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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: Mission accomplished
Date: December 16th 2009
On a typical, slow-paced afternoon, I sit under the shade of a tree waiting for a friend, observing the other women beside me taking a rest from the sun. They are peddlers, wearing mismatched clothing with scraps of batik cloth wrapped around their heads. They seem tired but at peace, in no rush to get up or do anything but stare into space. Periodically, a passerby stops to purchase their goods, ... read more
Date: December 16th 2009
On a typical, slow-paced afternoon, I sit under the shade of a tree waiting for a friend, observing the other women beside me taking a rest from the sun. They are peddlers, wearing mismatched clothing with scraps of batik cloth wrapped around their heads. They seem tired but at peace, in no rush to get up or do anything but stare into space. Periodically, a passerby stops to purchase their goods, ... read more
