Rene, May be this is something we can look into. For instance, there are Akans, the dominant tribal group in Ghana in the Ivory Coast and some Ewes in the Volta Region of Ghana and in the French-speaking Togo. Both the Ivory Coast (aka Cote D'Voire) and Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta) and also Togo were countries colonized by the French and are surrounding English-speaking Ghana like the letter n, all the work of colonialism. Families, especially in the towns of Aflao in Ghana and Lome in Togo often meet together on special occasions and festivities. There are still traces of 'tribal linkages and overflows' as you move further west towards Liberia and east into neighboring Benin (former Dahomey), Nigeria and Cameroon. There would be similar situations in other parts of Africa and elsewhere. It would be interesting to initiate something along that line. Let's explore this further!
Prince [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sir i am just interested to know if there are moves to reconstitute the tribes of africa accross national boundaries thanks rene philippines > Andy, > > Glad to know that you are visiting Ghana soon. My organization is looking > into the viability of VoIP in African countries as another means of contributing towards the socio-economic development of African countries. > Could you please find out what the Ghanaian government's policy on VoIP use in Ghana is? I hope there would be some DDN members to feed you with a > lot more info. Thanks! > > Living in Petriensa will present you the opportunity of life in rural Ghana as against Accra or Kumasi. Kumasi, the second biggest city after Accra, is also the cultural center of Ghana and visiting there, and may be > meeting with the Asantehene, the great king of the Ashanti Kingdom, will provide you another life time experience. Since it's just about 40 minutes > from Petriensa, I hope your host, Dr. Osei Darkwa will arrange for that visit if at all possible. Till then we would be awaiting your safe return > and a good report. Have fun and enjoy your trip! > > Prince M. Obiri-Mainoo > Executive Director > > National Africa Foundation > http://www.nationalafricafoundation.org > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Andy Carvin wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just wanted to send out a note to DDN members who happen to reside in Ghana; I'll be in Ghana from July 17 to July 26 to conduct research for the book I'm editing on the telecentre movement. I'll be splitting most of > my time between Accra and Patriensa, with a possible visit to Kumasi as well. > > I don't have my full itinerary yet, but I'm hoping I'll have some free time to get together with local DDN members if anyone would like to say hello in person. So if you're in Ghana, please send me an email off-list so we can see if we can meet up during my visit. > > thanks, > ac > > -- > ----------------------------------- > Andy Carvin > Program Director > EDC Center for Media & Community > acarvin @ edc . org > http://www.digitaldivide.net > http://www.tsunami-info.org > Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com > ----------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > Prince M. Obiri-Mainoo > > Instructional Technology Specialist > Anthony J. Sitkowski School > 29 Negus Street > Webster, MA 01570 > > Phone: (508) 943-1922 > Fax: (508) 949-2648 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Prince M. Obiri-Mainoo Instructional Technology Specialist Anthony J. Sitkowski School 29 Negus Street Webster, MA 01570 Phone: (508) 943-1922 Fax: (508) 949-2648 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Sell on Yahoo! Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
