Ghana vs Côte d'Ivoire similarities and differences

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Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire also known as Ivory Coast and two West Africa Countries that are neighbors. These two countries have a lot of things in common because of the fact that they share boundaries. This video explores the similarities and differences between @Ghana and @Cote D'Ivoire. The two economic powerhouse in West Africa region is the same people which were separated due to boundaries drawn as a result of colonization. The two countries have Akan people as the largest ethnic groups in both Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire
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@femmefatale3854 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Ivorian and I live in Ghana especially accra. I really feel at home over here. I’ve just noticed that Ghanaian and Ivorian are the same because of your language called “twi” In Ivory Coast it is the same but we call it baoulé”. Queen Abla Pokou left Ghana because of the war and came to Ivory Coast. That’s the story of Akan people from Ivory Coast. We’re brothers and sisters and we love you ❤️❤️🇨🇮🇬🇭

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome home! I love the Baoule people because i have Agni family in both Cote d'ivoire and Ghana on my father's side in Agniblekrou, Dame, and other towns in the Comoe region. My mother too is Bono/Abron from Ghana so i am also Ivorian by blood, Abidjan is a beautiful city i came there in 1994 @Abobo. "Acheker ma power"!💪

@RaymondDuah-md7et 2 ай бұрын

Baoule and twi are both akan dialects but some words are different

@keminguessan13 2 жыл бұрын

I'am Ivorian, every time I find myself in Ghana I feel at home. I LOVE GHANA. Love you brothers and sisters.

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

ABUSUA Akwaaba!🤝

@odeefuoboah Жыл бұрын

I love ivorians more than Nigerians

@sourcestvghuk9897 Жыл бұрын

We re one

@sarahmariejoseedasilveira4495 2 жыл бұрын

I am ivorian, and we have so many similarities, just the first language changes, but we have lots of the same tribes even in the names and we know that we are the same people. Love you brothers and sisters ❤️

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment. very useful.

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

sarah marie josée da silveira we love you too

@NelorBeats 2 жыл бұрын

Sarah Marie Josée Da Silveira.... Je t'aime ma Sœur.. 💕🧑‍🤝‍🧑👭👬👫 We are one people.

@zigibeat3689 2 жыл бұрын

An Ivorian in Ghana is not counted as foreigners. We say our family members from Ivory Coast.

@sarahmariejoseedasilveira4495 2 жыл бұрын

@ZIGI BEAT oh my goodness, how wonderful! we do the same ❤

@ericbaffour8903 2 жыл бұрын

The real Ghanaian brothers are the ivorians! We have everything in common, food Agriculture, language culture! The only thing that separate us is French and English! Akan tribe extend to that place so they are our real brothers

@tayibuabu 2 жыл бұрын

@ANDY LUMEH © I bring you Gold. I thought the borders were drawn before Nkrumah was even born

@tayibuabu 2 жыл бұрын

Language is much more significant culturally than anything. If you can't communicate, then you would loose touch with each other

@polonrepy2599 2 жыл бұрын

But because of getting sodomized by england, ghanaians think their real brothers are nigerians, same thing with Senegal sodomized by france they think their real brothers are cameroonians its mad ...

@rameses1979 2 жыл бұрын

@@polonrepy2599 Sorry big no for Senegal. Senegal twin brother is The Gambia and our elder brother is Mali. To this day we have families in both countries. Same culture, same languages, same food, same traditions. We intermarry with The Gambia and Mali to keep our bonds stronger. We don't know anything about Cameroun unless it's in books, tv or Internet.

@rickasante 2 жыл бұрын

@@tayibuabu Exactly!!

@Inka_Morrisson 2 жыл бұрын

To this day, my dad's family who is nzema is lucky to still know their relatives from the Ghana side. They've been separated with the colonizers borders. Sadly with the language barrier the younger generation really don't communicate and we're becoming strangers 🤷🏾

@samlove2628 2 жыл бұрын

Afiba is Afia by large in Ghana

@kofisam4106 2 жыл бұрын

@@samlove2628 the name “afiba” is still paramount in western region of Ghana

@elliaakonjoelle8551 2 жыл бұрын

Same. Am also Nzema from Côte d'Ivoire

@kwawkwansah2452 Жыл бұрын

Yɛ muala yɛlɛ ko !

@kwawkwansah2452 Жыл бұрын

@@samlove2628 Afiba is the Nzema cognate of Afua, but Afiba is used by the Nzema whose traditional states have always been from Akwidaa in the west to the Comoe river in the east. This is long before those artificial lines existed drawn by europeans. Yɛ muala yɛlɛ ko !

@nancyfilson1104 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just loving the ivorians even more 🥰🥰 ..i'm thinking of doing a lot of changes now...you know, like supporting their national team, like having elephant as my pet.. you know, and even changing my favorite colour from red to orange hahahahaha. Oh my..i didnt know i could ever love any other country aside ghana. WE LOVE YOU TOO🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

@danielmasasire8641 11 ай бұрын

I'm Zimbabwean I also Love You Ghanaians and Ivorians❤🇿🇼

@amenanaka6640 2 жыл бұрын

As an Ivorian Akan I always feel happy that my ancestors are from Ghana. Our names and food names are the same. Traditions and cultures in my tribe is the same as many cultures in Ghana.

