The Kpalikpakpa zã or Kpalikpakpa festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Kpalime Traditional Area located in the Volta Region of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. The name of the festival is derived from an appellation in Ewe which is "''Kpalikpakpa si tu makpata''" which means "shooting without recording". The festival is meant to remind the Kpalime people of the valour of their ancestors during wars in the ancient days. The festival was first held in November 1997 and has been held every year since then. The paramount chief of the area at the time was Togbega Asio XI of Kpale. The first festival was at

Wegbe Kpalime Wegbe Kpalime is a village located in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. History The people of the Kpalime Traditional Area are believed to have migrated to their present locations from Notsé, Notsie in Togo. This was to escap ...

. It has been rotated between the towns in the district since then. The eighth celebration was hosted at

Kpale Kpale is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the e ...

in November 2004. The 17th edition of the festival was celebrated in November 2012 at Kaira.

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