The principal river system in Ghana, a country in West Africa, is the Volta River. From Burkina Faso’s Bobo-Dioulasso highlands, it flows into Ghana in the south.
Portuguese gold traders in Ghana gave the Volta River its name. It was their furthest point of exploration before turning around (volta is Portuguese for “twist” or “turn”). It was also known as the “River of Return” or “River of the Bend” because of its curved course.
The river is used as a gathering place for the annual Torstogbeza festival, which is hosted in cooperation with the neighboring town of Sokpoe and involves jumping off a bridge during Easter.
Additionally, you will see Queens, Kings, and Chiefs competing across the river on their canoes.
The longest bridge in Ghana is also situated between these two cities, Sogakope and Sokpoe.
Before the bridge was built between January 1965 and January 1967 by two German contractors, locals used canoes to traverse the river.
It is a 650 meter long bridge that spans the Volta River to connect Sogakope and Sokpoe to the N1 motorway (Aflao to Accra).
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