The Akan culture is famous for its intricate adinkra symbols, kente cloth, and colourful festivals. While French is the official language of Cote d'Ivoire, many Akan people in the country speak ...

Eric Manu left his landscaping job in B.C. to take his place as chief of an Akan tribe of Ghana last year. But now he's back in Canada — and back landscaping — in an effort to help his people.

A 32-year-old landscaper is moving to Ghana to serve as chief of the Akan tribe. Global News reported that Eric Manu is originally from Ghana, and left for British Columbia in 2012 after a ...

His uncle, who had been the leader of their 5,000-person Akan tribe in the village of Adansi Aboabo No. 2, died in 2013, and Manu had gone back for the funeral. But he had no idea he was next in ...

In two months Langley, B.C., landscaper Eric Manu will trade his rake for a crown when he is acclaimed king of the 6,000-member Akan tribe in the village of Adansi Aboabo No. 2 in ...