@terrelmensa4373 2 жыл бұрын

We are the same people. As a Ghanaian living in America I work with so many Ivorians and by their physical features you can easily mistaken them for Ghanaians. We are the same people. When I was a kid I thought I was Ivorian lol.

@ltgmetal9384 2 жыл бұрын

Can we all stop on focusing on what differentiates us a black people and just realise that deep down, we are just the same people

@floregbadie2815 2 жыл бұрын

Lol u thought u were Ivorian.😂 M Ivorian and i find this so funny. Love Ghaneans too ❤.

@KathleenEd 2 жыл бұрын

I‘m Ghanaian and love my Ivorians. Beautiful people🇬🇭❤️🇨🇮

@thomasgill5861 2 жыл бұрын

Ghana is really a beautiful country and I'm planning to visit in April this year. Can't wait to see such a blessed and beautiful country. Love from India ❤️

@smileylady485 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to visit Ghana as well.

@abenakwaewaah3793 2 жыл бұрын

You are always welcome

@thomasgill5861 2 жыл бұрын

@@smileylady485 Me too. As I'll be visiting both the countries for business purpose. Wish your dream come true.

@thomasgill5861 2 жыл бұрын

@@abenakwaewaah3793 thanks a lot. I'll be visiting both the countries for business purpose. I love to learn different culture and to meet with new people and to exchange our cultural values.

@NanaAshanti 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a quarter Ivorian and 3 quarts Ghanaian. We are more alike than we'd ever know.

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight Nana. A lot of Africa ethnic groups were separated by country boundaries. There is something similar in Nigeria where there are a lot of Yoruba people in neighboring Benin.

@user-po1np7zy8d 2 жыл бұрын

Same! Fante/Asante from Ghana and Nzema from Cote d’Ivoire. Especially Ivorians don’t realise that we are very similar they think it’s only the Akan part, but Northern Ghana Northern Cote d’Ivoire ans Burkina are also very similar in culture and language. A lot of the Mande people tend to deny this since they feel closer to Guinee and Mali, even though they to are similar in culture to Northerns in Ghana. Many of them are also foreigners from Mali and Guinee.

@NanaAshanti 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-po1np7zy8d I'm the same mix too!

@oseisiribuor4521 2 жыл бұрын

@@IamAfrikan You're correct. There were no regional boundaries in Africa before the colonization. In the 15th century, the Arab traders referred to modern West Africa as Sudan (black people) where gold, slaves, and elephants are in abundance. The specific area described is now Ghana and Ivory Coast. The people are of the same ethnicity, "Tshi" now Twi or Akan, Baule (aka Nzima in Ghana), Degar aka Mo; Also Banda, Nafaana, Sefwi, Bono Kele, and all the tribes along with Ghana -Ivory Coast border. Not until the 19th century that these two countries separated from each other. The ancient Bighu which was the center for higher learning was located elsewhere in Nsawkaw in the Brong Ahafo, now Bono East region. Similarly, people along the eastern border of Ghana have their tribes been separated by the colonial demarcations.

@shirleytyndall 2 жыл бұрын

@@oseisiribuor4521 iioii

@Unknown-te8fv 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Ghanaian 🇬🇭 born and living in Germany. The Ghanaian tribe (Ashanti) 🇬🇭 and the Ivorian tribe (Baule or Kwa) 🇨🇮 are close related. The only thing is that the Europeans separated us, so Ghana 🇬🇭 was a British colony 🇬🇧(Independence day 6th March 1957)and Ivory Coast 🇨🇮(7th August 1960)was a French colony🇫🇷. But we are still the same, even English is an official language in 🇬🇭 and French in 🇨🇮. Ghana and Ivory Coast are brothers and friends 🇬🇭🤝🇨🇮❤️

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

In Ghana the official language is not English because it is only used with teachings in classrooms and government officials(on the job, but not always.) Apart from the above mentioned for example in the neighborhoods, streets, homes, other jobs have the highest number in Ghanian local languages with the Akan Twi being the dominant one about 70% spoken in the country whilst other languages are also common depending where you are. In Cote d'ivoire if one does not understand what you are speaking then it is replaced with the French language but that is not the case with the English language in Ghana. In Accra officially the English is needed the most part because it is the capital and political center then the Ga languages also dominate the area along with the Akan Twi being understood by a large group.

@Unknown-te8fv 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinadam4776 ok English is one of the official languages in Ghana🇬🇭 after Twi ( the true official language) , Ewe, Hausa, Dagomba, Fante, Nzema, Moosi...

@Unknown-te8fv Жыл бұрын

@@kevinadam4776 ok that's interesting. I have a question: Do the people of Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 speak Twi? Because I asked my father ( who is a Ghanaian 🇬🇭) who was in Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 long time ago and he said that all Ivorians don't speak Twi, but some of them understand it well. I have some acquaintances from the Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 and they speak Twi very well. I'm not sure if they speak it.

