Lome, Togo 007

Gulf of Guinea

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April 21st 2011
Thursday April 21st, 2011 Tema, Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea Latitude 05 degrees 37 minutes’ north- Longitude 00 degrees 55 minutes’ east Yesterday we were in the country of Togo. Also known as the Land of Voodoo, it is the birthplace and greatest stronghold of that particular practice of animal based beliefs. The market was filled with warthog teeth, porcupine skins and all manner of drie ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra

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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