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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: 17th -Dirty old town
Date: March 17th 2006
Beep! beep! went my alarm the next morning but in the background the noise of rain meant I had a legitimate excuse not to get up and go and see the Cape Coast castle. These slaving forts are the African equivalent of Asian temples and you need to see a few before you can be considered a tourist, but this one would have to wait. I wasn't sure what time the bus would be leaving but I guessed it ... read more
Date: March 17th 2006
Beep! beep! went my alarm the next morning but in the background the noise of rain meant I had a legitimate excuse not to get up and go and see the Cape Coast castle. These slaving forts are the African equivalent of Asian temples and you need to see a few before you can be considered a tourist, but this one would have to wait. I wasn't sure what time the bus would be leaving but I guessed it ... read more
