Photo credits
All listed location and maker images depict real places or people in Ghana. Cropping, resizing, and color treatment were used for web presentation.
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
real/kakum-walkway.jpg | Kakum National Park canopy walkway, Central Region | Philip Nalangan | Source | CC BY 4.0 |
real/jamestown-lighthouse.jpg | Jamestown Lighthouse, Accra | Gereon K. | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/cape-coast-castle.jpg | Cape Coast Castle, Central Region | Jasmine Sackey-Addo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/larabanga-mosque.jpg | Larabanga Mosque, Savannah Region | ZSM | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/wli-falls.jpg | Wli Falls, Volta Region | Mike Norton | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
real/accra-seamstress.jpg | Seamstress taking measurements in Alajo, Accra | Angela L. Rak | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/independence-arch-illustrated.png and loop video | Independence Arch, Accra | User-supplied base photograph; GhanaNice weather treatment | supplied in project conversation | Project use |
real/hero-cape-coast-castle-* | Cape Coast Castle, Central Region; generated atmosphere and motion based on a real photograph | Kwameghana (Bright Kwame Ayisi); GhanaNice visual treatment | Source | CC BY 4.0 |
real/hero-larabanga-mosque-* | Larabanga Mosque, Savannah Region; generated atmosphere and motion based on a real photograph | ZSM; GhanaNice visual treatment | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 (adaptation shared under the same licence) |
footer/volta-engraving*.webp, footer/volta-water-mask.png | The Volta, engraved (blue line-engraving treatment of real/regions/oti-lake-volta.jpg) | Celestinesucess; engraving by GhanaNice | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 (adaptation shared under the same licence) |
Travel directory featured profiles
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media documented here.
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
real/stc-coach-featured.jpg | An Intercity STC coach at the STC yard in Accra | Masssly | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/stc-yard-featured.jpg | Passengers boarding coaches at the Intercity STC yard in Accra | Blaise Daniel Korley Ahumah | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/zaina-pool-chairs-featured.jpg | Poolside chairs at Zaina Lodge in Mole National Park | Danieljatuat | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/zaina-table-chair-featured.jpg | A table and chair at Zaina Lodge in Mole National Park | Danieljatuat | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Regional photography
One photograph per region, each depicting a named place inside that region. Where a region has only one verified photograph, the site shows one image rather than repeating it.
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
real/regions/western-nzulezo.jpg | Nzulezu stilt village, Western Region | KwesiRaul | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/western-busua.jpg | Busua Beach, Western Region | Mac-Jordan Degadjor | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
real/regions/ashanti-knust-great-hall.jpg | The Great Hall, KNUST, Kumasi, Ashanti Region | Pnlarbi | Source | CC BY 4.0 |
real/regions/eastern-aburi.jpg | Aburi Botanical Gardens, Eastern Region | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/eastern-akosombo.jpg | Akosombo Dam, Eastern Region | jbdodane | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
real/regions/northern-tamale-mosque.jpg | Central Mosque, Tamale, Northern Region | Sucram Yef | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
real/regions/upper-east-paga.jpg | Paga crocodile pond, Upper East Region | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/upper-east-baskets.jpg | Basket weavers, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region | Vrinda Khushu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/upper-west-wa-palace.jpg | Wa Naa's Palace, Upper West Region | Isaac Gyamfi Assumend | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/north-east-gambaga.jpg | Naa Jaringa wall, Gambaga, North East Region | Sir Amugi | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/north-east-nalerigu.jpg | An old church at Nalerigu, North East Region | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/oti-lake-volta.jpg | A boat on Lake Volta | Celestinesucess | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/bono-sunyani-cocoa-house.jpg | Cocoa House, Sunyani, Bono Region | Gyanford | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/bono-east-boabeng-fiema.jpg | Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Bono East Region | Malibu xoxo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/bono-east-kintampo.jpg | Kintampo Waterfalls, Bono East Region | Cdilalo47 | Source | CC0 |
real/regions/bono-east-techiman.jpg | Holy Family roundabout, Techiman, Bono East Region | Muniruwoods | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/ahafo-goaso.jpg | Goaso roundabout, Ahafo Region | Emmanuel Yeboah Asiama | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/ahafo-goaso-town.jpg | Goaso Zongo, Ahafo Region | Emmanuel Yeboah Asiama | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/western-north-bia.jpg | Bia National Park, Western North Region | AmarAfshin | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
real/regions/savannah-mole.jpg | Mole National Park, West Gonja, Savannah Region | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Region galleries and place photos
Picked by hand from Wikimedia Commons in September 2026, with more added in October 2026: each photo was checked to show a named place inside the region it appears under. Images were resized and converted to WebP; nothing else was changed. The same credits appear on every region page next to the photo, with links to the licence and the source file.
