Across Africa, from the north of the Sahara to the West African coast sit many relics of the continent's early interactions with Europe. In Ghana, two of the country's most famous spectacles, Elmina ...

ROCKFORD -- The Elmina Castle is located on the western coast of Ghana. It's a place with so much scenic beauty, but a dark history of enslavement. 13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traveled to Africa and ...

Some local tourists have called for renewed interest and deeper engagement by Ghanaians with the Elmina Castle and surrounding heritage sites, saying such efforts would strengthen national history, ...

When I was 12 or 13 and living in Frankfurt, Germany, my parents loaded my siblings and me into the car and we drove about four hours south and east to a small-ish town in the Bavarian region that was ...

Walking into Elmina Castle I felt a sense of aggression. I visited the castle as a tourist looking for other Black Americans to interview about their experience. Being a first-generation Ghanaian ...

It takes four hours on an un-air-conditioned minibus called a tro-tros to get from Accra, the capital of Ghana, to the town of Elmina. The drive is lovely, especially when the road dances above the ...

Even today, it towers above its surroundings like a white beacon of hope. The scenery is beautiful, peaceful and serene with the huge structure framed by the surging ocean on one side and ringed by ...

The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade runs deep in the roots of Ghana, making it one of the most significant destinations for anyone wishing to trace the footsteps of enslaved ancestors and ...

Upon arrival at Kotoka International airport in Ghana’s capital city Accra, you are immediately greeted by a sign that says “Akwaaba,” which means “Welcome” – and this is exactly how you will feel ...