FIND YOUR PERFECT HOLIDAY
TOP HOLIDAYS IN AFRICA
- Mount Toubkal in Winter
- Morocco - Trek & Walk - 7 Days
- Kilimanjaro Rongai Route
- Tanzania - Trek & Walk - 7 Days
- Atlas to Atlantic Family
- Morocco - Family - 9 Days
- Victoria Falls to Cape Town
- Zambia - Biking - 20 Days
- The Simien Mountains
- Ethiopia - Trek & Walk - 12 Days
Ghana
Ghana was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa where Europeans arrived to trade - first in gold, later in slaves. It was also the first black African nation in the region to achieve independence from a colonial power, in this instance Britain. Despite being rich in mineral resources, and endowed with a good education system and efficient civil service, Ghana fell victim to corruption and mismanagement soon after independence in 1957. In 1966 its first president and pan-African hero, Kwame Nkrumah, was deposed in a coup, heralding years of mostly-military rule. In 1981 Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings staged his second coup and the country began to move towards economic stability and democracy. Ghana has generally managed to avoid civil strife. Cocoa exports are an essential part of the economy; Ghana is the world's second-largest producer.
