Gwolu
Gwolu | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Upper West Region |
Gwolu is a town in northern Ghana built in the late 19th century by people fleeing the activities of the slave raider Babatu Zato. Hilla Limann, a former Ghanaian president was born and raised here.
The name of the village itself commemorates one Gwollu (or Gbollu) Koro Limann, who had a double circular wall built round the local community in the 19th century as a defence against Babatu's raids.[1] A preserved section of the mud wall can still be seen.[2]
Sources
Hartman, Saidiya. Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Trade. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) p. 219-23