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Ghana. The Gold Coast

August 8, 2018
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The Volta river, 1600 km long, is navigable for a hundred kilometres from its mouth towards the inland.
Cocoa is one of the major resources of Ghana. The country was, for several years, among the world’ s biggest cocoa producers
Akosombo Dam’ s electric output serves 90% of national demand.
Fishery along the coasts and inland waters (lakes and rivers) plays a relevant economic role.
Gold diggers. Ghana is rich in natural resources including gold, of which the country was Africa’s second-largest producer.
The Elmina Castle was built by the Portuguese in 1482. It is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara.
Ghanaian Kente cloth, a brilliantly colourful silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips entirely hand-woven by skilled Ghanaian weavers.
Market. Women are the real protagonists of a market. Everything passes through their hands.
Dixove, a coastal village with a buzzing port and the site of Fort Metal Cross, an English-built fort completed in 1698.
Two little girls at school. Compulsory education starts from kindergarten, continues with elementary school and ends with lower secondary school.
Members of Voodoo. Voodoo priests say, "If you want to understand the secrets of Voodoo, you must wait for the end of the world".
Ewè girl. There are more than 100 different ethnic groups. The Ewè represent approximately 11.7% of the population.
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