The “Apartheid-Whirlwind” that Capsized the Canoes in my Village
By Fictionist: Frank Goka
Images of Whirlpool with sinking boats, and Indian Almond tree and fruit (Google.com)
Sleep is my ardent nemesis, no matter what sedating concoction I gulp down the throat or snuffed. Even the exhaustion from the daily manual work at the farm and “2-tots” of locally distilled moonshine (
“Akpeteshie”) that I do expect to get me snoring, rather interfered with my sleep just like my nocturnal libidinal obligations. Therefore, it was a miracle when I woke up from a deep diurnal dream the other day under the giant
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The traditional and customary fabric of Ghana is such that almost every community or traditional area in the country has a festival it celebrates annually. Every festival in Ghana has its history and essence. The
Ayimagonu Festival celebrated by the people of Dorfor Traditional Area is no exception. This article seeks to unearth the history of the Ayimagonu Festival and how it got its name. The relevance of the Koklofu Deity in introducing the Ayimagonu Festival is equally stated herein.
Dorfor Traditional Area
Dͻfͻ or Dorfor is one of the thirteen (13) traditional areas in Tongu or Tͻƞu (Tongu). The rest are Fievie, Mafi, Sokpoe, Agave, Tefle, Ʋume (Vume), Bakpa, Meƒe (Mepe), Batͻ (Battor), Volo, Fodzoku and Tͻgͻme (Torgorme). In describing the 13 independent Tongu States, Amate (2017:102) wrote,