@@WODEMAYA You are the best my guy.... Please come to SA again, but to Northern Cape Province, Kimberley this side. Come and explore the biggest hole in the World ever excavated by human hands...
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire are much alike! We have Kouame when Ghaneans have Kwame. The saddest thing is that we are neighbors but we dont really know each other. We are brothers separated at birth and adopted by French family for the Ivorians and a British family for the Ghaneans. When Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire will reunite i can tell you we will be a formidable force in West Africa. Thanks to Wode Maya for showing us that Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana share more things in common than people on both sides of the border can imagine.
Kouame, Kwame is the same name, usually given to a male born on Saturday. It is only that Cote d'Ivoire use a French convention to write it. Ghana through its bureau of languages & predecessor standardised certain local languages. So Kwame is in fact the correct spelling (Ghana uses latin characters and some ipa such as ɔ, ɛ, ʃ & ŋ which neither french or english use) There are of course variations in pronounciation and sometimes spelling due to various languages. It is unfortunate we dont understand this But as an example the people like Banda and Nzema straddle both countries and this happened long before those artificial lines imposed by invaders from europe were drawn up. We need to understand that and realise we are ONE
@guevara9841 i know Nigerians don’t relate with Ghanaians because of different tribes and not a common African language apart from English. I’m a Ghanaian by the way.
We are One people, One Africa. As an Ivorian myself with a “Baoulé “ mum, I never knew that there was a Ghanaian village in my country. This is a powerful proof and history lesson; the colonisers divided us. We have to unite... Thanks, Wode Maya, stay blessed.
There's nothing surprise about this as far as the Mali Empire is concerned, as there was a city called Gana but not Ghana where the Akans were living with their neighbours who also migrated to Ivory coast when their king Soumangourou Kanté was killed by the famous Soundjiata Keita with a spur of a white rooster as result of the migration of the Akans to the then gold coast (Ghana).Never forget that the Mali empire was very massive and extended to Burkina,Niger,Chad, Ivory Coast,Senegal ect but in general there is a strong connection between our people of the west Africa as most of them settled in that empire for many years since the fall of Egypt empire that their ancestors ruled before the arrival of the Arabs in years 665-to 689 to protect Egypt from flank attack by Byzantine and Cyrene.
@@mireillekoffivlog Au départ ils furent tous des "Kwas " et parlèrent la langue Kwa qui regroupa plusieurs pays et qui se parle même aujourd'hui au Congo ,vous serez même étonné qu'il y a dautres langues comme Ewe, mipa,Bamiléké etc qui font partie d .Brièvement ,les Baoulés Assabous sont originaires d'Asanti ( au Ghana) qui ont quitté la confédération á la suite d'un conflit de succession dont les deux protagonistes ont été Dakon frère d'Abraha Pokou et Opoku Waré suite au décès du roi Osei Tutu 1er (le premier) en 1717
Thank you M. Maya for this Ivory Coast episode. I am from the Baoule tribe which belongs to the larger AKAN group of Ivory Coast. The central part of the country through to the eastern part down to the south including Abidjan is home to the AKAN group. So I believe that the biggest AKAN group outside of Ghana is in the Ivory Coast. I kindly suggest that you come back to do more series on our common culture and history. With love 🙏
Woode Maya, this is really incredible. In fact I am from Assinie Mandjian (PK12), a fante community in Assinie as well. I wish you could pass there as well. My father is the Fante chief there. I wish I was there, I would have joined and showed around🙂. I just watched the video from Kojokrom, Takoradi.
Ma première fois au Ghana, je me suis sentir chez. J'avais ce sentiment si fort et etrange de me retrouve sur la terre de mes ancêtres. Je suis Baoulé .
I grew up in Abidjan, schooled there a little before moving to Ghana. In fact Ghana and côté d’ivoire there are no differences. Same culture, same language and same people. Will visit soon.
We got a song in Kenya done by Wahome Mwangi "Abidjan" ... it goes like "Ningí, Abidjan ti kûndû Kunene írí o gûkû Africa!" literary translated "also, Abidjan is not far away, it is here in Africa!"From what I see, I already love Ivory Coast and their cities are looking awesome. Their people are shockingly good... before your expose, I always believed the western media narrative about... war, xenophobia and poverty. Thank you Wode Maya for the story from ground zero!
ivory coast is like united state of africa because everyone from west africa live there millions malien nigeria, burkina faso liberian togo benin everyone from africa is welcome there .
@@francoismartin4405 country with high immigration population are the best and powerful. usa has 50 millions immigrants the contribution of immigrants to usa economy is trillion of dollars. in ivory coast every african are welcome there.
I hope Ghana is watching as Wode Maya is CONNECTING GHANIAN FAMILY! This is beautiful watching Maya connecting with Ghanian family. God has an amazing way of preserving His People! Shalom family
The part that got me is when Wode Maya and the young lady hair dressing apprentice were talking.....WE SPEAK THE SAME LOCAL LANGUAGE BUT I SPEAK english AND SHE SPEAKS french..... That part really touch my heart Effects of colonialism
Never knew Ivory Coast was this beautiful until this series. For a long time all I knew about Ivory Coast was the war because this is what the Western media showcases. Thanks WM for showcasing the African continents' glory to the world.
