The Upper West Region

Friday, March 25, 2016

Prince Rashid on #CurateWa @PrinceBanbeo

3rd Edition

25th March, 2016.

Experiencing the Upper West Region of Ghana through individual stories

Prince Banbeo

Bio

Banbeo Abdul Rashid is a professional teacher and has been teaching for the past 5 yrs @ Fongo M/A JHS in the Wa Municipal Assembly.

Follow him on Twitter: @PrinceBanbeo

Curator's Tweets

Besides teaching I love to hang out with friends n discussing football n politics takes majority of our discussions.

Before we start with our journey lemme take a break to observe my jummah prayer's n we move straight to action #CurateWa

The upper west region is the last region to have being created in Ghana #CurateWa

There are 11 districts in the upper west region #CurateWa

Major ethnic groups found in this area are Waalas Dagaabas Sissalas Brifos with a population over 500000 #CurateWa

Hausa kooko and koose is a common dish that dominates the breakfast table of many residents #CurateWa

Popular politicians in the region include the founder of PNC n president of the fourth republic of Ghana Dr Hilla Limann #CurateWa

Founder of PNC and former president of the fourth republic of Ghana

Food such as Tz( tuo zaafi ) konkonte, rice, banku,kapala(fufu)etc are the commonest u can find in the region #curateWa

Currently at the regional basketball court,Wa #curateWa. Where the youth gather every evening to keep themselves fit

District capitals. Inter marriages between the different ethnic groups exist such as Waalas n Dagaabas, Brifos n Sissalas etc #curateWa

I cannot end this session without talking about the beautiful n well maintained historical sites in the region. Take ur time n relax cuz....

The Pelican Hotel

There are many historical/tourist sites in the region. The main ones r the Nkrumah Detention camp (Lawra) #CurateWa

Amazingly one of the oldest mosque in west Africa is located in the Wa municipal, it believed to be 500 years old February 1516...

Standing inside is the Nakore mosque #CurateWa

Mushrooms rocks(Lawra) #curateWa

Hippo sanctuary (Wechau) #curateWa

Gbollu slave wall (Gbollu) #curateWa

Other notable sites include spring water (Babile) stone church (Nandom) etc #curateWa

Festivals in the area include Damba by Waalas, Kobina(Lawra) Kakukbe(Nandom) Parigbele (Sissalas )Etc #curateWa

Members of Teflon at Damba festivals #curateWa

Many ppl always see upper west as a conducive environment for businesses especially Wa municipal.

Thanks a lot for your time, you can reach me @PrinceBanbeo, fb:prince Banbeo Rashid Instagram PRINCEBANBEO with ur qtns n comments #curateWa

#Remember others bleed like you. Salaam Alaykum #curateWa 😘

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Daud Arif on Curate Wa @DaudArif2

2nd Edition

26th February, 2016.

Experiencing the Upper West Region of Ghana through individual stories

Arif

Bio

Daud Arif is an entrepreneur, a football administrator, a development practitioner, a social commentator and head of sports at GBC Radio Upper West. He's @DaudArif2 on Twitter.

Curator's Tweets

I'm Daud Arif Brownn,captain of the curateWa train. Sit safe and fasten your seat belts as I lead u through the city of the waala. #curateWa

I work as an entrepreneur,football administrator, social commentator, radio show host and head of sports at GBC Radio upper west.#curateWa

You can always catch me on twitter @DaudArif2,on facebook as king Arif Brown,instagram as Arifbrownn1 and google+ as Ras Brown.#curateWa

Wa is the capital town of the upper west region and the Wa municipal,with a settlement population of about 125,556.#curateWa

Wa is the youngest regional Capital in Ghana and ranked 7th largest in the country with a land area of about 18,476km2.

The region is located in the northwestern part of Ghana, sharing borders with upper east to the east, northern region to the south,#curateWa

and Burkina to the west and north. Wa the capital is precisely inhabited by the Waala, and Was carved from the then upper region in 1983.

The political administration of the region is devided into 11 districts with Wa as the capital. #curateWa

A distinctive feature of our culture is the brewing of pito, a sweet, mildly alcoholic beverage prepared from sorghum.#curateWa

Pito is sold from open air bars by the brewers and usually served on calabashes. #curateWa

Wa has just one Airstrip, which would be upgraded to a modern airport as reported by president John Mahama yesterday.#curateWa

The town is also blessed with a campus of the university for development studies located at a suburb called Bamaahu. #curateWa

Wa Naa palace, home of the king of the Waala people is one of the many tourists attractions in the region.#curateWa

The palace is an extraordinary example of traditional architecture.it was built in the 19th century.#curateWa

The mud-brick structure was built in the traditional Sudanese style from mud and y shapes wooden columns.