| Asset | Subject (region) | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
photos/a-drone-footage-of-accra-central-ghana.webp | Central Accra from above (greater-accra) | Amanor kwaku | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/the-aerial-view-of-accra-the-capital-town-of-ghana.webp | Accra from a rooftop (greater-accra) | JOSEPH WEMAKOR | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/airport-city-accra-ghana.webp | Office towers in Airport City, Accra (greater-accra) | Fanti Salms | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/national-mosque-of-ghana-exterior-night-view.webp | The National Mosque of Ghana at night (greater-accra) | Warmglow | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/accra-skyline.webp | The Accra skyline (greater-accra) | Synth85 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/accra-airport-city.webp | Airport City, Accra (greater-accra) | Esthee2010 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/airportcityaccra.webp | Airport City, Accra (greater-accra) | Sean MENDIS | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/freedom-square-accra-ghana.webp | Black Star Square, Accra (greater-accra) | RyansWorld | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/aerial-view-of-borla-beach-accra.webp | The Accra coastline from above (greater-accra) | Penwills | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/cleaning-fish-22101127385.webp | Cleaning fish for smoking in Jamestown (greater-accra) | David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/a-trader-at-makola-market.webp | A trader at Makola Market (greater-accra) | Vrinda Khushu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/makola-market-accra-ghana.webp | Makola Market (greater-accra) | Nii Adama Armah | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kwame-nkrumah-memorial-park.webp | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (greater-accra) | Erik B. Anderson | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/fishermen-in-jamestown-accra-01.webp | Fishermen and canoes in Jamestown (greater-accra) | Angela L. Rak | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/james-town-beach.webp | Jamestown beach and its fishing canoes (greater-accra) | Fkoku | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/ghana-accra.webp | Accra, with the Nkrumah Mausoleum behind (greater-accra) | Retlaw Snellac Photography | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/street-outside-makola-market-accra-ghana.webp | The streets around Makola Market (greater-accra) | Benggriff | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/solnedgang-pa-labadi-beach.webp | Sunset on Labadi Beach (greater-accra) | Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/audience-watching-live-band-music-at-kona-bar.webp | Live music at a bar in Osu (greater-accra) | Warmglow | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/woven-baskets-and-bags-market-stall-ghana.webp | Baskets and bags at the Arts Centre, Accra (greater-accra) | Uduak123 | Source | CC0 |
photos/a-daytime-view-of-cape-coast-castle.webp | Cape Coast Castle by day (central) | Kwameghana(Bright Kwame Ayisi) | Source | CC BY 4.0 |
photos/cape-coast-castle-cape-coast-ghana.webp | Cape Coast Castle's cannons facing the sea (central) | Rjruiziii | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/canopy-walk-of-kakum-national-park-1.webp | The canopy walkway at Kakum (central) | Jones Anlimah | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/auenmauer-elmina-pst-b002.webp | The outer walls of Elmina Castle (central) | David Stanley (on Flickr) | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/view-over-town-from-fort-victoria-cape-coast-ghana-473779914.webp | Cape Coast from Fort Victoria (central) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/fishing-day-at-shores-of-elmina.webp | Boats coming in from fishing, Elmina (central) | Isaac Ayensu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/ghana-elmina-harbor-flickr-crosby-cj-precleared.webp | Elmina harbour (central) | travelinsider | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/elmina-harbor-3557881841.webp | Elmina harbour (central) | Francisco Anzola | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/canopy-walkway-in-kakum-national-park-2.webp | Kakum's canopy walkway through the treetops (central) | daSupremo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/boats-at-elmina-port.webp | Boats at Elmina harbour (central) | Benggriff | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/canopy-walk-of-kakum-national-park-2.webp | Crossing Kakum's canopy walkway (central) | Jones Anlimah | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/elmina-castle-ghana.webp | Elmina Castle (central) | Damien Halleux Radermecker | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/scenery-at-hans-cottage-botel-near-cape-coast-ghana-47378352.webp | The lake at Hans Cottage Botel (central) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/memorial-to-the-captives-marched-to-the-coast-at-assim-manso-ghana.webp | The Last Bath memorial at Assin Manso (central) | Caupolicaningles | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-glimpse-at-the-fall-wli.webp | Wli Falls (volta) | Blaq dynamite | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/amedzofe-mt-gemi.webp | Amedzofe at the foot of Mount Gemi (volta) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-view-from-the-summit.webp | The view from the summit of Mount Afadja (volta) | Blaq dynamite | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-view-of-the-keta-lagoon-at-sunset.webp | Keta Lagoon at sunset, from Kedzi (volta) | Thug4Christ | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/wli-falls-ghana.webp | Wli Falls (volta) | Mike Norton | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/beautiful-landscape-view-on-the-afadjato-mountain-in-ghana.webp | Ridges and forest on Mount Afadja (volta) | Treysam | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/landscape-view-on-the-afadjato-mountain.webp | The hills around Mount Afadja (volta) | Treysam | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/tafi-atome-monkey-sanctuary.webp | A mona monkey at Tafi Atome (volta) | Selorm18 | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/a-view-of-amedzope-town-from-mounitain-gemi.webp | Amedzofe from Mount Gemi (volta) | Jones Anlimah | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/shores-of-keta-lagoon.webp | The shore of Keta Lagoon (volta) | Akiwumi | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/elefant-ghana.webp | An elephant in Mole