Akwaba, sometimes spelled Akuaba, is an African mother deity.
- The Ashanti people of Ghana hang Akwaba pictures above doors as a sign of welcome, assuring visitors that they would be properly looked after once they enter the house.
- When young maidens begin to menstruate, they are given her picture as a symbol that they are being welcomed into motherhood.
- Akwaba guarantees that women have no problems conceiving and that pregnant women have healthy, beautiful offspring.