Wode, the Ivorian are our brothers. not only Akans but you’ll find some areas with Ga-Adangbe roots. mainly Krobo and Ga lineage. After Akwamu wars in 1680-1733, many from this group migrated to Togo, but some migrated west into Ivory Coast.
Infact some Nzemas intermarry their Ivorian counterparts (the Appolos). Nzema and Appolo are the same language. I personally have Ivorian relatives that I have not met before. It's sad.
Maya that's why africa has to get rit of the borders. One big happy family again. And the maroon diaspora are coming home. We need a airline from Suriname to Ghane 🇸🇷 🌎. We left by boot and we are coming home by plaine. Maby ✈️ some privet Jets. Visa Versa. And pick up al the family members in the Caribbean We can have a cook out. pepe soup. Okra soup and peanut butter soup. Thank you Maya you are connecting mother Africa with her children.🎉
We have been divided by Anglophone, Francophone, and all other languages, we are so bent out of shape and proud of these languages, which has removed us far from each other. Now that we know better what are doing to integrate ourselves through economic activities. If we can socially unite, why not create an opportunity that we can make money together? Money can unite us faster and move us forward than anything we can think about.
Wode Maya, Bienvenue en Côte d’Ivoire Mon pays. Finally! I wish I was home now to host you. I was home for a month in March and came back to the USA in April. So glad you are visiting francophone countries.
There is a big Ghanaian village in the Gambia (the coastal area) as well with schools, market etc. A visit to Ivory Coast have been on my bucket list. Thanks Kwabena and crew. I now know all the fun places to visit. Shalom
The best time to watch Maya’s videos is early in the morning. His choice of songs, his soul piercing laughter and his unscripted spontaneous videos is what you need to start your day. He is a vibe. Thank me later.
Africa need more people like WodeMaya who travel around Africa with just one goal "To change the narrative about Africa and show us (the audience) all the beauty some of us normally only see in books or hear in schools, churches, social media platforms or any other public gatherings." Africa need more people who see the good in others all in a bit to make life better for all. Together, we are capable of changing the narrative about Africa. May God continue to guide and direct each and every one of us in every step we're taking to better our lives and change the narrative about Africa.
@@julianaansah6367 where did I dispute that they are related to the Ghanaians? I merely pointed out the inaccuracy of your claim that they are one Akan people and pointed out the real ethnicities of the majority of the people. Fact is no group in Togo identifies as Akan. There are descendants of Akans there because you had Akan warriors travelling in the region to fight wars against or for Dahomey in different centuries and those warriors naturally had relations with local women on the one hand, or Guan-Fanti canoemen who settled in these areas but but it doesnt mean the offspring identify as Akan. The culture of the peoples are Guan, Ga-Gun-Mina, Adangbe, ewe, Adja, Yoruba, etc not Akan. Sometimes Akans need to learn about the cultures and identities of other people and stop making assumptions about them
@@tvs9978 stfuu u idiot there is Akans in Togo who identify as akan and also wear the same traditional attire and practice the culture stfu talking about we need to learn what?? and what u are saying again is trying to say there really isn’t Akans in Togo and there are what u are saying is nonsense read what I said well and elaborate properly and who told u there aren’t those who identify as Akans the warriors u are talking about did not stay there because of war and mix with some women that war we were ambushed by the Dahomey the oyo and the akyem who stopped us from going where we were going and we left came back to Ghana the ashanti empire expanded all the way to Ivory Coast and Togo and naturally Akans were in those places not because of war exactly so u get ur facts straight and there is no assumptions here so stfu there are Akans in Togo stfu and there is no where when I said all the Togolese are Akans or only Akans so what are u saying
@@tvs9978there are literally Togolese ppl who are akan and I don’t care about majority nothing clearly u don’t know how to read cuz I said some are Akans not majority read well before talking there is Togolese that are Akan who wear kente etc just like us so stfuu im not talking about the ga or ewe here and never did I say most of them are Akans to begin with so rather u need to teach urself how to read well and not us akan need to learn nothing we Akans don’t make any assumptions about shit the fact is there are Togolese that are Akans and u are rather the one talking rubbish
But every coastal city of Côte d’Ivoire, have a Fanti community. I came from a coastal city near Liberia. They have their villages there. They intermarried with locals. They’re our fishermen. Next time, go to Tabou, San Pedro, and Berebi; you’ll meet your people
Thank you, I was going to say the same thing, I've lived and worked in this area: San-Pedro, Grand-Bereby, Sassandra and I can confirm that there's a large Ghanaian community there. They have similar villages next to (or in) our Ivorian villages. There are Ghanaian schools, with the same system as in Ghana, which the children attend. Back home in the south of Côte d'Ivoire, not only do we share common cultures with the Ghanaians, but we've always lived in peace with them in our villages. That's how things are.
