Ghana, often referred to as the "Gold Coast" during colonial times, has a rich history deeply intertwined with gold. The region has been a hub for gold production and trade for centuries, dating ...

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, ...

As we celebrate the 47th Independence Anniversary of Ghana this March, I find it appropriate to trace the history of stated-organized education in that country since the establishment of the ...

Ghana was formerly known as the Gold Coast because of the abundance of the precious metal found there.

Nana Wilson-Tagoe, The Politics of History and the Vernacular in Early Twentieth-Century Ghana: Situating Gaddiel Acquaah's "Oguaa Aban" in Ghanaian Social and Literary History, Research in African ...

Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana is a journal with a long history. It was started in 1957 – in continuation of the former Transactions of the Historical Society of the Gold Coast. After ...

Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen to a guide as they tour Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle, a prison and embarkation point for slaves en route to the Americas.

Vice President Harris wiped away tears as she toured the dungeons of Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle on Tuesday, and said the experience underscored that the history of enslaved people must be ...

Ghana, once known as the "Gold Coast," has a history connection with gold. For centuries, this precious metal has shaped the nation’s destiny, fueling trade, wealth, and development.