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Background: Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and a ban on political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since 1981, won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President Atta MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him.

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By robinray
December 1st 2009

Cape Coast Goings On Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

Mobs of Cape Coastians (Ouguafoo)

Hey long lost friends, family, and fans! EtE SEn? (Twi for "how's it going") There has been mucho mucho mucho going on since I've last written: I've taken trips to Cape Coast, parts of the Volta Region, helped run a beauty pageant/fund raiser on campus for the Golden Hearts Trust, threw a killer Halloween party, explored Accra, finished up classes for the semester, and am now in full-on final exam mode. Since that's a lot of things and I haven't written for so long, I'm going to be posting a few blogs at once (per usual). First, about the Cape Coast [View Full Entry]

By Marla
October 12th 2009

Cape Coast Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

Last weekend we ventured off again this time to the central region which is more west than i have ever been. we headed to cape coast where they have a very old castle that was used for slave trading hundreds of years ago. We stayed in a fancy hotel that came to about 7.5 CAD per night per person. No hot water of course but there was a fan and no bugs sop it was graet! Our goals were to see the two slave castles in the area and walk the world's largest canopy walk in Kakum national park. We set [View Full Entry]

By t hook
October 3rd 2009

Sharing the love, expanding our worlds Africa » Ghana » Central

Anticipating our arrival

I feel like visiting an orphanage in Africa (or any other developing country for that matter) is one of those things you might find listed on the website stuffwhitepeoplelike.com, which makes fun of the seemingly normal but somehow ridiculous interests of middle-class caucasians. I admit that I once felt noble telling people at home that I had just returned from Ethiopia, volunteering at a homeless soup kitchen and holding orphan babies. Even though it was a temporary treat for the kids I served, the experience was more about me, and the effect it would have on my life. And I guess [View Full Entry]

By Alli Beardsley
September 13th 2009

Walking the Tight Rope Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

On day two of our CIEE excursion, we visited the Kakum National Park. Kakum is a small rainforest containing many different kinds of trees, monkeys, birds, insects, and my favorite, the forest elephants (unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to see any monkeys or elephants, but the giant millipedes made up for it). At Kakum, they have a high ropes course through the trees, which consists of seven “bridges” or hanging planks of wood with netting and ropes. They were a little scary and rickety, but overall, a fantastic view and great experience to add to our adventures in Ghana [View Full Entry]

By Alli Beardsley
September 12th 2009

Elmina Castle Africa » Ghana » Central » Elmina

I just got back from a weekend trip my program CIEE took us on. We left early on Saturday morning heading to Cape Coast. Since I had been there the weekend before, we had a little better idea of how to pack and what to expect. But unlike our solo trip, we got to stay in a high-class hotel. Once we arranged our roommates and dropped off our stuff at the hotel, we got back on the bus and headed either to the Cape Coast Castle or the Elmina Castle. I chose to go to the Elmina Castle because it is [View Full Entry]

By Alli Beardsley
September 5th 2009

Cape Coast-er Ride Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

This weekend a small group of six of us CIEE students decided to take a short trip to Cape Coast. There was a festival in Cape Coast on Saturday that we wanted to partake in. With our last minute plans the evening before, we booked rooms at a hotel approx 45 minutes outside Cape Coast via Trotro. We left Friday morning around 11 am and squished all six of us into a taxi and took it to Keneshe, a market place where we could connect up with a taxi/bus station. We ended up taking a three hour trotro ride to Cape [View Full Entry]

By hollieeloise
July 27th 2009

Cape Coast - Canopies, castles and crime Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

Kakum National Park

We woke up early on Saturday morning in Cape Coast and headed to the canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. Chuckled at the people who were getting scared until we reached the platform and realised that the bridges were just planks of wood held up with a bit of string netting. I would like to describe the rainforest in detail, but once the boys started messing around behind me and the plank started wiggling from side to side, I put my head down and marched over the bridges, completely missing the scenery altogether. Safely back on firm ground, we took part [View Full Entry]

By BLOGhana
July 10th 2009

Breakfast With the Crocodiles Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

Flooded Breakfast

Wren writing: This morning we experienced what will probably be the most exhilarating breakfast of our lives. It had rained all night the night before and was still pouring when we reached the restaurant. The restaurant is located in the little lake (that contains the crocodiles!) and the bridges that connect it to the shore were already flooded with about 3 inches of water. And as we stood in line for the breakfast buffet, water began to flow into the restaurant and swell around our ankles. So we went to the upper level to eat and by the time we came [View Full Entry]

By BLOGhana
July 10th 2009

Castles and Cape Coast Africa » Ghana » Central » Elmina

Wren writing: Rachel had a nice surprise this morning when she found a large bite out of one of her sneakers. Ralph comforted her by saying, “Oh yeah, that’s rats. For sure.” She was not so happy. And then, as I was walking to breakfast, I stepped over a short wall and because of rain, my foot slipped which caused my other foot to smash into the rock wall (ouch!). “A scar to remember Africa by,” said Ralph. Good thing he’s always here to cheer us up! After breakfast we went to see Elmina Castle, where the Dutch held slaves that [View Full Entry]

By BLOGhana
July 7th 2009

Off to Cape Coast Africa » Ghana » Central » Cape Coast

Wren here: Today, after accomplishing the feat of eating five whole mangoes for breakfast, we left Kumasi for Cape Coast. Before our bumpy five hour bus ride to Cape Coast, though, we had the pleasure of a 40 minute car ride to the bus station with Ralph, Rachel, Wren, and Anna all crammed into the back seat, intensley humid, 90 degree weather, Ralph and Wren in long pants, and... windows that couldn't open!! The smell in the car was quite potent and, combined with the heat, it made for a tough ride. Anna was quite close to fainting I think. By [View Full Entry]

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