This video needs more views... imaging experiencing your countries rich & vibrant culture everywhere across Africa while trading and experiencing different cultures as well! Africa Unite ❤
Colonisers have done so much damage between Ghana and ivory Coast due to language. Ivorians and Ghanaian are the same people by blood line. Ghanaians should get on better with Ivorians than they are with Nigerians.
Loved this video, West Indies Caribbean, South American, our cultures are so intertwined, our languages may be different, finding our tribe almost impossible, but fou fou tells it all, we are one.
You have proved to me that one person can definitely make a big difference if we decide to be the change we are looking for. Anytime I try to spread your work with fellow Africans in the UK 🇬🇧 they always say… who doesn’t know the great Wade Maya. Keep up the good work bro.
Long before colonisation, Fanti fishermen had settled fishing villages along the Ivorian coast all the way to Liberia. Those communities were found around Abidjan where you find places named Anoumabo and a neighborhood of Abidjan called Koumassi. But Fanti fishermen were also settled in Jacqueville, Grand Lahou and Fresco. Most of the Fanti who settled among the Kru people like in Fresco, in South Western Ivory Coast, have been absorbed into the Kru (Godié) people and have lost their language and tradition. But some of their descendants who are now Kru (Godié) have some of the fanti names and Akan names. The Fanti are traditionally known as Awlan among traditional Ivorians.
Were there any migrations from Ghana, sierra leone into Nigeria? I hear some nigerians say the efik, ibibio, annang ethnic group of Nigeria have Ghana origins Annang means 4 in twi for example. You hear the name essien (common Ghana name) also being used by some of these people etc
@@markntiri8251 My belief is that human beings have been in West Africa for millions of years and migrations have happened back and forth from West Africa to central, Southern and Eastern Africa mostly with the groups refered to as bantu who are classified as Niger Congo ethno.linguistic family. But migrations into West Africa from North Africa and from the Sudan area also occured from groups known as Nilo Saharans and Afro Asiatics. Now, I know migrations from present day Ghana occured westward into present day Burkina Faso with the Mossi who came out of the Dagomba and also with the Lobi into Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, and also many Akan groups like the Brong moved to Ivory Coast from the Brong Ahanfo region of Ghana. But when it comes to Nigeria, I would rather believe that migration happened hundreds of thousands of years ago from Nigeria and Cameroon into Bemin, Togo, Ghana and , Ivory Coast mostly on the coastal area. I noticed that many names found in Nigeria and Cameroon are also found among coastal people of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin. Names like Adu ( spelled Adou in Ivory Coast), is found in Cameroun, Nigeria (Sade Adu), Ghana ( Nanan Akuffo Adoo, and in Ivory Coast among the Agni, The Dida, the Avikam, the Adioukrou, the Dida and the Godié of Ivory Coast.Sierra Leone have a lot of Yoruba who were released there by European vessels that was freeing captives from Nigeria on their way to be sold as slaves in the Americas. Many from.the Congo area were also released into Monrovia in Liberia. So I don't believe the Southern Nigeria. Groups that you have named migrated from Ghana. I will think that the migration into Ghana came from Nigeria instead. The Ga and Ewe people are somehow related to the Yoruba.
@@markntiri8251 yes there were migrations of Guan and Fanti fishermen into Togo, Benin and Nigeria as well because they were the remidors ie They used to row the canoes that would go to and from European ships to load and unload them because they were skilled sea men
Am honored receiving your first like it made my day. you are just a great inspiration and I know definitely one day in will tell my story standing or seating next to you.
Ivory coast are Kwa people because we had Ga-adangbe migration, Guan , Ewe , Krobo and the Akan migration we have some tribe in Ivory coast call krobou and Ega.
Maya, do you know that Assini township in Ghana extended to lvory coast. It was the colonians British and the French who divided Assini into two. The other part Assini in Ghana is called half Assini.
They are all migration of ghanaian fishermen ( fishing at large )who has settle around the shores of west africa . From centuries!!.every where you go ..you will find ghana town ( settlement )
My uncle used to rent some of his land facing the beach to fante fishermen in a village not too far from this area. I haven't been there since 2001. It brings back memories.
We are just the same people that were divided by the border. Thanks for bringing this to light ..I love the story about half Assini n Assinie ..with Ghana n Ivory Coast should be one ..all of Africa should work as a United front remove the barrier and just ensure safety and the security of everyone ❤
Love all your work I have learned so much! I watch more of your content than I do News networks here in the US. Please consider doing a big chunk of work in Cameroon. God Bless You. From a grateful American.
It is impossible to dislike this guy. When he laughs and smiles, everyone around him laughs and smiles!
😅😅😅😅
Amen
@@WODEMAYA You are the best my guy.... Please come to SA again, but to Northern Cape Province, Kimberley this side. Come and explore the biggest hole in the World ever excavated by human hands...