@paultrs2 Жыл бұрын

Ivorian Akan speak kwa language they are mix with guan , Ga-adangbe,ewe and akan

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

We need more videos about the similarities between Ghana and Ivory Coast. Nice, you made an effort to contribute to this. However, the correct percentage of Akans in Ivory Coast is 41.1 %.

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction. Much appreciated.

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

@@IamAfrikan You are welcome.

@edybouaki8153 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprise to read under 30 % of our populations are Akan, we are more than 40% , three grup of Akan here ( Ivory Cost), the East , center and the south-east. A big population.

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

@@edybouaki8153 I have told the host that, the correct number is 41.1 % and he appreciated my correction.

@slmyth1755 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest ivorians are the closest to Ghanaians in terms of culture.

@kennykross3306 2 жыл бұрын

Akan Ivorians

@YoungMesrine 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly but Ghanaians thinks Negerian are more closer and just because of English .

@werttrew9421 2 жыл бұрын

@@YoungMesrine p

@frankleeziogh5091 2 жыл бұрын

@@YoungMesrine Ghanaian's and ivorians are brother's and sister's not Nigerians

@lacinabakayoko4634 2 жыл бұрын

We Africans point blank

@Zero-hl2zy 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos short but the contents are well educational 👍❤🇬🇭

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Your feedback is much appreciated

@schamciallouan4310 2 жыл бұрын

I don't really speak English but I also wanted to confirm that we are one people and I love Ghanaians with all my heart as I love Ivorians. I am from Côte d'Ivoire I am Akan

@ceciliastv5896 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Akan from Ghana and I don't speak French but true to be told your sisters in kuwait don't know the history so they always Fight us

@schamciallouan4310 2 жыл бұрын

@@ceciliastv5896 I didn't know that and I'm sincerely sorry for that.

@user-vh3qf5vo6m 4 ай бұрын

Love you as well. My grand father is from youmoukrom. Pls correct me if I have the town spelled correctly.

@faithdodger 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! I have learnt something new! I had no idea that Ivory Coast and Ghana share a lot in common. Keep the good content coming.

@koffijosefernandezkonan3387 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we're closer to Ghanaians, I'm Akan, I admit that we bear the same names. We speak same language 🇨🇮❤️🇬🇭

@frankleeziogh5091 2 жыл бұрын

Aww my name ❤❤❤

@s.tanh9818 2 жыл бұрын

@@frankleeziogh5091Akan Ivoirans have Koffi, Kwame, Tano, Assandé, Appiah, ...

@nanaboamah9311 2 жыл бұрын

Wooow. I never knew this. I'm Ghanaian Akan. I'm Kofi Gyamfi

@nanaboamah9311 2 жыл бұрын

You speak Akan, like twi ?

@s.tanh9818 2 жыл бұрын

@@nanaboamah9311 Most Ivorian Akans don't speak twi...some do as a second language....but their languages sounds similar: Agni, Nzma, Baouly.... Remember those groups moved Westward before the great Ashanti conquests of Oseii Tutu and Opoku Ware.

@aigleroyalkouakou2096 2 жыл бұрын

I'm ivoirian i love ghana People we are brothers same culture , same famille name 🇨🇮💞🇬🇭

@kwesiraheem6358 2 жыл бұрын

Aaaah kouakou mon frere!🏆

@NelorBeats 2 жыл бұрын

I love Ivorians... We are one!!!

@frankkyereme7125 2 жыл бұрын

Well-doneBrother 🙋🏾‍♂️I know two countries very well, yes we're one people, and wonderful thing is we have the same culture tradition and language, I like your presentation because I been stayed for both countries.

@DKdollars50 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Ivorian. Thank you! I love your video. Great job for making this type of research.

@kofio.takyi-mensah2431 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive and informative!

@pigaro5305 2 жыл бұрын

My father is ivorian and my mother Ghanaian. I currently live in Ghana but we are one people. Nous sommes tous des frères et soeurs, je suis fier d'être des deux côtés.

@YoungMesrine 2 жыл бұрын

Ivorians , Togolese and are more related to Ghanaians culturally and even have the same tribes.. But Ghanaians think Nigerians are more closer and this is just because of English . But we are all Afrikans we are all one and have a lot of similiarities. Let's unite, Coming from a Gabonese 🇬🇦 living in Ghana 🇬🇭✊🏿..One love 🇳🇬🇨🇲🇲🇱🇨🇮🇨🇫🇬🇶🇪🇬🇩🇿🇬🇼🇮🇪🇰🇪🇯🇴🇹🇿🇺🇬🇹🇬🇸🇹🇿🇦🇿🇲🇿🇼🇦🇴🇨🇩🇱🇷

@agoogo5026 2 жыл бұрын

That's not true

@YoungMesrine 2 жыл бұрын

@@agoogo5026 There is Akans in Ghana and Ivory Coast, Ewe in Togo and Ghana...i mean did you even watch the video ? Lol

@zigibeat3689 2 жыл бұрын

Is rather Nigerians who always say that. We Ghanaians always have to remind them always we're different people.