National Park (savannah) | Stig Nygaard | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/a-pair-of-bohor-reedbucks.webp | Bohor reedbucks in Mole National Park (savannah) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-beautiful-giant-rock-standing-like-a-mountain-in-the-savan.webp | A giant rock outcrop in the savanna (savannah) | Mykojo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-view-of-the-entrance-larabanga-mosque.webp | The entrance to Larabanga Mosque (savannah) | Danieljatuat | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/larabanga-mosque-ghana.webp | Larabanga Mosque (savannah) | Sathyan Velumani | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/mole-national-park-west-gonja-p1100403.webp | Elephants bathing in Mole National Park (savannah) | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mole-national-park-mole-village-p1100345-pano-2.webp | Mole National Park from the escarpment (savannah) | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mole-national-park-west-gonja-p1100486.webp | A warthog in Mole National Park (savannah) | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/larabanga-mosque05.webp | Larabanga Mosque, one of the oldest in West Africa (savannah) | Haruna Mohammed | Source | Public domain |
photos/banda-nkwanta-mosque-3.webp | The mosque at Banda Nkwanta from above (savannah) | Goldenwabbit | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mognori-eco-village-1.webp | Canoeing at Mognori Eco Village (savannah) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/salaga-slave-tree-panoramio.webp | The slave market tree at Salaga (savannah) | Gonzo Gooner | Source | CC BY 3.0 |
photos/daboya-no-1-white-volta.webp | Canoes on the White Volta at Daboya (savannah) | Hasslaebetch | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-house-built-on-water.webp | A house on stilts at Nzulezu (western) | Kwameghana | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-far-view-of-bamboo-houses-on-water.webp | Nzulezu's houses on the water (western) | Kwameghana | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/surfers-surfing-at-busua-beach-in-western-region-ghana.webp | Surfing at Busua (western) | Michal Vogt | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/busua-beach-western-region2.webp | Busua Beach (western) | aripeskoe2 | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/cape-three-points-lighthouse-1875.webp | Cape Three Points and the ruin of its 1875 lighthouse (western) | Friedmut Abel | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nzulezo-village-5.webp | Palms along the Amansuri (western) | KwesiRaul | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nzulezo-village-4.webp | A canoe at Nzulezu (western) | KwesiRaul | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nzulezo-11-ghana.webp | Nzulezu on the Amansuri lagoon (western) | Joy Agyepong | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/young-men-with-pirogues-in-harbour-near-busua-ghana-47384548.webp | Canoes in the harbour near Busua (western) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/drying-fish-takoradi-2011-b002a.webp | Women drying fish in Takoradi (western) | Susan Quinn / USAID Africa | Source | Public domain |
photos/busua-beach-on-rainy-day-01.webp | Busua Beach on a rainy day (western) | Tom Lubbe | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/residential-houses-in-secondi-takoradi-2.webp | Houses in Sekondi-Takoradi (western) | Kwameghana | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/dsc01739-15318781703.webp | The lighthouse at Cape Three Points (western) | Tini Maier | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/ankasa-conservation-1.webp | Ankasa's rainforest from above (western) | SAgbley | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/fort-saint-anthony-in-axim-western-region-ghana.webp | Fort St. Anthony on its rock at Axim (western) | Jesuraj Alakassery | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/view-over-kejetia-market-largest-in-west-africa-kumasi-ghana.webp | Kejetia, one of West Africa's largest markets (ashanti) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/kronum-kumasi-2018-11-08-130246.webp | Kumasi rooftops at Kronum (ashanti) | Maven Egote | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/image-of-2024-bonwire-kente-festival-13.webp | The 2024 Bonwire Kente Festival (ashanti) | Baah Badu Kurfass 1 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kumasi-market.webp | Kumasi Central Market (ashanti) | Lattitude Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/kente-kumasi-2010-06-30.webp | Printed cloth for sale in Kumasi (ashanti) | Adam Jones | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/breathtaking-afternoon-at-lake-bosomtwe.webp | Afternoon light at Lake Bosumtwi (ashanti) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/modern-market-hall-of-kejetia-market.webp | Inside the new Kejetia market hall (ashanti) | Afus199620 | Source | CC0 |
photos/lake-bosumtwi2-ghana.webp | Lake Bosumtwi, a crater lake (ashanti) | Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/lake-bosumtwi1-ghana.webp | Lake Bosumtwi (ashanti) | Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/tano-offin-forest-reserve-asante-region.webp | Tano Offin Forest Reserve (ashanti) | Ellis Lomotey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/manhyia-palace-museum.webp | Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi (ashanti) | Nkansahrexford | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/kejetia-markt.webp | Kejetia Market from above (ashanti) | Afus199620 | Source | CC0 |
photos/just-beautiful-lake-bosomtwe.webp | Reflections on Lake Bosumtwi (ashanti) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bonwire-man-weaving.webp | Weaving kente at Bonwire (ashanti) | Sadads | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/adinkra-printing.webp | Hand-printing Adinkra symbols with natural dye (ashanti) | ZSM | Source | CC BY 3.0 |
photos/adomi-bridge-at-atimpoku.webp | The Adomi Bridge over the Volta at Atimpoku (eastern) | Danigarcia3k | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/aburi-botanical-garden-8.webp | Aburi Botanical Gardens (eastern) | Malibu xoxo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/akosombo-dam-is-spilling-water-ghana.webp | Akosombo Dam opening its floodgates (eastern) | ZSM | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/akosombo-dam-from-the-volta-hotel.webp | Akosombo Dam from the Volta Hotel (eastern) | SandisterTei | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/boti-falls-ghana.webp | Boti's twin falls (eastern) | Newfoundlandguy | Source | CC0 |
