Savannah Regional Coordinating Council

The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council serves as the principal administrative headquarters for Ghana's Savannah Region, established in 2019 as one of the country's newest regions. Based in Damongo, the regional capital, it coordinates all development initiatives, policy implementation, and local government operations across the region's seven districts. The council plays a pivotal role in facilitating communication between central government and district assemblies while overseeing regional planning and resource distribution.

The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council was established following the creation of the Savannah Region through a referendum in December 2018, which became operational in February 2019 as part of Ghana's decentralization initiative under President Nana Akufo-Addo. The region was carved out of the Northern Region to bring governance closer to the people and accelerate development in the area. Damongo was chosen as the regional capital due to its central location and historical significance as a traditional administrative center in the Gonja Kingdom.

• Coordinates activities across seven districts: Bole, Central Gonja, East Gonja, North Gonja, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, West Gonja, and North East Gonja
• The Savannah Region is home to the Mole National Park, Ghana's largest wildlife refuge covering approximately 4,840 square kilometers
• The council works closely with traditional authorities, particularly the Yagbonwura (overlord of the Gonja Kingdom) whose palace is in Damongo
• Serves a predominantly rural population engaged in agriculture, with significant cultivation of yams, maize, groundnuts, and shea nuts
• The region is part of the Guinea Savannah ecological zone, characterized by grassland vegetation with scattered trees