See Why There Is "Anloga" In The Volta Region And Ashanti Region(Kumasi)

See Why There Is "Anloga" In The Volta Region And Ashanti Region(Kumasi)

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Anloga is a town in keta District of the Volta region in southeast Ghana. It lies east of the Volta river and just south of the keys lagoon. Anloga is the seventh most populous town in Ghana interms of population and Anloga became the traditional and ritual capital of the Anlo Ewe in the seventeenth century after they migrated to the keys lagoon area from Notsie in Togo.

Although Anloga is a town in Keta District, there is also another Anloga established in Kumasi. Kumasi is the capital town or city of Ashanti region. The suburb was established or created after it entered into a tripartite alliance with the Akwamu State,the Anlo kingdom in 1865. Anloga in Kumasi is similar to other suburbs like Fante, New Town, Asawase, Agric Nzema, Alabar and other regions and tribe reside.

The Tripartite Alliance happened during the reigns of the then Asantehene, Kofi Karikari and the Awada Axorlu, leading to the birth of what has became known as Anloga, in the Kumasi metropolis.

Others have also revealed that, the Anlos and Akwamus had been allies for long and this made it possible for the Akwamus to negotiate the deal between the Anlo and Ashanti's. This treaty enabled the Asantes to have access to guns, ammunition and salt from the Anlos, who are along the coast with huge salt fields.