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Volta River

Also known as Volta

The Volta is a river system of West Africa that flows south through present-day Ghana to the Gulf of Guinea. Around 1748, at the height of Oyo power, its tributary network stretched from the Niger River in the east to the Volta corridor in the west. This area encompassed Dahomey, Allada and Porto-Novo.

Volta River
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Oyo EmpireMilitaryFrench West AfricaFoundation, Military

Mentioned in 2 state histories

AkwamuBritish Togoland

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Volta River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/volta-river
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“Volta River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/volta-river. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Volta River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/volta-river.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Volta River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/volta-river (Accessed: ).

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