Absolutely. Wode Maya is full of life
The annoying village boy he calls himself😂. With him, no dull moment
Fans of WODE MAYA all over the world gather here let appreciate his good works❤❤
God bless cote d'ivore🇨🇮 ,God bless our homeland Ghana 🇬🇭 and God bless AFRICA 🌍
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I have fallen in love with Ivory Coast. ❤️❤️
We all love Ivory Coast
Think. You
No matter what ever people may say , you are the best.
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@@WODEMAYAyou are...stay razor focused ....we are here to support you ❤❤❤
My dear tell them for me,Maya has no competitor
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire are much alike! We have Kouame when Ghaneans have Kwame. The saddest thing is that we are neighbors but we dont really know each other. We are brothers separated at birth and adopted by French family for the Ivorians and a British family for the Ghaneans. When Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire will reunite i can tell you we will be a formidable force in West Africa. Thanks to Wode Maya for showing us that Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana share more things in common than people on both sides of the border can imagine.
Kouame, Kwame is the same name, usually given to a male born on Saturday.
It is only that Cote d'Ivoire use a French convention to write it.
Ghana through its bureau of languages & predecessor standardised certain local languages. So Kwame is in fact the correct spelling (Ghana uses latin characters and some ipa such as ɔ, ɛ, ʃ & ŋ which neither french or english use)
There are of course variations in pronounciation and sometimes spelling due to various languages.
It is unfortunate we dont understand this
But as an example the people like Banda and Nzema straddle both countries and this happened long before those artificial lines imposed by invaders from europe were drawn up.
We need to understand that and realise we are ONE
@guevara9841 i know Nigerians don’t relate with Ghanaians because of different tribes and not a common African language apart from English. I’m a Ghanaian by the way.
Imagine the possibility of "reunion " of our brotherhood? Think of the reasons Ghana and the Ivory Coast were separated in Berlin
We are One people, One Africa. As an Ivorian myself with a “Baoulé “ mum, I never knew that there was a Ghanaian village in my country. This is a powerful proof and history lesson; the colonisers divided us. We have to unite... Thanks, Wode Maya, stay blessed.
There's nothing surprise about this as far as the Mali Empire is concerned, as there was a city called Gana but not Ghana where the Akans were living with their neighbours who also migrated to Ivory coast when their king Soumangourou Kanté was killed by the famous Soundjiata Keita with a spur of a white rooster as result of the migration of the Akans to the then gold coast (Ghana).Never forget that the Mali empire was very massive and extended to Burkina,Niger,Chad, Ivory Coast,Senegal ect but in general there is a strong connection between our people of the west Africa as most of them settled in that empire for many years since the fall of Egypt empire that their ancestors ruled before the arrival of the Arabs in years 665-to 689 to protect Egypt from flank attack by Byzantine and Cyrene.
Israel must unite, of course! We have been lost and forgotten for too long.
Il y’a plusieurs colonies Ghanéennes en Côte d’Ivoire, à Bassam, Jacqueville, Grand Lahou, Vridi…
@@mireillekoffivlog Au départ ils furent tous des "Kwas " et parlèrent la langue Kwa qui regroupa plusieurs pays et qui se parle même aujourd'hui au Congo ,vous serez même étonné qu'il y a dautres langues comme Ewe, mipa,Bamiléké etc qui font partie d .Brièvement ,les Baoulés Assabous sont originaires d'Asanti ( au Ghana) qui ont quitté la confédération á la suite d'un conflit de succession dont les deux protagonistes ont été Dakon frère d'Abraha Pokou et Opoku Waré suite au décès du roi Osei Tutu 1er (le premier) en 1717
@@johnbobo3013
Wowww.. merci beaucoup 🙏🏽
Mais il s’agit d’immigrants…
Colonial borders seperated people of the same family, your work will remind Africans we are one people,an important message
Thank you M. Maya for this Ivory Coast episode. I am from the Baoule tribe which belongs to the larger AKAN group of Ivory Coast. The central part of the country through to the eastern part down to the south including Abidjan is home to the AKAN group. So I believe that the biggest AKAN group outside of Ghana is in the Ivory Coast. I kindly suggest that you come back to do more series on our common culture and history. With love 🙏
The Ashanti Kingdom was too big and strong. I need to read more about their leadership
@@princostudio-bringingthebe3227Ashanti or Asante are just one of the Akan subgroups and yes they were a great kingdom.
Infact, were just 1 people as African's. Thanks Wode Maya for the great work you're doing for the motherland
Adding Cote D'ivoire to my bucket list for African countries I intend to visit.❤
Nice video
Greetings woda maya, yes from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏 yeah mon, beautiful sweet sweet Africa one people one nation come home 🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡
Wode Maya is coming to Jamaica.
Woode Maya, this is really incredible. In fact I am from Assinie Mandjian (PK12), a fante community in Assinie as well. I wish you could pass there as well. My father is the Fante chief there. I wish I was there, I would have joined and showed around🙂. I just watched the video from Kojokrom, Takoradi.
