Sefwi Wiawso is about 7 hours’ drive from Accra, about two hours west of Kumasi. The House of Israel community of Sefwi Wiawso and Sefwi Sui in Western Ghana is either a relatively new one, or an ancient one. Members of the community believe that their ancestors, the Sefwi people, are descendants of Jews who migrated south through the Ivory Coast, bringing with them ancient Jewish observances.

The current community was reborn after a spiritual leader had a “vision” that his Sefwi ancestors were actually Jews.

The House of Israel has faced many challenges because of their beliefs, but since founding the community about 25 years ago the elders have grown their group to encompass several large families. Most members of this community are children and they are the first generation of Ghanaians in recent times to be raised as Jewish.

The Ga-Dangme tribe in the and southern Region of Ghana claim that their ancestors are descendants of the tribe Gad and Dan who migrated south through Egypt.

They observe many Hebraic traditions such as circumcision of their male child on the 8th day and cannot name their male child until he has been circumcised. They also use many traditional Jewish names.