om é - K pal im é ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁it , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Dom é ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁center . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁new ▁location , ▁the ▁Ag om é - K pal im é ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁Haus a ▁trad ers ▁who ▁crossed ▁their ▁territory ▁with ▁car av ans ▁from ▁Sal aga ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁K eta ▁in ▁Gh ana . ▁They ▁learned ▁commerce ▁from ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁chief s ▁of ▁K pal im é ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁Ap eto ▁dynast y , ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁sett le ▁there . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁Ag om é - Y o , ▁not ▁Ag om é - K pal im é , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁param ount ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Ag om é . ▁ ▁Col onial ▁period ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 6 0 ) ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁K pal im é ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁in land ▁village ▁surrounded ▁by ▁forest . ▁It ▁had ▁no ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁coast . ▁It ▁was ▁colon ization ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁emer gence ▁as ▁a ▁large , ▁inter - connected ▁town . ▁The ▁colonial ▁history ▁of ▁K pal im é ▁is ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁places ▁in ▁Africa ▁that ▁passed ▁from ▁German ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 1 4 ) ▁to ▁British ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 1 9