Qualla: Kingdom of Sefwi https://qualla.com/kingdom-of-sefwi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:17 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Kingdom of Sefwi https://qualla.com/kingdom-of-sefwi Kingdom of Sefwi: Introduction https://qualla.com/kingdom-of-sefwi/ The name tells the whole story in three syllables. "Sefwi" derives from the Twi phrase Esa awie -- "the war is over." In the 17th century, when political upheaval shattered the Akan states of Bono, Adansi, and Denkyira, displaced clans fled westward into the dense forests near what is now Ghana's border with Côte d'Ivoire. They settled on land held by the Aowin people, and from that collision of refugees, earlier inhabitants, and competing claims to legitimacy, the Kingdom of Sefwi took shape. It was never a single state but a confederation of three: Sefwi Wiawso, Sefwi-Anhwiaso, and Sefwi-Bekwai, each with its own paramount chief, bound together by language, religion, and a shared yam festival called Allelolle.

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