadwen School Complex at Tarkwa in the Western Region came first,Elizabeth Owusu-Ansah of Saaman Berasi JSS in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem District of the Central Region came second while Ms Patricia Segbefia of Achimota Basic School in the Greater Accra Region came third.
www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=8978   (664 words)

  
 Sister Cities International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Agriculture in the form of food stuff cultivation constitutes 57.8% of economic activities, commerce/serviceconstitutes 37.6% activity and, industry constitutes 4.6% of economic activity.
Berekum has been the centre of commercial and agricultural activities in the Brong Ahafo region for several years, influencing the economy, politics, and history of the region.
Located in the Brong Ahafo Region in Western Ghana, Berekem has a total land areoa 1,635 km sq.
www.sister-cities.org /icrc/cityseek/list/display?recID=34274   (335 words)

  
 Untitled Document
ABDULAI DARIMANI, TWN-Af 703 farmers from six communities in the Asutifi District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana have petitioned the Minister of Mines against the payment of unrealistic crop compensation package by Newmont Gold Mining Company.
We also invited and secured the participation of the regional Lands Valuation Board, Sunyani and the District Assembly to the negotiation meeting (see attached invitation letter to the Land Valuation Board).
We wish to assure you that New Mont is committed to an open, transparent and participatory approach to the development of its projects in Ghana to ensure sustainable well-being of all its stakeholders.
twnafrica.org /print.asp?twnID=444   (912 words)

  
 Mining companies must respect human rights
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has appealed for public support to halt the filtering of faecal matter and sludge by the activities of Newmont Ghana, a mining company, into River Asuopre in the environs of Kenyase in the Brong Ahafo Region.
He raised other concerns of the community of the Newmont Ahafo Mine as payment of low compensation to affected farmers saying; "Newmont paid less than 70 cedis for a cocoa tree that can yield about half a bag of cocoa beans per year and can last for about 40 years."
He said Newmont had constructed a dam on River Subiri, which posed danger to some communities adding that two people drowned in the dam last October.
www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press843.htm   (634 words)

  
 Brong Ahafo Region -Gettoghana.com
This is the second largest region in Ghana
The natural sites in this region never fail to amaze tourists.
In the Brong Ahafo one is always spoilt for choice on what to see and where to go.
www.gettoghana.com /Brongregion.htm   (134 words)

  
 CBCA: Original Field Guide
The published paper CBCA Field Guide (Wagaarachchi et al., 2001) was based on an international collaborative research project, involving partners in Scotland, Ghana and Jamaica.
A criterion-based audit cycle to improve the quality of emergency obstetric care was set up and implemented in four district hospitals: Gaoso Hospital and Holy Family Hospital, Berekum, both in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, and St Ann's Bay Hospital and Spanish Town Hospital in Jamaica.
The project would not have been possible without the support, commitment and hard work of all the staff at these four hospitals - too numerous to mention by name here.
www.abdn.ac.uk /immpact/cbca/paper.htm   (279 words)

  
 Scanstyle International School, Mim, Ghana
The school is seeking to turn out graduates with good and sound moral education, qualitative, enshrined in excellence.
The school must be seen to be not only one of the best in the Brong Ahafo Region but the nation as a whole.
The short-term plan is to turn out JSS graduates entering the nation's most endowed Senior Secondary Schools.
www.scanstyleschool.com   (367 words)

  
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www.ghanatravel.co.uk /prod2.asp?sub_cat=408   (121 words)

  
 Alison M. Jones: Photo Gallery: Ghana
Ghana: Elmina (Central Region), Elmina castle, also known as St. George's Castle (built 1486), as seen through arched window at St. Jago fort (built 1666)
Ghana: Kpetoe (Volta Region), manequin dressed in Ewe cloth smock (local variation of Kente cloth)
Ghana: Techiman (Brong-Ahafo Region), peanut powder "Kuli Kuli" being ground in mortar with pestles
www.alisonjonesphoto.com /Ghana   (138 words)

  
 Welcome to FreshPlaza
A one-day workshop on the introduction of a new approach to the development of mango cultivation in Brong-Ahafo has been held in Techiman.
Mr John Manu, the Techiman Municipal Director of Agriculture, said farmers could increase their income through the cultivation and processing of other non-traditional crops as mango, in which the region has a competitive advantage.
The participants proposed the formation of cooperative associations for mango farmers, implementation of a standardized price for mango, capacity building, costing and business plan and identifying marketing avenue for mango.`
www.freshplaza.com /2005/03nov/2_gh_mangoproduction.htm   (179 words)

  
 Kees van der Geest - PhD Research - Migration, Environment & Development in Ghana
Migration and livelihood analysis of rural households in the Upper West Region (n=204), download
Indigenous land owners in the Brong Ahafo Region (N=73), download
Rural-rural migration in Ghana: the effects of out-migration on the sustainability of agriculture in the Upper West Region, Ghana, download
users.fmg.uva.nl /kgeest/phd/phd.htm   (224 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Making history in Banda anthropological visions of Africa's past
Subjects: Ethnoarchaeology -- Ghana -- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region)
Archaeology and history -- Ghana -- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region)
To find this item in a library, enter a postal code, state, province, or country in the field above.
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/58a1f842f27961dea19afeb4da09e526.html   (86 words)

  
 All About Patrick Kyei - I am Patrick Kyei. A teacher by profession. I am born to Mr Joseph Attah Kyei and madam Dora ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
I am born to Mr Joseph Attah Kyei and madam Dora Kuma on the 12th of May, 1972 at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo REgion of Ghana.
I loved making friends with all class of people even including lunatics.
My ambition presently is to become a Minister of the Gospel so I am planning to organise my resource to enable me school at one of the Pastoral Schools in the Country or in the States.
www.praize.com /cgi-bin/members/moreinfo.cgi?userid=9990113312775&p=1   (547 words)

  
 Slater Museum :: Odonata Specimens
Phyllomacromia bifasciata, male, Ghana, Brong Ahafo Region, Bui National Park, 7 July 1997 (HW 38)
Phyllomacromia pseudafricana, male, Ghana, Brong Ahafo Region, Bui National Park, 3 July 1997 (HW 31)
Trithemis dejouxi, male, Ghana, Brong Ahafo Region, Bui National Park, Djiapoli stream, 19 June 97 (HW 29)
www.ups.edu /x6320.xml   (537 words)

  
 SpaceFM 87.7 for Ghana News, Brong Ahafo news (space fm Sunyani , Brong Ahafo , Ghana)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
SpaceFM 87.7 for Ghana News, Brong Ahafo news (space fm Sunyani, Brong Ahafo, Ghana)
There may be dropouts in the live broadcast connection.
The safest and the quickest way to send money to Brong Ahafo Region
www.baunited.com   (133 words)

  
 News from Sunyani and the rset of Brong Ahafo Region
News from Sunyani and the rset of Brong Ahafo Region
Radio Stations Promoting Democracy in Brong Ahafo Region
Need for unity among people from Brong Ahafo - Mensah
www.myspacefm.com /localnews.htm   (582 words)

  
 Ghana web news & information portal:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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The info you will find here will amaze you!
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