Ghana: 1) Information on chieftaincy succession among the Dagomba tribe and whether chieftancy is transferred paternally or maternally; 2) Information on the death of the king/chief of the Dagomba in the northern region of Kandiga Sarigu and on his successor
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA10824 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: 1) Information on chieftaincy succession among the Dagomba tribe and whether chieftancy is transferred paternally or maternally; 2) Information on the death of the king/chief of the Dagomba in the northern region of Kandiga Sarigu and on his successor, 1 May 1992, GHA10824, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd160.html [accessed 23 May 2023] |
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1) Information on this specific subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa. However, according the The New Encyclopedia Britannica (1989, 846), the Dagomba are a patrilineal society although matrilineal descent is also recognized reportedly for its "contribution to spiritual attributes" (Ibid.). This source adds that
For the chiefly class, the important kinship unit is a descent group known as the dang, composed of all descendants of a single grandfather or great-grandfather through both male and female lines. In the centralized Dagomba state, only the sons of a previous paramount chief, the ya-na, may rise to that office, which is filled in rotation by one of the three divisional chiefs.
2) Information on the death of the king/chief of the Dagomba in the northern region and on his successor is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
References
Documentation-Réfugiés [Paris]. 11-20 Septembre 1989. No. 92. "Le Ghana," p. 6.
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. Micropaedia. 15th ed. Vol. 3. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.