Ma première fois au Ghana, je me suis sentir chez.
J'avais ce sentiment si fort et etrange de me retrouve sur la terre de mes ancêtres.
Je suis Baoulé .
I grew up in Abidjan, schooled there a little before moving to Ghana. In fact Ghana and côté d’ivoire there are no differences. Same culture, same language and same people. Will visit soon.
Wode Maya bringing Africa to the world! Merci! Trebien! Shout out from Hargeisa Somaliland
Hargeisa Somalia 🇸🇴
One love my Somaliland family.
@@Shamso697Silka hoyada Somalia
@@Guled3 Somaliland is a state of Somalia just like Puntland
@@Shamso697 Your mother said so!
Ghana and Ivory Coast have many of the same people the British and French just divided them
They were divided voluntarily through wars long before the British and French arrived
We got a song in Kenya done by Wahome Mwangi "Abidjan" ... it goes like "Ningí, Abidjan ti kûndû Kunene írí o gûkû Africa!" literary translated "also, Abidjan is not far away, it is here in Africa!"From what I see, I already love Ivory Coast and their cities are looking awesome. Their people are shockingly good... before your expose, I always believed the western media narrative about... war, xenophobia and poverty. Thank you Wode Maya for the story from ground zero!
ivory coast is like united state of africa because everyone from west africa live there millions malien nigeria, burkina faso liberian togo benin everyone from africa is welcome there .
I'm ivorian your right! Ivory cost Is trully like united State of Africa !
Some statistics indicate that Ivory Coast comes second behind South Africa in term of number of international migrants in Africa.
@@francoismartin4405What about the ratio?
You are kiding bro.
@@francoismartin4405 country with high immigration population are the best and powerful. usa has 50 millions immigrants the contribution of immigrants to usa economy is trillion of dollars. in ivory coast every african are welcome there.
@@hotpepper5037 So explain Japan, China, Korea
I hope Ghana is watching as Wode Maya is CONNECTING GHANIAN FAMILY! This is beautiful watching Maya connecting with Ghanian family. God has an amazing way of preserving His People! Shalom family
Wherever people find peace and love, they are at home. Mother Africa is beautiful in all its contents. Thank you Maya.
This country is beautiful wow
The part that got me is when Wode Maya and the young lady hair dressing apprentice were talking.....WE SPEAK THE SAME LOCAL LANGUAGE BUT I SPEAK english AND SHE SPEAKS french.....
That part really touch my heart
Effects of colonialism
Just like in Cameroon a section speeks English nd e other french
Never knew Ivory Coast was this beautiful until this series. For a long time all I knew about Ivory Coast was the war because this is what the Western media showcases. Thanks WM for showcasing the African continents' glory to the world.
Me too even as an African I didn't know the beauty this country
I'm in ivory coast and ivory coast is far ahead of Ghana
Similar to many war torn countries. Life goes on😢 beautifully despite the worst being represented
@@anitabell4203 true, look how Rwanda is thriving after that horrible genocide, now it's behind them.
I can't wait to reach to west Africa, Abraham from Kampala we missed you here
Welcome here anytime
Africa is one ❤
ONE AFRICA DIFFERENT NATIONS
@@almaz-rudy8793 yeah
@@almaz-rudy8793 It's like saying Israel with different tribes
Wode next time, plan to visit Grand-Bereby, Monogaga, Sassandra, San-Pedro for more beautiful beaches and natural pools! 🧡🤍💚
A very beautiful town, natural and organic, Good work done Maya
Thanks for always supporting me 😊love you so much
@@WODEMAYA I will always support you for the good work that you are doing for Africa 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
The beauty of Ivory coast is breathtaking wow that place is heaven on earth
Maya I was born in Ghana but I grew up in Abdjan. There's a peninsula called Vridi. That's where I started elementary school.
Wode, the Ivorian are our brothers. not only Akans but you’ll find some areas with Ga-Adangbe roots. mainly Krobo and Ga lineage. After Akwamu wars in 1680-1733, many from this group migrated to Togo, but some migrated west into Ivory Coast.
We are one my brother.. just the border divided us...Nzemas from Ghana n nzemas from Cote d'Ivoire are one
Infact some Nzemas intermarry their Ivorian counterparts (the Appolos). Nzema and Appolo are the same language.
I personally have Ivorian relatives that I have not met before. It's sad.
I will visit Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 one day
Amen..we all go go der one day
‘‘This is amazing. Ivorians are welcoming people.❤❤❤❤so lovely.