@bobbyjones7428 2 жыл бұрын

@@zigibeat3689 why is that Nigerians always in our case

@kervinaham7375 2 жыл бұрын

Well you know language is a powerful too that binds people, thats why we need one west african language to make us closer

@libertychurchill1441 Жыл бұрын

Love watching these videos to educate myself, thank you for making them!

@teteobotanpa8550 2 жыл бұрын

I always say that Ghana and Cote are almost the same, when you visit Cote D"Ivoire, the Akans have similar looks as their Ghanaian brothers sand sisters and i was able to understand their language. It is the language that is separating us. They also have kwame, Kojo and the rest

@lucky04Mick1 2 жыл бұрын

Never knew this ... Then we need to support each other despite our language barriers ❤❤🇬🇭🇨🇮🇨🇮

@justaman553 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation sir. It was really well done

@ednaclottey 2 жыл бұрын

I think boz of the French we haven't been able to bond as one people...even in Togo we have Ga-Dangme people living there and we have miss out a lot on each other. We are both similar in culture, food etc. I hope oneday we will interact more with each other.

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

True, we were tribes people with kingdoms and empires before these boundary lines were drawn. there are ethnic groups that were separated by the boundaries like the ones you mentioned. Thanks for the comment.

@ednaclottey 2 жыл бұрын

@@IamAfrikan yes ..when I listen to our history that's exactly what happened to us.

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

That is if we are going to forget our languages and culture especially for those who choose not to speak their mother tongue languages more often because of education in universities will be affected by this. If you are in Togo, Benin, Burkina, Cote d'ivoire, Ghana, or any other place knowing there are languages similar to what you are speaking the right thing to do is travel to these areas to be part of them. You might even find your extended families that you never knew existed so it is very important not to forget our history and the culture it's what makes us strong not French or English languages these make us feel strangers with confusion.

@browin85 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thank you Bro 🙏

@jacobsalihu4721 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video: it’s informative..

@kuuksa6876 2 жыл бұрын

very insightful🙌🏾

@athanasekouadiogaza4301 2 жыл бұрын

Hi !! I'm Athanase Kouadio. And I'm also Akan precisely Baoulé. Sometime, when I hear Ashantis speaking, I can understand what they want say. So, if I'm in Côte d'Ivoire, I'm "french akan". If I also go to Ghana, I'm " english akan". No more differences.

@TheKofinyarko 2 жыл бұрын

Noted

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

😅 You are absolutely right me and you are the same because my biological mother is Abron/Bono from Ghana, father Agni/Anyin from Ghana as well with Agni family in Comoe Region of Cote d'ivoire. Apollo(Nzema),Baoule are all sisters to Agni with Sawi as one family members, very impresive!👍Each one of us is Abusua.

@alhassan581 2 жыл бұрын

Hw I wish ivory Coast and ghana are one country speaking one official language

@TheKofinyarko 2 жыл бұрын

soon

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

Alhassan Abubakar That is my wish too.

@kennykross3306 2 жыл бұрын

No we don't want that

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKofinyarko Yes

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

@@kennykross3306 You can just stay with the others outside this (re)union.

@hyacinthesaegy3906 2 жыл бұрын

I will add this, it is not the Ivory Coast and Ghana alone, but you can find this similarity of tradition and cultures even in Togo, Benin, Nigeria

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. thanks for the insight.

@YoungMesrine 2 жыл бұрын

🤝🏿🤝🏿🤝🏿Exact

@timmarshal72 2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing Ghanaian in Nigeria.. it won’t cope.. Nigerians are closer to Benin and Cameroon

@oluwadamilola6233 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmarshal72 no, they're... Ga language is similar to yoruba, they say Jo for dance like Yorubas and say baa for " come" like our waa for come, they are related to us ,stop saying nonsense,maybe you're related to Cameroon but as a western Nigerian while i agree Benin is closer to us, some part of Ghana is also closer to us culturally and linguistically ,I have nothing in common with Cameroon, Cameroon is only related to south east Nigerians from calabar,akwa ibom and north central(Tiv ) basically Bantoid groups but their population isn't that much in Nigeria . Nigeria is equally related to Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad depending on the tribes that border each countries, most spoken language in Niger is hausa just like Nigeria ,so by that logic ..Niger is the closest country to Nigeria followed by Benin with 22% speak yoruba. Niger Benin Togo Chad Ghana Cameroon It goes like that

@borisahoussinou7799 2 жыл бұрын

@@IamAfrikan yah specially Togo. I don’t really know why Ghanaian hate Togo like that 🤦🏽‍♂️because Togo is not much developed. The real culture and tradition is in togo and Côte d’Ivoire .

