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Ghana Tourism Authority adds Sonyo’s ‘Deng Festival’ to the calendar
Tourism

Ghana Tourism Authority adds Sonyo’s ‘Deng Festival’ to the calendar

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Kwasi Agyemang has said that the socio-cultural potential of the Savannah Region including but not limited to the Deng festival of the chiefs and people of Sonyo in the Bole District has catalyzed development hence the authority's decision to include it in its calendar of annual festival celebrations.He said the theme for the festival which is, “Harnessing Cultural Potentials for Tourism Development in Savannah Region” is very strategic to the development of the Sonyo Traditional Area and Ghana as a whole.Mr. Agyemang disclosed that as a key driver of tourism development, the cultural resources including festivals are a delight to tourists and visitors in general and that the Mankuma Royal Mausoleum, the Salaga Slave site a...