Africa is such a paradise
Maya that's why africa has to get rit of the borders. One big happy family again. And the maroon diaspora are coming home. We need a airline from Suriname to Ghane 🇸🇷 🌎. We left by boot and we are coming home by plaine. Maby ✈️ some privet Jets. Visa Versa. And pick up al the family members in the Caribbean
We can have a cook out. pepe soup. Okra soup and peanut butter soup. Thank you Maya you are connecting mother Africa with her children.🎉
We also have Ghana town🇬🇭 in The Gambia🇬🇲 ❤
Amazing
Wooow 😳😳 at this point Ghana is everywhere 😘😘
Wow I can’t believe it , do they speak Ghana 🇬🇭 language, I am a Ghanaian and I want to know more about it
@@mariansmith6243 yes they do
Yes where I was born and brought up. A place that was found by Ghanaians over 60yrs ago.❤
Bro Ivory Coast is beautiful, good thing it’s so close to Ghana. Be visiting any chance I get.
We have been divided by Anglophone, Francophone, and all other languages, we are so bent out of shape and proud of these languages, which has removed us far from each other. Now that we know better what are doing to integrate ourselves through economic activities. If we can socially unite, why not create an opportunity that we can make money together? Money can unite us faster and move us forward than anything we can think about.
Wode Maya, Bienvenue en Côte d’Ivoire Mon pays. Finally!
I wish I was home now to host you. I was home for a month in March and came back to the USA in April.
So glad you are visiting francophone countries.
There is a big Ghanaian village in the Gambia (the coastal area) as well with schools, market etc. A visit to Ivory Coast have been on my bucket list. Thanks Kwabena and crew. I now know all the fun places to visit. Shalom
Yes, the place is called Ghana Town and gas been there since at least the 1950s.
I hope to visit Gambia 🇬🇲 and see my people, Ghanaians living in a costal area I am sure they are Fantis
Ghanaians are in Liberia Gambia and were also in Sierra Leone
They are fisher folks and speak Fante
@@mariansmith6243
That's where i was born a brought up.
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 felt like Ghana 🇬🇭 will want visit one day ❤❤. We r 1 ppl Africa . Thanks to wodemaya 🤴.
There are lots of villages like this one, even bigger ones through the coast of Ivory coast to the Ghanaian border.
Yep love Ivorians… all the ones I’ve met all felt like family ❤️
The best time to watch Maya’s videos is early in the morning. His choice of songs, his soul piercing laughter and his unscripted spontaneous videos is what you need to start your day. He is a vibe. Thank me later.
This is an informative and educative Video❤ Thank you Wode Maya. We will travel To Ivory Coast and Ghana because of you🤝
There's also a ghana town in Delta state Nigeria you will love to be there
Now Wode Maya has proven me right.I always say Ghana has a link with Ivory Coast than any African country.
True. We just have language barrier
Same as Togo and Burkina Faso. Same people separated by artificial borders
Africa need more people like WodeMaya who travel around Africa with just one goal "To change the narrative about Africa and show us (the audience) all the beauty some of us normally only see in books or hear in schools, churches, social media platforms or any other public gatherings."
Africa need more people who see the good in others all in a bit to make life better for all. Together, we are capable of changing the narrative about Africa.
May God continue to guide and direct each and every one of us in every step we're taking to better our lives and change the narrative about Africa.
Love love love your comment...❤
Thanks Wode for this. I have just booked a ticket to visit Abidjan with my family for a week.
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo , Benin and some part of Nigeria are one pipo❤
Some part of Liberia also
What about Cameroon 😅
We found a part of kru people in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria(Ijaw people).
@@Dn90 wow
facts
Nice trip in a nice country, thank you for showing us hoy beauty the ivory coast is ❤ 🇬🇶
Bro majority of ivory coast are also akan just like ghana. The queen mother of the boule tribe was an Ashanti queen mother
The Ivorians 🇨🇮 are Ghanaians 🇬🇭 blood brothers and sisters along with some parts of Togo 🇹🇬 we are one 🩸 akan people
most Togolese in the South are Ewe, Guan and Ga-Adangbe not Akan
@@tvs9978 okay still doesn’t take away that some are still Akans or related to us Ghanaians
@@julianaansah6367 where did I dispute that they are related to the Ghanaians? I merely pointed out the inaccuracy of your claim that they are one Akan people and pointed out the real ethnicities of the majority of the people. Fact is no group in Togo identifies as Akan. There are descendants of Akans there because you had Akan warriors travelling in the region to fight wars against or for Dahomey in different centuries and those warriors naturally had relations with local women on the one hand, or Guan-Fanti canoemen who settled in these areas but but it doesnt mean the offspring identify as Akan. The culture of the peoples are Guan, Ga-Gun-Mina, Adangbe, ewe, Adja, Yoruba, etc not Akan. Sometimes Akans need to learn about the cultures and identities of other people and stop making assumptions about them
@@tvs9978 stfuu u idiot there is Akans in Togo who identify as akan and also wear the same traditional attire and practice the culture stfu talking about we need to learn what?? and what u are saying again is trying to say there really isn’t Akans in Togo and there are what u are saying is nonsense read what I said well and elaborate properly and who told u there aren’t those who identify as Akans the warriors u are talking about did not stay there because of war and mix with some women that war we were ambushed by the Dahomey the oyo and the akyem who stopped us from going where we were going and we left came back to Ghana the ashanti empire expanded all the way to Ivory Coast and Togo and naturally Akans were in those places not because of war exactly so u get ur facts straight and there is no assumptions here so stfu there are Akans in Togo stfu and there is no where when I said all the Togolese are Akans or only Akans so what are u saying
@@tvs9978there are literally Togolese ppl who are akan and I don’t care about majority nothing clearly u don’t know how to read cuz I said some are Akans not majority read well before talking there is Togolese that are Akan who wear kente etc just like us so stfuu im not talking about the ga or ewe here and never did I say most of them are Akans to begin with so rather u need to teach urself how to read well and not us akan need to learn nothing we Akans don’t make any assumptions about shit the fact is there are Togolese that are Akans and u are rather the one talking rubbish
Ivory cost and Ghana is like sud korea , North korea today One Land divided in two
They divided our land and it’s people then rename the land. It’s so cool how we interact and integrate.thanks for sharing and love from @SEEAFRIKA
"I feel so much at home than any other Africam country I have been to" ❤ we're all 1 people
AFRICANS LETS UNITE AND FORM THE UNITED COUNTRIES OF AFRICA ❤ WHO ALL AGREE ??❤❤❤
Ase Ase Amen 🇧🇯🇨🇬🇬🇭🇬🇳🇮🇪
I DO!!! We will be overnight the strongest and richest country on earth…!!!