@hrhharrycarlton24 2 жыл бұрын

We are all one except that language has been a sort of barrier for proper communication among some of us concerning French language. Much love for Ivory Coast from Ghana💚

@kwamechikelu2509 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for opening up my understanding of the region

@accradogshow2902 2 жыл бұрын

Great research work

@frimpsgh7485 2 жыл бұрын

Wow,now I know how Ghana and ivory coast are the same just only the language then bringing French language in Ghana can really help us know each other well.Thanks for this video bro!👍✌

@sleepyallnight6452 2 жыл бұрын

Well made video, proper research

@johnboateng184 2 жыл бұрын

I love your presentation. Yes Ivorian Akans broke off from our kingdom during a civil war between who should be the Ashanti King. The Queen mother took her multitude away to establish her kingdom in Ivory Coast. Today they come back to pay homage to the Ashanti King.

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insightful history.

@kofiarthur3749 2 жыл бұрын

@John Boateng...not all of the Akans in Ivory Coast broke off from the new "Esa nti" (now Asante) kingdom. Before Asante kingdom there were 3 kingdoms- Akwaamu stretched from Eastern Ghana to Togo and Beyond, DENKYIRA from south central to West Ghana and Anyin stretchs from southwestern Ghana all the way to Ivory Coast. There are still Anyin people in Ghana. The land where Esa hwie ( now called Sefwi) belongs to Anyin. The Sefwi people today comes from other Akans places like Adansi, Amanse3, Tanoso Bono

@matildarichter3498 2 жыл бұрын

Very rich information. We can learn a lot...thx for sharing..where can we read more of those information?greetings tilly

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

John Boateng not all Akans in Ivory Coast broke away from the Ashanti king like the Bawules led by Abla Pokou. Thus, not all Akans in Ivory Coast were part of the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana. The others have always been in Ivory coast. This means that Akan territory was also far beyond Ghana both before the colonization and the establishment of the Ashanti Empire.

@johnboateng184 2 жыл бұрын

@@africantruth2539 Oh thank you so much for the information.

@shaibujibril3799 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we seem divided because of our colonial masters. Our biggest problem is the language barrier.

@polonrepy2599 2 жыл бұрын

what language barrier if they both speak akan languages?? the biggest problem is the colonial mindset barrier.

@kwesiraheem6358 2 жыл бұрын

@@polonrepy2599 the akan language of Ivorians have such a dialect a Ghanaian of this time wouldn’t really understand. Ivorians their language has grow into their own local languages. And to be honest what jibril is saying is true because if we hadn’t have these colonial barrier we would be living in one land as a Akan nation. Jibril merci pour votre reaction. On est ensemble 🇬🇭 🇨🇮

@polonrepy2599 2 жыл бұрын

@@kwesiraheem6358 you must be talking about that messed up "wanna be" french that Ivorians speak, that doesnt have anything to do with akan. If they both speaking normal Akan languages not, anglicized or frenchized versions of the language Im sure that they understand eachother 100%

@kwesiraheem6358 2 жыл бұрын

@@polonrepy2599 yea bro i understand what you mean. I think what you are saying because of the english and french we speak our native language has become verry difficult to understand each other.

@adjoahfiemaahngaa3472 2 жыл бұрын

@@polonrepy2599 At least the Sefwi language from Ghana is similar to the Bawule from Cote d'Ivoire. I speak Sefwi and am always excited when I meet my brother and sisters that speaks Bawule ( not sure I got the spelling correct though)

@xxwiki7510 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow I had no idea ,this was just a great video new subbie here ❤️ it's kind of like South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda etc

@ConnectsLogTv 2 жыл бұрын

Wow….. the similarities are so common , learnt a lot of thing am not aware of in this video , thank you for this

@kusisvlog466 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video

@pgnamaka 2 жыл бұрын

The bond is even stronger even in nowadays. In fact, I originally come from a small city in Ivory Coast called Sakassou(close to Bouake). It's said that the Queen Abla Pokou is buried there. That Queen was a princess in the Ashanti kingdom and because of the war due to succession on the throne, she had to run away with part of the people. They are well known as the Baoule (ba ouli) people. Nowadays, the baoule people have a Queen (i can't recall of her name) but whenever there is a death in the royalty within the Baoule people, royals from the Ashanti are made aware and sometimes make the trip for the funeral and vice versa. Our history/genealogy is well known by the royalty, I am certain of this. How I wish they can speak up and tell us more! I also recently learned that the Igbo people have the yam festival and many Akan tribe do. Any insight?

@kwesiraheem6358 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh i don’t know but i know we do have some similarities due our colonial times. But normally we should be verry close to our Ivorians🏆

@dickosaeed6522 2 жыл бұрын

You are Wright I remember we do learn french in our schools but I never new we mean our second language while we have a lit of local language which not all of us understand it and you really left one area that's Republic of Togo also similar and the language too thank you so much Africa is one people one land and one Continent

@lazreese Жыл бұрын

What a great video!

