Matt

Overlanding: Accra to Burkina Faso

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March 4th 2010
My time in Ghana began in its capital- Accra, where I met my group for the next month. I was going to be trucking from Accra up to Mali and back again, our vehicle was a regular big truck, gutted out and its insides replaced with seats and clever storage spaces with everything you'd need for a life on the road. It was 90% camping, bit of hotels and a bit of sleeping on rooftops, plus taking it ... read more

Africa » Ghana

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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