The wechaiu hippo sanctuary is yet another important destination for tourists. It is located in the south west of Wa.#curateWa

Arrived safely to the mosque and ready for prayers. You can take a breather and when I return, we continue.#curateWa

The hippo sanctuary can be found along the black Volta and a very nice place to hang out during your leisure time.

A giant hippo relaxing. Don't miss it when you find yourself In the region. Fun to watch. #curareWa

We also have the Gwollu wall in the sissala district,which also serves as the hometown for Ghana's past president Dr Liman.#curateWa

The curate train takes a turn to look at those interested in chilling. We have K.G spot, Brotherman spot, lormans to hang out. #curateWa

Going on air to discuss Sports on Gbc radio upper West. Will be back shortly to end the day with u all.#curateWa

Those who are also in the region and are football fanatics, u can tune in to Gbc 90.1 FM for all ur latest in the world of sports.#curatewa

Currently doing sports on radio with a young and vibrant coach, John kanduma. #curatewa

Wa Allstars is the only representative of the three northern regions and is the Only pride of the region.#CurateWa

So if u in WA and wants some mouth watering action in the Ghana premier league,just drop at the WA park and enjoy live action.#CurateWa

The political arena include former president Hilla Limann from Gwollu in the Wa East,Ben kunbour, Abrose Dery,Alban Bagbin.#CurateWa.

In the entertainment industry,we have some few famous names in Samini and Neola Wiyaala and local sensation called Samson B.#curateWa

In the sporting sector, Wa is blessed with giants in football like Gfa president Kwesi Nyantakyi, assistant black starts Coach,Max kunadu...

It's been lovely going around town with you all and I believe many have leant loads of goodies abt Wa.#currateWa

Until another time where I come ur way with yet another fantastic edition of #CurateWa, stay blessed and don't do what I wdnt do.#CurateWa

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Xeynab on #CurateWa @jxeynab

1st Edition

29th January, 2016.

Experiencing the Upper West Region of Ghana through individual stories

Xeynab

Bio
Xeynab Jeduah is a nurse at the Wa Regional Hospital. Follow her on Twitter @jxeynab

Curator's Tweets

Ansumaa, good morning to everyone. my name is xeynab and I'm excited to be your curator for today # curatewa

Feel free to ask questions about the city and hopefully I will be able to give you an answer #curateWa

I moved to wa about 4 months ago and I work in the theatre of the Wa Regional Hospital #curateWa

It's a cold Harmattan morning and I'm at work tho I'd rather be tucked in bed. Hehehe #curateWa

It's time for breakfast and I'm having koko with koose. Y'all are invited #curateWa

Koose

Did you know that two of our finest musicians; samini and wiyaala hail from the youngest region in the country? #curateWa

We carry out various surgeries at the theatre and I work with a bunch of fun colleagues #curateWa

Wa is a relatively quiet place with no "traffic issues" and clean streets. I'm growing to love it #curateWa

Jummah Mubarak to my Muslim brothers and sisters. This is a glimpse of the central mosque #curateWa

According to an article on Wikipedia, Wa is the 14th most populous settlement in Ghana. #facts only #curateWa

Wa is not inhabited by Waalas only and there's a peaceful ethnic and religious co-existence #curateWa

It's time for lunch and I'm having roasted Plantain with groundnuts #curateWa

There's mummy's kitchen to sort you out with any meal of your choice (t.z, banku, fufu, rice.......) #curateWa

Meet the latest means of transport called "Mahama camboo" a.k.a "k3k3" #curateWa

Scenes from the market #curateWa

It's a Friday night and places to hang out include "the guyz", "lawmars". "desperados" among others #curateWa

Yes the sobolo craze is everywhere #curateWa. Enjoy the rest of your weekend

It was lovely being your curator for today and I hope you had fun #curateWa My name is xeynab. follow me on twitter @jxeynab

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Curate Wa

Experiencing the Upper West Region of Ghana through individual stories

Through #CurateWa you will have an experience of the everyday lives of people living or spending time in the Upper West Region of Ghana.We are hoping to break the stereotypes you may have about the region with one story at a time. You also get the chance to ask the curator questions about wherever their location may be in the Upper West Region, the culture, the food, etc.

Email us at upperwestghana@gmail.com