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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: GHANA: FRIENDLY PEOPLE AND AWESOME BEACHES
Date: March 15th 2008
We entered Ghana in the Volta region, coming from Togo, and it was typical for West African borders of the non-busy variety. Since this is probably hard to picture for those who have not crossed one, I’ll illustrate this particular crossing. The Immigration woman at the gate was on a power trip when we arrived, yelling at a Ghanaian wanting to cross into Togo. She was ordering him around, tellin ... read more
Date: March 15th 2008
We entered Ghana in the Volta region, coming from Togo, and it was typical for West African borders of the non-busy variety. Since this is probably hard to picture for those who have not crossed one, I’ll illustrate this particular crossing. The Immigration woman at the gate was on a power trip when we arrived, yelling at a Ghanaian wanting to cross into Togo. She was ordering him around, tellin ... read more
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