@IamAfrikan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind feedback

@paresman9658 2 жыл бұрын

Great content, we are all brothers

@ryang9419 2 жыл бұрын

I come from Ivory Coast and after my country the second place in my heart belongs to Ghana

@mohammedkassim3840 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@Kya1942 2 жыл бұрын

Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo are more alike. You can even add Burkina Faso to the list. We should have one great nation. And by the way i am an Asante, my wife is half Ewe and Ga. I have some Northern Ghana blood in me. My Children are Akan, Bananne, Ewe and Ga.👌

@guynuel1 2 жыл бұрын

You are not far from the truth my brother. There are some languages spoken in Burkina Faso that are also spoken in Northern Ghana. Do you know about the plebiscite? If the Europeans didn’t divide Africa, we will all be one big family!

@NelorBeats 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... We are one and closer than we think.

@smileylady485 2 жыл бұрын

You are 100% right

@frankdoe3959 2 жыл бұрын

The Mossi tribe can be found in Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana.

@Kya1942 2 жыл бұрын

@@frankdoe3959 i am a quarter mossi from Burkina Faso

@hankzouho7227 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Accra nd Abidjan, Abidjan is more expensive and has more infrastructures

@kwasidesmond6786 2 жыл бұрын

Ghana and Ivory coast have more similarities than Ghana and Nigeria as a lot of people think.

@myztroogeegibson3568 2 жыл бұрын

Same people that were divide by the French and british. Some Ghanaians like Ga and Ewe people migrated through Nigeria.

@iyiolaabosede9500 2 жыл бұрын

😂what of ewe tribes, Hausa, aren’t they from Nigeria

@myztroogeegibson3568 2 жыл бұрын

@@iyiolaabosede9500 we don't have Hausa tribe in Ghana. They were brought in Ghana by the colonial masters for wars against the Ashanti Kingdom and some were deployed as labourers for carrying goods of the British traders to the ports and harbours. So there wasn't a specific Hausa tribe in Ghana before the 18th century..

@ednaclottey 2 жыл бұрын

You are right.

@averagecasual4801 2 жыл бұрын

@@iyiolaabosede9500 Hausas not native to Ghana, they are immigrants

@rickasante 2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about and exploring this same idea for a while now. Thank goodness you've made this wonderful video. Colonisation and division means you see an Ivorian in Europe they tell you "I'm French". They simply don't want to associate with you. Sad, really.

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

I find this very difficult to believe as you put it "they simply don't want to associate with you". This could be someone who was born and grew up in France because that sounds strange or perhaps it's his way of saying i am Ivorian? Note that not all of them speak the English fluently and the ones that do sound more like they're still speaking the French language. By trying to speak in Akan language to an Ivorian is more likely getting the attention if he/she is Akan because they can understand what you are trying to say. I was born to Abono mother but my father comes from the Agni/Anyin people just like Nzema, Sefwi, and the Baoules who like in the two countries. Sometimes when we say we are going to Ivory Coast we may use the word "meh kor franze ba" i am going to France and come back(i am going to cote d'ivoire) when we are going across the border to either sell food or seeing our families there because we're not that far from them in Ghana, approximately 9 miles away. The above mentioned Akan groups in Ghana have always referred to the same ones as Franze fo-er, as "yen nua nom F-ran-se-fo-or" in Twi. And the one thing about an Ivorian is he can tell when someone is Ghanian especially Akan.

@rickasante 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinadam4776 thanks for your comments, you say some very good stuff. I am a student in Europe and my reference to Ivorians and other West African French folks is about those who are also students like myself; not born or bred in France. You're right about language being important. However, what I meant to say say is not just the French/English language barrier, but also about body language. The whole mental orientation is appalling to say the least. I have also made up my mind to not try to associate at all to save myself the embarrassment.

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickasante To grow is to learn, all the best to you.

@akosuaish 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video

@kun1ish 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I'm an Akan from Ghana. Please, what app did you use for the animation?

@NiiYemoh 2 жыл бұрын

Great info

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback. Your comment means a lot to me. Thanks ever so much.

@Unknown-te8fv 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a comparison video between Ghana🇬🇭 and Togo🇹🇬

@TheGabriel116 2 жыл бұрын

Just learned something new. Thanks

@joeghanatv9567 2 жыл бұрын

Any Akan ivory coast girl here for me I'm also Akan in Ghana, we have alot to talk about

@stellalate6010 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Ewe from Togo, my mother is Gan Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast we are one

@ConservativeBaddieTV Ай бұрын

I didn’t know what the difference was honestly, on my dna test it had Ivory Coast/Ghana so it made me believe it was the same thing. This is a much appreciated video

@willba2817 2 жыл бұрын

my brother I am Akan from the Ivory Coast, the Ivorians of the Akan group and the Ghanaians are the same people for those who want to study the history of the Akan people from the Ashanti kingdom, they will quickly realize that the Akans of the Ivory Coast and Ghana are the same people divided by a colonial language we need more videos like this, more videos on the history of the Akan people to raise awareness that there is unity between these 2 peoples.

@WilConquer 2 жыл бұрын

I actually wish the two countries would unite .

@africantruth2539 2 жыл бұрын

Will 2 My wish too.

