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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 Gaffers
August 14th 2009

Northern Ghana Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

Mole National Park

Who knew that travelling could be so fatiguing, almost 24 hours of bumpy dirt tracks can be a gruelling task, as six volunteers ventured North of Ghana in what was only going to be an exhausting but brilliant trip. Starting our trip at Kenneshi Station at 14:30, full of joy and anticipation, we bought supplies for the trip and we were on our way, who would have thought our morale could instantly decrease so quickly. There are again no points for guessing who I was lumbered with as a coach buddy, yes Catlady (Hollie.) I don’t know how but every time [View Full Entry]

By johnnyrivers
March 30th 2009

Mole pt 1 - Getting There is Half the Fun! Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

Team Mole

Hey All! Sorry for the long delay, the internet here at times can be such a pain! Anyway... with my batteries recharged, it was time for another high flying adventure. And this time I pulled out all the stops. The destinations? Mole National Park, the largest wildlife refuge in country and The Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary. The team? Loren, Bethany, Melissa, and myself. This trip was so big; I’ll have to spread it out over three entries. Hope you’re in a reading mood, because this might take a little time. In fact, this is another entry where it wouldn’t be a [View Full Entry]

By johnnyrivers
March 30th 2009

Mole pt 2 - Elephant Tracks Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

Welcome to Mole!

Plans…who needs them?! That was the moral of the story last time. The moral for this tale? Never give up. Now where was I? Oh yeah, Mole (pronounced Mo-lay). We arrived at the park mid morning Sunday. Needless to say that after thirty hours of traveling, all we wanted to do was sit back and relax. And that was indeed all we did. The Mole Hotel sits on top of a hill overlooking a man-made watering hole; providing the perfect vantage point for viewing the abundant wildlife the park has to offer. The motel also gains high marks in my book [View Full Entry]

By knicknack11
March 23rd 2009

Mole National Park Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

I wrote this blog entry after my trip to Mole the first weekend in March. Sorry it's so late! This past weekend, my program took us tot the northern region to Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana (after Accra) and the center of the Asante kingdom and to Mole National Park. It took about 5 hours to get to Kumasi and then another 7 to reach Mole, which is about 2/3 of the way north. Ghana is about the size of Oregon, which gives you an idea about the traffic and conditions of the road. The road to Mole from [View Full Entry]

By lprice4
March 20th 2009

Safari Jane Part 2 "Holy Mole!" Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

Warthogs

So we finally arrived in Mole. The funny thing was that the first people we saw by the pool were the Canadian couple that we met at Green Turtle! Small world! They spent a week in Mole and told us all about the animals they saw so we were really excited. We went by the pool and hung out there for the rest of the day. It was pretty cool because right behind the pool there is a look out over the savannah and we saw some elephants out by the watering hole. Yup! Real live elephants, and not like the [View Full Entry]

By lprice4
March 20th 2009

Safari Jane Part 1 "So what's plan F?" Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

AC is too cold!!

Well this past week I had quite the African adventure so I will have to split this blog up into pieces for your own sake. We finally found our way up north to Mole National Park and Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary. Its all the way in the upper west corner of Ghana so it’s a long trip anyways, but then throw in public transportation and you’ve got yourself some stories!! I guess plan A would have started when we tried to go buy our bus tickets ahead of time on Thursday. Well we didn’t bring enough money because transportation is so [View Full Entry]

All the people hanging out at the station with us

By asoper
February 24th 2009

T.I.A - That is Africa Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

Kintampo Falls

After the long and treacherous journey to Mole National Park in the Northern Region of Ghana last year, I vowed to never go there again. Despite not seeing elephants at the park last year, the 19 hour (or more) journey on Ghana’s worst roads was just not worth it to me. Strange enough, when Poppo propositioned me to join him there as he acted as a tour guide for the Volunteer Abroad January and February groups I decided I would go and I WOULD see the famed elephants. Our departure from Accra began at 5:00pm sharp. The group, all 11 of [View Full Entry]

By Laura Ens
December 19th 2008

The Baboon Stole My Money!!! Africa » Ghana » Northern

I have just returned from the first leg of my holidays spent in the north of Ghana. What a difference the north is from the south or central areas that I spend most of my time in. Agogo is situated in mountainous rainforest and always seems to be slightly cooler and have fewer biting insects than the rest of Ghana. No wonder it is always with a sigh of contentment that I return to my town. (Or could it be the hot water and flushing toilets I am so used to at my accommodations and don’t really realize how much of [View Full Entry]

By Vanessa
November 7th 2008

You can't just take any bus up to Mole. Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

Our trip up to the Northern part of Ghana started off by our ISEP director telling us that you can’t just take any bus up to Mole- which makes one wonder why. Well, we found out why. Through this trip, I found out just how reliable the transportation is in Ghana- about as reliable as a teenage girls emotions are- completely unpredictable. We went through 4 vehicles on this trip up north. Friday started out hopeful- there was this nice, air conditioned bus waiting out in the parking lot. I brought a blanket, last time I got really cold on this [View Full Entry]

By ichaselions
September 3rd 2008

What happens in Larabonga stays in Larabonga Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

African Ballerz

I'M BACK!! After a five day journey I have returned to wonderful Legon and even after a decent night's sleep I'm exhausted. I've been working on 6 hours sleep most nights which means that I have been having very long days. But it was all worth it because our trip was awesome!! We left Thursday from Legon to head north to Kumasi...a drive that takes several hours. With the exception of a flat tire the trip went smoothly...and we were luckily apparently. There is a joke to the effect of that you should allow for the time to get to your [View Full Entry]

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