photos/umbrella-rock-at-boti-falls.webp | Under Umbrella Rock (eastern) | Nkansahrexford | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/spillway-of-akosombo-dam.webp | A spillway at Akosombo Dam (eastern) | ZSM | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/volta-asuogyaman-p1090981.webp | The Volta from the Adomi Bridge (eastern) | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/akosombo-landscape-located-in-ghanas-eastern-region.webp | Hills around Akosombo (eastern) | Williams Penuku | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/ghana-aburi-botanical-gardens-1.webp | An old tree in Aburi Botanical Gardens (eastern) | Erik Kristensen | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/aburi-garden-2.webp | The avenue of palms at Aburi Botanical Gardens (eastern) | Lionel Scheepmans | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/boti-falls-eastern-region.webp | Boti Falls (eastern) | magwanwagwan | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/umbrella-rock-at-boti-falls-2.webp | Umbrella Rock, near Boti Falls (eastern) | Nkansahrexford | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bunso-canopy-walkway.webp | The canopy walkway at Bunso (eastern) | Roland Darko | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/tamale-central-mosque.webp | Tamale Central Mosque (northern) | Samaru Samaru | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/market-in-tamale-northern-ghana.webp | Market day in Tamale (northern) | Ibn Shiraz | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/road-tamale.webp | A tree-lined road in Tamale (northern) | ARC - The Alliance of Religions and Conservation | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/yendi-ghana.webp | The centre of Yendi (northern) | Rtevels | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/maison-traditionnelle-yendi-ghana.webp | A traditional house in Yendi (northern) | Rtevels | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/mud-and-thatch-house.webp | A family compound of round mud-and-thatch houses near Tamale (northern) | ZSM | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/a-dried-tree-in-the-savanna-lands-in-northern-ghana.webp | A lone tree in the northern savanna (northern) | Sheihu Salawatia | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/tamale-market-ghana.webp | Tamale market (northern) | Ibn Shiraz | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/gbewaa-palace-in-yendi.webp | Gbewaa Palace, seat of the Ya Na in Yendi (northern) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-young-ghanaian-basketry-craftman.webp | A young craftsman at the Bolgatanga craft market (upper-east) | Tahiru Rajab | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/an-old-settlements-at-tongo-hills.webp | Old settlements in the Tongo hills (upper-east) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-trip-to-paga.webp | Meeting the crocodiles at Paga (upper-east) | Ratty666 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kofi-annan-statue-at-sirigu-pottery-and-art.webp | At the Sirigu women's pottery and art centre (upper-east) | Issahiddris | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/interior-of-the-cathedral-basilica-of-our-lady-of-seven-sorr.webp | Inside Navrongo Cathedral (upper-east) | Sucram Yef | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/sumbrungu-painted-building-in-bolgatanga-northern-ghana.webp | A painted building at Sumbrungu, Bolgatanga (upper-east) | Founderstories | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/basket-vendor-and-donkey-cart-bolgatanga-ghana-4776541473.webp | A basket seller and donkey cart, Bolgatanga (upper-east) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/baskets-and-vendors-at-roadside-bolgatanga-ghana-4776523805.webp | Bolga baskets for sale by the road (upper-east) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/sunset-in-bolgatanga.webp | Sunset in Bolgatanga (upper-east) | Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/paga-crocodile-restaurant.webp | A painted restaurant by the Paga crocodile pond (upper-east) | Dieu-Donné Gameli | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/tongo-hills-002.webp | Boulders in the Tongo Hills (upper-east) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/monument-to-kofi-annan-inside-of-the-sirigu-women-s-pottery-.webp | Painted walls at the Sirigu Women's Pottery Association (upper-east) | Sucram Yef | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/tongo-hills.webp | The Tongo Hills (upper-east) | Uridl01 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/old-navrongo-catholic-cathedral.webp | Navrongo's earth-built cathedral (upper-east) | Kwameghana | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/palace-pillas-2.webp | The pinnacles of Wa Naa's Palace (upper-west) | DeanClericuzio | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-traditional-home-for-the-wa-naa.webp | The Wa Naa's traditional home (upper-west) | Moiko Happy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/waghana.webp | Wa from the mosque tower (upper-west) | Francis Irving Francis Irving | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/wa-market-panoramio.webp | Wa market (upper-west) | Rogier Want | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/a-woman-from-wa.webp | Outside a home in Wa (upper-west) | Isaac Gyamfi Assumeng | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/black-pots-from-the-upper-west-region-of-ghana.webp | Fire-blackened pots made in the Upper West (upper-west) | Alhassan Mohammed Awal | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/the-wechiau-hippopotamus-sanctuary.webp | A hippo in the Black Volta at Wechiau (upper-west) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/gwollu-slave-trade-defence-wall-in-upper-east-region-of-ghan.webp | The Gwollu defence wall (upper-west) | Sir Amugi | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/culture-tradition.webp | Xylophone players at a funeral in Nandom (upper-west) | Just Arts | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nalerigu-dam.webp | The dam at Nalerigu (north-east) | Wumbeidoo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-peak-from-behind-the-gambaga-witches-camp.webp | Hills above Gambaga (north-east) | Salifu Memunatu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nakpanduri-village-center.webp | Nakpanduri village centre (north-east) | Hugues , c.hug | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/nakpanduri-sunset.webp | Sunset near Nakpanduri (north-east) | Hugues | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/nakpanduri-cliffs1.webp | Looking out from the Nakpanduri escarpment (north-east) | Hugues | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/the-white-volta-03.webp | The White Volta by the Gambaga escarpment (north-east) | Tahiru Rajab | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/side-view-of-the-gambaga-escarpment-in-northeast-of-ghana-07.webp | The Gambaga escarpment (north-east) | Sir Amugi | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/nakpanduri-cliffs.webp | The cliffs at Nakpanduri (north-east) | Hugues | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/local-canoe-transportation-service-at-dambai.webp | A canoe ferry at Dambai (oti) | Mykojo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/vehicles-and-people-awaiting-the-arrival-of-the-ferry-to-tra.webp | Waiting for the ferry at Dambai (oti) | Mykojo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/small-waterfall-at-kyabobo-national-park.webp | A waterfall in Kyabobo National Park (oti) | Sean Moran | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/beautiful-mountain-in-kyabobo.webp | Forested hills in Kyabobo National Park (oti) | Suglo20 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/dusty-roads-kete-krachi.webp | A trotro on the road to Kete Krachi (oti) | Veennema | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/ferry-carrying-passengers-at-kete-krachi-in-ghana.webp | The Volta Lake ferry at Kete Krachi (oti) | Engr Winnamzua | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/ndewura-jakpa-ferry-at-oti-river.webp | The Ndewura Jakpa ferry on the Oti River (oti) | Isibrahy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kyabobo-falls.webp | Kyabobo Falls (oti) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bushbuck-in-the-kyabobo-national-park.webp | A bushbuck in Kyabobo National Park (oti) | Suglo20 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/violet-backed-starling.webp | A violet-backed starling in Kyabobo National Park (oti) | Kradolferp | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-path-through-the-kyabobo-hills.webp | A path through the Kyabobo hills (oti) | Suglo20 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kyabobo-waterfalls-01.webp | A waterfall at Odormi, near Nkwanta (oti) | Tahiru Rajab | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/sunyani-township.webp | Sunyani town centre (bono) | Gyanford | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-mountain-at-the-shore-of-bui-reservoir.webp | A peak on the shore of the Bui reservoir (bono) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/hippopotamuses-in-bui-lake-july-2025.webp | Hippos in Bui Lake (bono) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/cormorant-at-bui-lake.webp | A cormorant on Bui Lake (bono) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mountains-at-bui-national-park.webp | The hills at Bui National Park (bono) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bui-dam-nov-2013.webp | Bui Dam on the Black Volta (bono) | Wtshymanski | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/wenchi-waterfall.webp | Nkyeraa waterfall near Wenchi (bono) | Isaac Sowah Badu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/st-anselms-anglican-cathedral-sunyani.webp | St Anselm's Anglican Cathedral, Sunyani (bono) | Noahalorwu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/dormaa-ahenkro.webp | The main street in Dormaa Ahenkro (bono) | jbdodane | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
photos/banda-traditional-council-banda-ahenkro-ghana-2019.webp | The Banda Traditional Council at Banda-Ahenkro (bono) | Somecabbage | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mountain-beside-bui-lake.webp | A mountain beside Bui Lake (bono) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-landscape-view-of-the-famous-kintampo-waterfall-in-ghana1.webp | The third stage of Kintampo Waterfalls (bono-east) | Treysam | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/top-view-of-kintampo-waterfalls.webp | Kintampo Waterfalls from above (bono-east) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/kintempo-water-falls-ii.webp | Kintampo Waterfalls (bono-east) | Sean Moran | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/stage-one-of-the-kintampo-waterfall-in-ghana.webp | The first stage of Kintampo Waterfalls (bono-east) | Treysam | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/a-landscape-view-of-the-famous-kintampo-waterfall-in-ghana.webp | Kintampo Waterfalls (bono-east) | Treysam | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/techiman-hollyfamily-roundabout.webp | The Holy Family roundabout, Techiman (bono-east) | Muniruwoods | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/presbyterian-church-in-1960-ghana.webp | A 1960 Presbyterian church on the Techiman road (bono-east) | Amuzujoe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/canopy-walkway-of-kintampo-waterfalls.webp | The canopy walkway at Kintampo Waterfalls (bono-east) | Knowledge and philosophy | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/volta-lake-at-yeji.webp | Lake Volta at Yeji (bono-east) | Shellback Richan | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/koczkodan-liberyjski.webp | A mona monkey at Boabeng-Fiema (bono-east) | Nero2022 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/adult-black-and-white-colobus-monkeys.webp | Black-and-white colobus monkeys at Boabeng-Fiema (bono-east) | MUDA7533 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/rocks-in-buoyem.webp | Rock formations at Buoyem (bono-east) | Muniruwoods | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/fullerfall.webp | Fuller Falls, near Kintampo (bono-east) | Stephen Acheampong | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/baobabentrepreneur-20.webp | Mim Cashew & Agricultural Products (ahafo) | Yayasark | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/goaso-ahafo-regional-capital-round-about.webp | Goaso, the regional capital (ahafo) | Emmanuel Yeboah Asiama | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mim-bourso.webp | The rock at Mim Bour (ahafo) | Boadu Emma | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mim-mountains-mim-bour.webp | Visitors on top of Mim Bour (ahafo) | Yayasark | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mim-ahafo-skyline.webp | A street in Mim (ahafo) | Boadu Emma | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mim-lake1.webp | Mim Lake (ahafo) | Boadu Emma | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bia-national-park.webp | Bia National Park (western-north) | AmarAfshin | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/bia-national-park-and-a-rice-farm.webp | Bia National Park beside a rice farm (western-north) | AmarAfshin | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/molly-ann-matteson-ghana-photo.webp | Evening in a Sefwi village (western-north) | Molly Ann Matteosn | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/afao-hills-bibiani.webp | Forest on the Afao Hills, Bibiani (western-north) | Ebd.alex | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/trees-in-bia-forest.webp | A giant tree in Bia Forest (western-north) | Akiwumi | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/umbrella-canopy-tree.webp | Umbrella trees in Bia Forest (western-north) | Akiwumi | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