it will possible when African intellectuals come to the power.
Take away the boarders. Let Africans breath
I agree and I will love to be part of the movement
I love african accent,its a great nostalgia for my continent. ❤
Wauu ivory coast is vwey county wsde maya for lifting Africa up may almighty God be with you always❤
Always
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
But every coastal city of Côte d’Ivoire, have a Fanti community. I came from a coastal city near Liberia. They have their villages there. They intermarried with locals. They’re our fishermen. Next time, go to Tabou, San Pedro, and Berebi; you’ll meet your people
Thank you, I was going to say the same thing, I've lived and worked in this area: San-Pedro, Grand-Bereby, Sassandra and I can confirm that there's a large Ghanaian community there. They have similar villages next to (or in) our Ivorian villages.
There are Ghanaian schools, with the same system as in Ghana, which the children attend.
Back home in the south of Côte d'Ivoire, not only do we share common cultures with the Ghanaians, but we've always lived in peace with them in our villages. That's how things are.
Love 💕 from Zimbabwe
Missing Zimbabwe
@@WODEMAYA better come back Maya. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
There's also a place in cote d'ivoire called zimbabwe. It's also filled with fantes
I pick a lot of lessons from your videos ❤❤❤
God bless you more.
This video needs more views... imaging experiencing your countries rich & vibrant culture everywhere across Africa while trading and experiencing different cultures as well! Africa Unite ❤
Colonisers have done so much damage between Ghana and ivory Coast due to language. Ivorians and Ghanaian are the same people by blood line. Ghanaians should get on better with Ivorians than they are with Nigerians.
You are right. Ghanaians have real relations with Ivorians than any link with Nigeria
@@kwakuakonto8942i'm ivorian , Ghana and Ivory cost we are trully Brothers and sisters!!
Its the same for us in east and southern Africa, our languages is the same, its cute to know we are the same people😊
Loved this video, West Indies Caribbean, South American, our cultures are so intertwined, our languages may be different, finding our tribe almost impossible, but fou fou tells it all, we are one.
Everyone in the world is intertwine somehow. You people are not African
Wode Maya, it is breathtaking how you are connecting Africa to the world. You're probably spirit is awesome❤🤗❤
You have proved to me that one person can definitely make a big difference if we decide to be the change we are looking for. Anytime I try to spread your work with fellow Africans in the UK 🇬🇧 they always say… who doesn’t know the great Wade Maya. Keep up the good work bro.
Long before colonisation, Fanti fishermen had settled fishing villages along the Ivorian coast all the way to Liberia. Those communities were found around Abidjan where you find places named Anoumabo and a neighborhood of Abidjan called Koumassi. But Fanti fishermen were also settled in Jacqueville, Grand Lahou and Fresco. Most of the Fanti who settled among the Kru people like in Fresco, in South Western Ivory Coast, have been absorbed into the Kru (Godié) people and have lost their language and tradition. But some of their descendants who are now Kru (Godié) have some of the fanti names and Akan names. The Fanti are traditionally known as Awlan among traditional Ivorians.
Thanks for this explanation.
