The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for ...

In 1957, when the Ghana emerged from the colonial identity of the Gold Coast, the name itself told a story — a land globally recognised for gold. Nearly seven decades later, gold remains central to ...

In the days that preceded March 6, 1957, when the Gold Coast shed its colonial label and stood on the brink of independence, its leaders reached back into West Africa’s deep past to settle on the name ...

Before dawn the recorded radio beat of tom-toms sounded out across the cocoa plantations and straw-hut villages of the Gold Coast, awakening hundreds of African officials and thousands of voters, the ...

Ghana today marks the 69th anniversary of independence from British colonial rule, with national ceremonies reflecting on the country’s journey since the historic declaration of freedom in 1957.

GHANA - From the rich gold mines that earned Ghana the nickname "Gold Coast," the Ashanti people once built an empire so wealthy that gold became both currency and power.

By Daniel Teye BOTCHWAYSupply Chain, Human Rights and Governance [email protected]’s identity as the ...