photos/bia-national-park-ecosystem.webp | A pond in Bia National Park (western-north) | AmarAfshin | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mv-kumasi-zoo.webp | A picture of a camel at the kumasi zoo (most visited) | David Nii Quaye | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mv-accra-zoo.webp | A lion in an enclosure at the Achimota Zoo (most visited) | Mawuenam Abla Senunyeme | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mv-shai-hills.webp | Shai Hills, Shai-Osudoku (P1100106) (most visited) | Matti Blume | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mv-bunso.webp | Bunso Canopy walkway (most visited) | Roland Darko | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
photos/mv-manhyia.webp | Manhyia Palace Museum (Kumasi, Ghana 2017) (most visited) | Dan Sloan | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
photos/mv-nkrumah.webp | Front View of Kwame Nkrumah's Mausoleum and Memorial in Accra Ghana, May 2008 (most visited) | Emkamau | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Festival photos
The photos on the festivals list and festival pages (/festivals/), all from Wikimedia Commons. Each festival's own JSON in tools/festivals/ holds the same credit and is shown under the photo.
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
festivals/aboakyer/img/hero.webp | Hunters hold a live bushbuck above the crowd at Aboakyer in Winneba (Aboakyer, Central) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/aboakyer/img/procession.webp | Chiefs and queen mothers under umbrellas in the Aboakyer procession (Aboakyer, Central) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/aboakyer/img/asafo.webp | Members of an Asafo company wearing leaves at Aboakyer (Aboakyer, Central) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/aboakyer/img/kente.webp | A woman in kente at the Aboakyer festival in Winneba (Aboakyer, Central) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/agbamevoza/img/hero.webp | Chiefs and elders in bright kente seated at the Agbamevoza durbar (Agbamevoza, Volta) | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/agbamevoza/img/women.webp | Women in kente walking at the Agbamevoza festival (Agbamevoza, Volta) | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/agbamevoza/img/chief.webp | A chief in kente with attendants at Kpetoe (Agbamevoza, Volta) | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/akwasidae/img/hero.webp | Asante chiefs in kente and gold seated in state at Akwasidae in Kumasi (Akwasidae, Ashanti) | Paul5263 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/akwasidae/img/asantehene.webp | Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, in kente during Akwasidae (Akwasidae, Ashanti) | Alfred Weidinger | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
festivals/akwasidae/img/manhyia.webp | People gathered at the gate of Manhyia Palace for Akwasidae (Akwasidae, Ashanti) | Zack Agon | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/bakatue/img/hero.webp | Rowers in a painted boat race on the Benya lagoon at Bakatue (Bakatue, Central) | US Embassy in Ghana / USAID | Source | Public domain |
festivals/bakatue/img/canoe.webp | Women in white headwraps in a canoe on the lagoon at Bakatue (Bakatue, Central) | US Embassy in Ghana / USAID | Source | Public domain |
festivals/bakatue/img/masquerade.webp | A masquerader in a costume and animal mask at Bakatue (Bakatue, Central) | NanaReagan | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/bakatue/img/women.webp | Women in kente walking in procession through Elmina at Bakatue (Bakatue, Central) | NanaReagan | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/bugum/img/hero.webp | A man watches flames rise from a bundle of grass torches at night in Tamale (Bugum, Northern) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/bugum/img/crowd.webp | Young people raise sticks and torches at the fire festival in Tamale (Bugum, Northern) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/bugum/img/street.webp | A street at night with torches carried through the crowd (Bugum, Northern) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/chale-wote/img/hero.webp | The words Chale Wote painted in orange on a street in Accra (Chale Wote, Greater Accra) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/chale-wote/img/mural.webp | An artist paints a large portrait mural at Chale Wote (Chale Wote, Greater Accra) | Agbleyjill | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/chale-wote/img/bikes.webp | A crowd watches a street bicycle skills display at Chale Wote (Chale Wote, Greater Accra) | Noahalorwu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/chale-wote/img/street.webp | A decorated installation on a street at Chale Wote (Chale Wote, Greater Accra) | Agbleyjill | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/damba/img/hero.webp | Chiefs in striped smocks and white caps greeting each other at Damba (Damba, Northern) | Bash222 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/damba/img/durbar.webp | A seated elder in yellow surrounded by a crowd at Damba (Damba, Northern) | Bash222 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/damba/img/elders.webp | Elders in smocks seated under a canopy at Damba (Damba, Northern) | Bash222 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/damba-nalerigu/img/hero.webp | The Nayiri Palace in Nalerigu: a pink arcade with carved blue pillars under a sign reading Nayiri Palace (Damba in Nalerigu, North East) | Shahadusadik | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fetu/img/hero.webp | Red and gold state umbrellas over a chief in a palanquin at Fetu Afahye (Fetu Afahye, Central) | Bright Kwame Ayisi | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fetu/img/umbrella.webp | A young participant carried