The town is a proposed site for the construction of University of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

[2][3] The Basel Mission ran a school in Odumase Krobo by 1857.

The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole became Konor in 1892.

[4] The town, famous for its glass beadmaking,[5] hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009.

[7] At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Ngmayem festival.