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The Nduoms, The Duffuors and others; These are the 8 most influential families in Ghana
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The Nduoms, The Duffuors and others; These are the 8 most influential families in Ghana

by  Aba Afful 2 min read

Ghana is a beautiful mixed bag of amazing people from different backgrounds, lifestyles and cultural traits.

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However, have you ever wondered who fit into Ghana’s version of ‘high society’ families; leaving legacies and sitting on mountains of drool-worthy inheritances?

YEN.com.gh, in no particular order, has identified some of the families (that we think) fit the bill of the most influential Ghanaian families:

1. The Ashanti Royal Family. The king of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his family are the rulers of the largest and most powerful kingdom in the country.

The richest families in Ghana
The Ashanti Royal family

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2. The Nduom Family. Paa Kwesi Nduom owns Groupe Nduom, which includes the GN Bank, Coconut Grove Hotels, Gold Coast Security and Ghana Media Group among other subsidiaries.

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The Nduom family

3. The Awuah-Darko family. Owners of the Vanguard Group, this family has entrenched its name in the financial services industry, and also own the prestigious insurance company, Vanguard Assurance.

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Kwame Awuah-Darko

4. The Rawlingses. The former first family undoubtedly have their name etched in Ghana’s legacy, which is already being continued through the eldest child, Zanetor Rawlings who is making her mark in Ghanaian politics.

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The Rawlings family

5. The Botchway Family. Emmanuel and Regina Botchway own the Regimanuel Gray Estates, a prime estate development company that has built numerous classy homes for over 24 years.

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A young Emmanuel Botchwey

6. The Kufuor family. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has eased slowly into retirement but his family’s name still packs quite the punch in the ‘big circles’ in Ghana.

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Former President Kufuor

7. The Duffuor Family. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor heads this family which currently owns Unibank, EIB network, Star Assurance among other companies.

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Dr. Kwabena Duffuor II

8. The Akpo Family. Headed by James Akpo, better known as Togbe Afede XIV who is chairman of the Volta House of Chiefs. He co-founded Data Bank, and founded the SAS group of companies.

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Togbe Afede

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Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.

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