Were there any migrations from Ghana, sierra leone into Nigeria? I hear some nigerians say the efik, ibibio, annang ethnic group of Nigeria have Ghana origins
Annang means 4 in twi for example. You hear the name essien (common Ghana name) also being used by some of these people etc
@@markntiri8251 My belief is that human beings have been in West Africa for millions of years and migrations have happened back and forth from West Africa to central, Southern and Eastern Africa mostly with the groups refered to as bantu who are classified as Niger Congo ethno.linguistic family. But migrations into West Africa from North Africa and from the Sudan area also occured from groups known as Nilo Saharans and Afro Asiatics. Now, I know migrations from present day Ghana occured westward into present day Burkina Faso with the Mossi who came out of the Dagomba and also with the Lobi into Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, and also many Akan groups like the Brong moved to Ivory Coast from the Brong Ahanfo region of Ghana. But when it comes to Nigeria, I would rather believe that migration happened hundreds of thousands of years ago from Nigeria and Cameroon into Bemin, Togo, Ghana and , Ivory Coast mostly on the coastal area. I noticed that many names found in Nigeria and Cameroon are also found among coastal people of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin. Names like Adu ( spelled Adou in Ivory Coast), is found in Cameroun, Nigeria (Sade Adu), Ghana ( Nanan Akuffo Adoo, and in Ivory Coast among the Agni, The Dida, the Avikam, the Adioukrou, the Dida and the Godié of Ivory Coast.Sierra Leone have a lot of Yoruba who were released there by European vessels that was freeing captives from Nigeria on their way to be sold as slaves in the Americas. Many from.the Congo area were also released into Monrovia in Liberia. So I don't believe the Southern Nigeria. Groups that you have named migrated from Ghana. I will think that the migration into Ghana came from Nigeria instead. The Ga and Ewe people are somehow related to the Yoruba.
@@lgnawa thank you
@@markntiri8251 yes there were migrations of Guan and Fanti fishermen into Togo, Benin and Nigeria as well because they were the remidors ie They used to row the canoes that would go to and from European ships to load and unload them because they were skilled sea men
I'm in shock 😲😲 no comment just wow 😳😳😳
Watching from Uganda 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬
African is Really beautiful. Proudly African
Wonderful inspiration from the legend @wodemaya 👍🏾
Am honored receiving your first like it made my day. you are just a great inspiration and I know definitely one day in will tell my story standing or seating next to you.
😂 très émouvant, très touchant, très beau. Merci Wode Maya. GOD BLESS AFRICA
Hello Mr ghana baby Africa to the world 🌎 you are the greatest and the greatest.from usa 🇺🇸
WODE MAYA AFRICA CAN BE ONE BIG COUNTRY IF THEY OPEN ALL THE BORDERS ❤ WHO ALL AGREEE ? ❤❤❤❤
I agree.
We don't need the borders
Africa must unite now
Hearing Assini n knowing that in Ghana there's Half Assini ...i mean ...wow !..we are brothers n sisters oo...
Ivory coast are Kwa people because we had Ga-adangbe migration, Guan , Ewe , Krobo and the Akan migration we have some tribe in Ivory coast call krobou and Ega.
Cote d’ Ivore is a beautiful country. The Fante people loves fishing and most of them settle in different west African countries along the coast.
Let me say amazing content before i watched the whole video because it gonna be wow
I see you my bro
What a FANTASTIC video! It feels like a documentary. Keep up the good work. If the Lord says the same, I will be visiting Ghana soon.
You are welcome in advance
I will be visiting this country soon ,Nana from Ghana.
Ghana in Ivory Coast👏
Ivory coast Ghana is the same family Ghana person can't lose in ivory coast
Beautiful these African men are so trim and handsome
Maya, do you know that Assini township in Ghana extended to lvory coast. It was the colonians British and the French who divided Assini into two. The other part Assini in Ghana is called half Assini.
Nkrumah begged Boigny to have the other half given to Ghana since that’s his people do that he will give them seikwa and sampa but he said no
They are all migration of ghanaian fishermen ( fishing at large )who has settle around the shores of west africa . From centuries!!.every where you go ..you will find ghana town ( settlement )
My uncle used to rent some of his land facing the beach to fante fishermen in a village not too far from this area. I haven't been there since 2001. It brings back memories.
My man you're really digging the golden part of Africa
Well done guy. Keep printing Africa bolder on the world's face.
Nice looking place! I would love to visit there! 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Shout To Wode Maya....😊
Much 💜 from da u.s.
We are just the same people that were divided by the border. Thanks for bringing this to light ..I love the story about half Assini n Assinie ..with Ghana n Ivory Coast should be one ..all of Africa should work as a United front remove the barrier and just ensure safety and the security of everyone ❤
I can't wait for the day Africa will become one
Tu sera toujours le bienvenue dans chaque pays Francophone comme Anglophone @wodemaya 💝💝💝
God is surely directing ur ways ❤❤❤❤❤ we love you most
Love all your work I have learned so much! I watch more of your content than I do News networks here in the US. Please consider doing a big chunk of work in Cameroon. God Bless You. From a grateful American.
I was also very impressed with Ivory Coast. Just an hour plane ride from Ghana and yet so different in some ways. Assine was amazing. Such a gem.
We love your content wode maya .......
Arise Mama Africa 🇬🇭🇬🇳🇮🇪🇧🇴 Kemet land of my father's father's father's Father Mansa Musa Ase Ase Amen