22/06/2025
Ɛmba Da - It Has Never Happened Before
(1610, 1813 and 1866).
3 women who led the Ga, Akyem and Anlo.
Afia Dokuaa, 1817. Niece of a King, the first female Okyenhene and mother of 2 successive Kings of Akyem Abuakwa.
In 1826, Okyenhene Dokuaa fought at the Battle of Katamanso, where congreve rockets were used for the first time in the Gold Coast to devastating effect.
A preview in selected photographs at the EMY Africa Expo, Art Exhibition, first floor, Accra International Conference, Opens at 9am, Ends today at 5pm.
Ɛmba Da - It Has Never Happened Before, Dode Akaibi, the first female Ga King,
Afia Dokuaa, the first female Okyenhene and Mama Yakagbe, the Anlo strategist and warrior. In the context of their times.
Curator - Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta
Model -
Photographer- Robert Owen-Jones