Typical group of homes, mud and thacth houses with communal kitchen

Donkorkram

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February 23rd 2009
Donkorkram, Afram Plains. An eight-hour trip from Accra via bus, tro-tro and ferry boat brought me to the Afram Plains. This region of Ghana is listed by the government as one of a handful of "underdeveloped" regions of Ghana. Historically this region's economy consisted mainly of farming, but the construction of a dam along the Volta River further south created the huge Lake Volta, wh ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Eastern

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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