The Amedzofe Community, Ghana’s highest human settlement, has added two new tourist sites its list of attractions.

Community leaders on September 07, 2025, opened the Egemese (Dark Forest), and the Oneeme (Bosom of a Woman) to the public for the first time.

The two locations bear heavy significance within the history of the people notably during the Ashanti-Ewedome war of 1869 to 1872, which is said to be one of the bloodiest precolonial wars in the area.

Egemese was the forest where the Ewedome forces crushed the Ashantis with boulders from the Gemi Mountain.

The Ewedome forces were led by Osawa Pekyi, warrior queen of Amedzofe, and the Oneeme is revered as the place where she hid the people of the community during the Ashanti siege.

Both sites had remained sealed off until the recent opening, during which the nation’s media was granted the first access.

Journalists found the forests, shadowed by the awesome hanging cliffs of the Gemi Mountain very pristine, undisturbed by any human activity.

Human entry had been totally banned since the end of the war, and visitors are mandated to undertake a ritual cleansing before embarking on the 30 minute trek to the sites.

Amedzofe is listed among the nation’s most visited communities.

The area is home to with a Mount Gemi, Ghana’s second highest peak and which has been designated a national security zone.

Amedzofe also has a waterfall served with a canopy walkway, also one of Ghana’s most popular falls despite being opened three years ago.

These two attractions sent Amedzofe to the top of destination charts in Ghana, and the addition of two sacred forests is expected to boost the popularity.

Robert Ameh, Assembly Member for the Community said during the media launch that opening up the forests to the public would help preserve the legacy of the Osawa Pekyi who went on to become the Queen-mother of Amedzofe and the entire Ewedome.

“Egemese is a tourist destination we want to introduce. We are bringing these tourist sites to the world because we believe that the role that Osawa Pekyi played should be known to the world,” he said.

Ameh, leading the media into the forest spoke of how it had been preserved over the decades, and that its plants were considered sacred.

The journey to the dark forest is sure to provide a thrilling experience for the wanderlust and nature tourists, adding to the area’s offering of explorable peaks and valleys.

The people of Amedzofe are originally Guans who settled there in the 16th century, developing the lofty dwelling and its near temperate climate into a visitor magnet.

A number of investments in leisure facilities including hotels and other forms of accommodation are ongoing.

Most iconic among them is the Volta Peak Cabins, which has become a signpost for the community.

Herp Ghana, conservation group that developed the canopy walkway is constructing a zip-line in the community, which when completed, should be the longest in West Africa.