@kofiarthur3749 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. With that at least we'd have 'almost one homogeneous language and culture than what we have here in Ghana

@WilConquer 2 жыл бұрын

@@kofiarthur3749 It would centralize resources , help unify the people and the bolster economy.

@lordwilmore8 2 жыл бұрын

I think so too

@kofiarthur3749 2 жыл бұрын

@Will2..Absolutely!

@Sweetdification 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Sharing I love and Peace ❤️🖤❤️ Blessed Up 🇧🇴 Alkulebulan= Africa

@abby-a 2 жыл бұрын

great vdeo

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Abby A. Your comment is appreciated.

@jamesbedukodjograham5508 2 жыл бұрын

The name of the nations Is an education in itself in the clearance system,

@courageagbeyebiawo4104 2 жыл бұрын

Ghana actually has three international airports Kotoka Kumasi Temale

@amenanaka6640 2 ай бұрын

I am an Ivorian from one of the Akan tribe. We share the same name with many groups in Ghana. When I arrive for the first time in takoradi and then Accra I feel like now Im at home. I wanted to learn their language because their are many Word that are in my language. I love Ghana as i love ivory coast. May God bless my two countries.

@user-vh3qf5vo6m 4 ай бұрын

My Name is George living in Accra Ghana. My father told me his father is ivory Coast, and I wish to fing my root one day. Love you all guys Ivorian

@s.tanh9818 2 жыл бұрын

Ivoirans from the borders cities like Aboisso, Abengourou, Bondoukou, Agnibilékro....move easily between both countries

@laurelboakye2490 2 жыл бұрын

Yes bro the two Agni groups in these regions are all Ghanaian in origins..we are one family from the same ancestor..

@GhananiePhotography 2 жыл бұрын

very informative

@IamAfrikan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Boss. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

@korankyewa4205 2 жыл бұрын

@ I am Afrikan, to add to your remarks on the French language in Ghana, the country joined la Francophonie (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) as an Associate member in 2006 and became a full fledged member in 2018. The government of Ghana recognises the need for its people to at least have some knowledge of the French language given that all of its neighbouring countries are francophone.

@kevinadam4776 2 жыл бұрын

Akuffo Addo Dankwa is a brilliant man with Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, and the Ivory Coast in the area it's a giant move for ECOWAS. Nigeria should also be on board, it stands alone between two francophone nations being Benin and Togo.

@bayman6152 2 жыл бұрын

Ghana is good country , planning to visit but dont know where to start

@nicholasboateng4422 5 күн бұрын

Awwww sorry bro

@antoniasarpong8616 2 жыл бұрын

Yep! And it’s sad because I only learned it when I heard an Ivorian aunty, Auntie Liszt, speaking a dialect of Akan in my church. I was so surprised. On another note, I have a little Norma heritage in me. So before the lines were drawn we were mixing

@antoniasarpong8616 2 жыл бұрын

Nzima*

@user-oc5zw2cd8k 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting......

@sourcestvghmotherland2381 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@blackstarghana 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a proud Ghanaian 🇬🇭

@alhajyakhoub4786 2 жыл бұрын

Tnx u for ur information, some of my friends Ghanaian didn't not this.

@sourcestvghmotherland2381 2 жыл бұрын

U hit it well

@soniaharvey136 2 жыл бұрын

It was the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nana Akufo-Addo, under the presidency of president John A. Kuffuor, who initiated the entry of Ghana into the Francophonie (group of countries that have French as spoken language and mostly all colonized by France). French was then added as Ghana second official language. I do recall that vividly because I was living in Accra during that period. There were lots of actions taken by then presidents Gbagbo and Kufuor to create an united Ivory Coast + Ghana front in the economy domain with bipartisan meetings between Ghana's Cocoa Board and Ivory Coast own Cocoa Board all in the name of the cultural similarities between both countries.

@blackblaze5271 2 жыл бұрын

Sonia Harvey I thought they didn't go through with it. You're saying they made it official?

@soniaharvey136 2 жыл бұрын

@@blackblaze5271 official in the sense that there was an official communique from then Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo sanctionned by trips to France and participation to a Francophonie summit where Ghana was introduced as a member. As for the adoption on Parliament later on I cannot tell since I had left Ghana afterwards.

@blackblaze5271 2 жыл бұрын

@@soniaharvey136 Alright Is that your actual last name? You seem to know a lot about ghana if you're not from there

@goldboateng8073 2 жыл бұрын

Great video... I love Ivory Coast. I wish KZfaq content creators who make these videos will rather use the GDP per capita more and use the opportunity to explain to their viewers that GDP isn't the best way off viewing the 'wealth' of a nation, GDP per capita gives a better picture than GDP alone. Example, Family A consists of 10 people and the whole family is worth US$100,000 and Family B consists of 100 people and the whole family is worth US$500,000. Using GDP makes it look like Family B is worth more than Family A but in actual sense, members of Family A are worth more than members of family B. Some may argue that they are only interested in the mere figures of GDP but the reality is that it doesn't reflect a true picture. If you will choose to buy a small car that is more efficient than buy a big car that is less efficient, then GDP per capita may interest you more than mere GDP figures since it also reflects the efficiency/ efficient use of the resources of the country... However, from my car scenario, your choice of car to buy may also depend on the purpose or your taste, you may need the big less efficient car for few months to carry a few bulky items that wont fit in the small car. So it depends but, when we want to talk about the WEALTH OF NATIONS using GDP PER CAPITA is better.

