The Hogbetsotso Za Central Planning Committee, acting on behalf of the Anlo Dukor (State) Council, has officially announced that the 2025 edition of the Hogbetsotso Festival will be launched at Ohawu in the Ketu North Municipality.
They also announced that the Mini Durbar would be held at Adidome in the Central Tongu District, in the Volta Region.
Confirming the arrangements to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr. Kenneth Kpedor, President of the Anlo Youth Council, in charge of the Festival Planning Committee, stressed the significance of broad community participation in making this year’s celebration a resounding success.
The official launch is scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Ohawu Agricultural College, where the formal programme would be unveiled.
“The launch will present the complete outline of this year’s celebrations to the public. We are calling on all natives, residents, and well-wishers to join us in making this year’s Hogbetsotso Festival a memorable and unifying occasion.”
The launch will be chaired by Togbi Adrakpanya VI, Paramount Chief of the Afife Traditional Area, alongside Togbi Kordor III, of Ohawu and will be attended by other distinguished guests from across the region and Ghana as a whole.
In a related development, Togbi Agbesi Awusu II, Awadada of Anlo, disclosed that the 2025 Mini Hogbe Durbar will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in Adidome.
This event will precede the grand durbar scheduled for the coming week and would serve as a cultural bridge between the Anlo people and the Adidome community.
Speaking to the GNA, Togbi Agbesi Awusu II explained that the choice of Adidome was rooted in deep historical connections and the desire to consolidate ties between the two communities.
“We took a bold decision this year to extend some of our activities to communities on the peripheries. The people of Adidome share a deep historical bond with the Anlo people, tracing back to our exodus from Notsie,”
“This year’s festival offers us a unique opportunity to concretise that relationship and reaffirm our unity.” Togbi Awusu said.
Oral history points to records that, Togbi Sri I then known as Togbi Sroe Kponoe had played some significant roles in the establishment of the Adidome-Mafi land during the exodus of the Dogbo-Ewe people into Ghana the 17th century
The Hogbetsotso Festival, celebrated annually by the Anlo people, commemorates their historic migration from Notsie in present-day Togo. Beyond its cultural and historical significance, the festival serves as a platform to promote unity, preserve heritage, and foster development within the Anlo State and among its neighbours.