The Banda Queen Mother, (Lelԑԑ Akosua Kepefu) and her elders view archival photos on Ann Stahl's laptop. L-R: Afua Fofie, Lelԑԑ Kepefu and Lelԑԑ Yahͻͻ, Ann Stahl. Ahenkro, 19 June, 2016.
View to the south on the old Bongase road, Banda hills to the right, roughly 3 km southwest of Bongase. The low area (ahead in the road) was inundated by flood waters as the lake formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. A bypass has been constructed and the road here now passable only by a narrow foot bridge. 18 June, 2016.
A new road (known in the 1990s as the 4th Republic Road) connected Kanka directly to Ahenkro, first as a grated road and, after completion of Bui Dam, as a paved road. Viewed here from the north edge of Kanka, looking northward, Ahenkro is visible in the distance. 18 June, 2016.
Road leading into Ahenkro from the south with the Banda hills in the background. Two cell phone towers are visible on the south edge of town and electrical power lines run along the east side of the road. The new market building located on the south side of Ahenkro is visible at the point where the road curves in the distance. A motorized three-wheeled car and a motor cycle travel on the road ahead. Ahenkro, 19 June, 2016.
Construction of a new bridge to replace a long-used one over the Tombԑ River near Sabiye on the road from Menji to Ahenkro began in the 2010s. Its abutments are visible here, view to the north. Construction had stalled by 2016. Sabiye, 19 June, 2016.
Canoes like this one were the boats long used by Ewe fishing families on the Black Volta River in this area. These can only be used for near-shore fishing on the newly formed Bui Lake because winds and waves on the open lake are dangerous to small boats. Visible in the lake are the trees inundated as lake waters rose behind Bui Dam. Bui Lake, near Bongase, June, 2016.
The new Ahenkro market building was built on the site where a majestic kapok tree shading the outdoor marketplace formerly stood. The tree was downed in a severe storm in 1999/2000, after which the weekly market was moved to a nearby village. The new building houses commercial kiosks and storefronts for rent. View of the market's south side. Ahenkro, June, 2016.
A no-trespassing sign posted by the Bui Power Authority along the paved Ahenkro-Bongase road several kilometers north of Ahenkro identifies "land under acquisition" by the Bui Power Authority (BPA). Electrical poles and wires run along the roadside. The large land parcel under acquisition by BPA has long been home to farms worked by families in Ahenkro and Bongase. These farms produce food for household consumption and cash crops, including cashew. View looking northward, Ahenkro-Bongase road, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2016-06-20
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro; Bongase
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cash crops; Bui Dam (Ghana); Roads; Electrification