@princenana4849 2 жыл бұрын

French never considered as a second language in Ghana before. Just been teaching in schools.

@Classic_Abena 2 жыл бұрын

If they hadn’t separate Togo from ghana,Ghana would have bn a very big country..aniwaes Ivory Coast is just like ghana 💕

@obibiniba 2 жыл бұрын

Akans migrated from Egypt- Sudan (Nubia) to the Sahel region to form the Ghana empire(hence the name of the country) later Songhai-Mali, but the Akans left to the coast areas of west Africa because of Islam.

@richardokyere9271 2 жыл бұрын

I think west African people are same akan in Ghana and akan in Ivorian the same Ga and krobo in Ghana and Yoruba in Nigeria the same people Ghana Hausa Nigeria Hausa the same people, Volta Ghana,Togo,Benin,Nigeria (yoruba and lgbo )the same

@YoungMesrine 2 жыл бұрын

The same people divided by French and English.

@lacinabakayoko4634 2 жыл бұрын

Same people different flag

@timmarshal72 2 жыл бұрын

Different people, different nation.. Ghana and Ivory may be one, I don’t care but stop saying my precious Nigerians are one with hating Ghanaians, it pissed me off.. we ain’t one and will never be

@kwamek1877 2 жыл бұрын

stop the foolishness. Ga/Ewe/Krobo were never from Nigeria. Never say such a thing again. Nigerians are mostly from Niger. There is no relationship btn Ghana and Nigeria. Ghana is more related to Burkina Faso, Togo, Mali, Senegal, Gambia not Nigeria.

@timmarshal72 2 жыл бұрын

@@kwamek1877 Thank you bro, The northern part of Nigeria are mostly from Niger .. Nigeria has nothing in common with Ghana and with never have..

@lesthebest3171 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are the same country. This area was divided when The British conquered Ghana and France conquered Ivory Coast, making them two separate colonies with two separate languages. But if the follow the Canadian model, a nation with a similar background they can unite, like Canada did with two national languages. 5he country should keep the name Ghana even though critics claim that it doesn’t represent the territory of ancient Ghana. But neither does modern day Mauritania in West Africa represent the ancient territory of Mauritania in North Africa. But both modern nations have historic ties to these ancient empires and that makes since. Hopefully both Modern day Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire will unite, with hopefully two other similar countries Togo and Benin. If United they will become a Superpower that west Africa so badly needs.

@victoriaamankwaa586 2 жыл бұрын

Good 👍👍👍❤️❤️

@princemills7034 2 жыл бұрын

Its because of the Akans that is why the name was adopted Gana... the 2 nation are very similar, because the Akans accommodated a whole size of it, during the fight between the Ashante to who will rule the Ashanti..

@kwamek1877 Жыл бұрын

Ghana and Seychelles also have some ancestral migration. Research on that Ghanaians exile to that tiny island before it became a country

@MOCHI-ek6rc 2 жыл бұрын

I will be moving to Ghana in the future

@ThatKiddVic 2 жыл бұрын

How come the info about the Akans in Ivory are scarce? Even if you go onto wiki the people of Akan descent it only shows those of Ghana why?

@chriscamara6601 2 жыл бұрын

Please let it continue to be Ghana and Cote D Ivoire from now on. No Nigeria again

@warldorwessarnoelt3936 2 жыл бұрын

Love from Liberia 🇱🇷

@abdoulayetoure2209 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah , the Akan people in Ivory Coast are similar to Ashanti people in Ghana . they are the last tribe to reached in Ivory Coast in the 18th century . They are located in the southeast and the northeast . Ivory Coast got more than 65 tribes.

@user-jt6sc3km5i 4 ай бұрын

I’m a Ghanaian but I have family members who live in Ivory Coast both my mom n dad sides. San Pedro, Sasandra n Abidjan. They’ve bn there for long time. Most of them were even over there but they know they come from Ghana. Anytime there is a family event in Ghana, they send one of the to come n represent them.

@Sweetdification 2 жыл бұрын

Spiritually Always Knew the Connection. But it's Now Confirmation as I Am USA citizen but my father from Cote D'Ivoire Ase Ase'Amen 🇧🇴

@CKFOKAY 6 ай бұрын

Why did you remove my comment ? That shows a lot about the real motives of your videos!

@IamAfrikan 6 ай бұрын

What comment are you referring to? Put the comment summary here so I can understand what you mean. In some instances comments can be removed automatically by KZfaq if it’s against their platform guidelines. I don’t own the platform. I am not sure what you are getting at with the last line of this particular comment. People who follow this channel knows am tolerant… anyway put a summary of your original comment here. Thanks.