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AKWAABA

It is an Akan expression which means 'welcome'. It has become the symbol of the celebrated Ghanaian hospitality, especially to foreign guests. Visitors to the country will see it as soon as they arrive at the Kotoka International Airport and they are bound to hear it several times daily as they travel around the country, one that will ring in their ears at night, and bring a smile to their faces for weeks even after they leave.

Akwaaba is usually expressed to initiate relationships or to cement existing ones. Customarily, Ghanaian hosts are expected to extend Akwaaba to strangers and close relations alike whenever they receive them on occasions. And the extension of Akwaaba is normally followed with the offering of seats and the serving of water or drinks or both.

Popular Artistic Usages

- Music 1. Angelique Kidjo - Akwaaba (1996)

2. GuiltyBeatz, Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo, Patapaa - Akwaaba (2018)

- Movies/Films 1. Akwaaba (film)(2019) - By Kobi Rana

2. Akwaaba Ghana - Willkommen in Afrika (2008) (Documentary) - Directed by Mouhcine El Ghomri