Ghana, country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Although relatively small in area and population, Ghana is one of the leading countries of Africa and is celebrated for its rich history. Ghana’s capital is the coastal city
Accra, capital and largest city of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). The city lies partly on a cliff, 25 to 40 feet (8 to 12 metres) high, and spreads northward over the undulating Accra plains. The area’s susceptibility to fa
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Middle: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Rep of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. Northern: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Western: Benin, Burkino Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Buinea, Liberia, Mali,...
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the time. In 1889, Bathurst officially became the capital of the British Protectorate of Gambia. With independence in 1965, it became the capital of The Gambia. In 1973, the name of the city was officially changed back to Banjul, which still remains the capital of the Republic of The ...
India's human rights commission has adopted a declaration on repro- ductive rights and directed state governments to promote and protect them.4 In Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Liberia, among other countries, NGOs such as women's lawyers' organizations promote and monitor govern- ment ...
which run across central Togo from the south-southwest to the north-northeast. Part of a chain that begins in the Akwapim Hills of Ghana (seeAkwapim-Togo ranges), the range ends in Benin, where it is known as theAtakora Mountains.Mount Agou(Baumann Peak), which rises to about 3,235 ...
ofancient Ghana. Their dislike of the Susu chiefSumanguru’s harsh but ineffective rule provoked the Malinke to revolt, and in 1230Sundiata, the brother of Kangaba’s fugitive ruler, won a decisive victory against the Susu chief. (The name Mali absorbed the name Kangaba at about this time...