under a red umbrella in the Fetu Afahye procession (Fetu Afahye, Central) | Kofiarkohbaidoo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fetu/img/flag.webp | A girl in a raffia skirt waves an Asafo company flag in the street (Fetu Afahye, Central) | Fiifiabban | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fetu/img/face.webp | A festival participant with white face paint at Fetu Afahye (Fetu Afahye, Central) | Kofiarkohbaidoo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fiok/img/hero.webp | Young Builsa warriors in horned headdresses with traditional weapons at Fiok (Fiok, Upper East) | Christian Yakubu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fiok/img/warriors.webp | A line of Builsa warriors in headdresses dancing at Fiok (Fiok, Upper East) | Christian Yakubu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fiok/img/horns.webp | A warrior in a tall horned headdress and leather tunic at Fiok (Fiok, Upper East) | Christian Yakubu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/fiok/img/robe.webp | A chief in a blue and yellow robe seated at Fiok (Fiok, Upper East) | Christian Yakubu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/hogbetsotso/img/hero.webp | Anlo men in white carrying offerings on their heads at Hogbetsotso (Hogbetsotso, Volta) | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/hogbetsotso/img/chiefs.webp | Anlo chiefs seated in kente at the Hogbetsotso durbar (Hogbetsotso, Volta) | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/homowo/img/teshie-ban.webp | Ga priests and elders in white, wearing leaves, at the ceremony that opens the ban on noise-making in Teshie (Homowo, Greater Accra) | Agbleyjill | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/homowo/img/accra-1900.webp | A crowded street in Accra during Homowo, around 1900 (Homowo, Greater Accra) | Unknown | Source | Public domain |
festivals/homowo/img/ban-ritual.webp | A chief’s linguist holds a gold-topped staff during the Teshie Homowo ritual on the ban on drumming (Homowo, Greater Accra) | Jwale2 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/homowo/img/regalia.webp | A Ga woman in white traditional dress and beads, seated on a stool, at Homowo (Homowo, Greater Accra) | Niiarmahktagoe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/homowo/img/youth-2.webp | Young people celebrating Homowo in the street (Homowo, Greater Accra) | Jwale2 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/kundum/img/hero.webp | Dancers and a crowd at the Kundum festival (Kundum, Western) | Assilidjoe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/kundum/img/crowd.webp | A crowd gathered at the Kundum festival at Akwidaa (Kundum, Western) | Assilidjoe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/kwahu/img/hero.webp | Two paragliders over the green Kwahu ridge (Kwahu Easter, Eastern) | Alhassan Sumaila | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/kwahu/img/cliff.webp | The steep cliffs of the Kwahu ridge above green forest (Kwahu Easter, Eastern) | Akiwumi | Source | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
festivals/ngmayem/img/hero.webp | The chief of Odumase-Krobo seated on a palanquin under a red umbrella at Ngmayem (Ngmayem, Eastern) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/ngmayem/img/umbrellas.webp | Young men lead the chief under red umbrellas to the Ngmayem grounds (Ngmayem, Eastern) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/ngmayem/img/feathers.webp | A boy in a feathered headdress and white face paint seated in a palanquin (Ngmayem, Eastern) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/ngmayem/img/women.webp | Young women in kente and beads at the Ngmayem festival (Ngmayem, Eastern) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/odwira/img/hero.webp | A woman in white carries food for the gods under red umbrellas at Odwira (Odwira, Eastern) | Duncanoff | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/odwira/img/ritual.webp | A procession under red umbrellas during the Odwira rituals (Odwira, Eastern) | Duncanoff | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/odwira/img/omanhene.webp | Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, Omanhene of the Akuapem Traditional Area (Odwira, Eastern) | Duncanoff | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/ohum/img/hero.webp | Men in smocks carrying leaves and sticks in an Ohum procession (Ohum, Eastern) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/ohum/img/crowd.webp | A crowd celebrating Ohum in front of a two-storey building (Ohum, Eastern) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/winneba-masquerade/img/hero.webp | A masquerader in a white mask and costume at the Winneba Masquerade (Winneba Masquerade, Central) | Joy Agyepong | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/winneba-masquerade/img/parade.webp | Masquerade clubs in bright costumes on the parade ground at Winneba (Winneba Masquerade, Central) | Joy Agyepong | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/winneba-masquerade/img/stilts.webp | A masquerader on tall stilts at the Winneba Masquerade (Winneba Masquerade, Central) | Joy Agyepong | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/winneba-masquerade/img/costume.webp | A masquerader in a feathered red, green and yellow costume (Winneba Masquerade, Central) | Benorbit01 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/img/fiok.webp | Smaller copy of the Fiok hero photo, for the festivals page header | Christian Yakubu | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/img/fetu.webp | Smaller copy of the Fetu Afahye hero photo, for the festivals page header | Bright Kwame Ayisi | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
festivals/img/agbamevoza.webp | Smaller copy of the Agbamevoza hero photo, for the festivals page header | JY midey | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Site icons and share image
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
favicon.*, apple-touch-icon.png, icon-*.png | GhanaNice star mark | GhanaNice | — | Project use |
og-image.jpg | "Ghana is nice." over central Accra (adaptation of photos/a-drone-footage-of-accra-central-ghana.webp) | Amanor kwaku; lettering by GhanaNice | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
December in Ghana
Photos on the featured cards of /december/: past editions, the performer, the venue or the place of each event, as the card says. Unsplash photos are used under the Unsplash License, which allows use without permission; we credit them anyway. The Builsa Feok card reuses the Fiok photos credited above.
