News · Michael Teye Amartey
Guan congress 2026 ends at Anum with a grand durbar.
This year’s National Congress of the Guans has ended at Anum in the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern Region. The three-day congress, which ran from August 14 to 16, 2026, successfully reunited 28 Guan-speaking communities from across the country to celebrate their shared identity, ancestral lineage, and socio-economic future.
This year's event marked a monumental homecoming, returning to Anum exactly 30 years after the town last hosted the historic congress.
Held under the theme “ Harmonizing Resources in Guan Communities for Inclusive and Sustainable Development,” the gathering focused on leveraging collective community strengths to drive regional infrastructure and economic growth.
The congress was hosted under the distinguished auspices of the Paramount Chief of the Anum Traditional Area, Nenye Akusiaku-Brempong Kumi Sasraku.
The highlights of the final day featured spectacular cultural pageantry, with heavy representation from Guan traditional rulers across Ghana.
Dignitaries and high-ranking chiefs, including the Buipewura, Abdulai Jinapor, who double as the Vice President of the National House of Chiefs and the Krachiwura, Nana Mprah Besemuna exchanged warm pleasantries at the grand durbar, symbolizing the deep-rooted brotherhood of the Guan people.
The Buipewura, Abdulai Jinapor, who addressed the durbar urged Guans not to see the congress as a mere traditional gathering but put every deliberation to action to help restore the Guans historical dignity
He paid glowing tribute to the visionaries, the elders and the community leaders who conceptualized and formed the congress.
“Despite being the bedrock upon which much of Ghanaian society was built, our history, our contributions, and our unique identity have too often been overshadowed”, he said.
The National President of the Guan Congress, Enyineh Gyadu Nkansah who double as Ankobeahene of Larteh Ahenease, emphasized that the Guans were the earliest aboriginal settlers of the country and must remain tightly unified to protect their unique heritage from extinction.
He echoed the need for the Guans to preserve their culture and language for future generations.
The Minister for Tourism and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie delivered a speech on behalf of the President John Dramani Mahama.
The Guan Congress is a socio-cultural movement and organization in Ghana. It was founded on November one, 1981, at Boso Anyinase by cultural historian Kwame Ampene and local elders to unite the dispersed Guan-speaking communities, who are considered the aboriginal settlers of Ghana.