The hero of /december/ is generated illustration, made for GhanaNice with Higgsfield (GPT Image 2.5) on 24 October 2026: a collage of West African fabrics in the spirit of kente, wax print, mud cloth and tie-dye (no named kente design, no real place), a painted sun, and cut-out figures of fictional people dancing (not portraits of anyone).
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
december/img/hero-cloth-wide.webp, december/img/hero-cloth-tall.webp | Collage of West African fabrics, hibiscus, palm fronds, sunflowers and cowrie shells (wide and tall versions) | Generated for GhanaNice (Higgsfield, GPT Image 2.5) | generated in project conversation | Project use |
december/img/hero-sun.webp | A painted cut-paper sun | Generated for GhanaNice (Higgsfield, GPT Image 2.5) | generated in project conversation | Project use |
december/img/fig-*.webp | Six cut-out figures of fictional people dancing, drumming and laughing | Generated for GhanaNice (Higgsfield, GPT Image 2.5) | generated in project conversation | Project use |
december/img/step-save.webp, step-list.webp, step-send.webp | Three cut-out drawings for “Make your December plan”: a hand tapping a star on an event card, a notepad list of starred picks with a pencil, a phone and a calendar | Generated for GhanaNice (Higgsfield, GPT Image 2.5) | generated in project conversation | Project use |
| Asset | Subject | Creator | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
december/img/nkrumah-statue.webp | The bronze statue of Kwame Nkrumah at the Memorial Park in Accra (Made in Ghana Fair, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/nkrumah-pools.webp | The long walkway and pools leading to the Nkrumah mausoleum (Made in Ghana Fair, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/nkrumah-wall.webp | A carved white relief wall in the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (Made in Ghana Fair, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/unmask-street.webp | A street in Takoradi packed with masqueraders in bright patchwork costumes (UNMASK360°, December in Ghana page) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/unmask-masks.webp | Masqueraders in painted masks and patterned costumes holding flags (UNMASK360°, December in Ghana page) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/unmask-pair.webp | Two masqueraders in colourful patchwork costumes smiling for the camera (UNMASK360°, December in Ghana page) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/sherif-awards.webp | Black Sherif in a brown satin shirt at the 3Music Awards (Zaama Disco, December in Ghana page) | SabtiyaMbappe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/sherif-portrait.webp | Black Sherif holding an award in front of a pink wall (Zaama Disco, December in Ghana page) | Owula kpakpo | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/theatre-front.webp | The white, sail-like roof of the National Theatre in Accra (Roverman Festival of Plays, December in Ghana page) | Amuzujoe | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/theatre-street.webp | The National Theatre seen from the street, with cars and trees in front (Roverman Festival of Plays, December in Ghana page) | David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada | Source | CC BY 2.0 |
december/img/bolga-craftsman.webp | A young craftsman stretching leather among woven baskets at the Bolgatanga craft market (Craft and Heritage Expo, December in Ghana page) | Tahiru Rajab | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/bolga-weaver.webp | A boy in Bolgatanga weaving a striped basket (Craft and Heritage Expo, December in Ghana page) | Alhassan Peter | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/bolga-baskets.webp | Piles of woven baskets for sale by the road in Bolgatanga (Craft and Heritage Expo, December in Ghana page) | Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada | Source | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
december/img/afrofuture-kente.webp | Four women in matching kente outfits on the festival grounds at Afrochella (Afrofuture, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/afrofuture-throne.webp | A man seated on a large golden throne installation at Afrochella (Afrofuture, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/afrofuture-lights.webp | Giant lit-up letters spelling Afrochella at night, with people taking photos (Afrofuture, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/basketball-court.webp | A basketball hoop on a court surrounded by coconut palms in Accra (Africa Basketball Festival, December in Ghana page) | Kingsley Hemans | https://unsplash.com/photos/basketball-hoop-surrounded-by-palm-trees-6WfvcdkkSgE | Unsplash License |
december/img/art-afrogallonism.webp | Performers with painted faces in white cloth and costumes standing before a wall of cut yellow gallons at the Afrogallonism exhibition in Accra (Accra Art Week, December in Ghana page) | Fquasie | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/polo-labadi.webp | Labadi Beach from above: rows of umbrellas and chairs along the sand, with waves breaking (Polo Beach Club December Parties, December in Ghana page) | Etornam Ahiator | https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-people-on-a-beach-B8eJrXwebxI | Unsplash License |
december/img/westside-masquerade.webp | Masqueraders in bright patterned costumes and masks on a busy Takoradi street (Westside Carnival, December in Ghana page) | Robertjamal12 | Source | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
december/img/ada-estuary.webp | A small covered boat on the green water of the Volta estuary, with a sandy shore (Tropical Fiesta, December in Ghana page) | Reginald Agyei | https://unsplash.com/photos/a-boat-in-the-water-R_LChdsoQLs | Unsplash License |
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