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The reduced Accra Metropolitan District (also referred to as City of Accra), 20.4 km 2 (7.9 sq mi), once comprised the entirety of Accra until the Ledzokuku, Krowor, La Dadekotopon, Ablekuma North, Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma West, Ayawaso East, Ayawaso North, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso West, Okaikwei North, and Korley Kottey districts were carved ...
Accra attains city status. [12] Goethe-Institut branch founded. [33] 1962 – Ghana Dance Ensemble formed. [17] 1963 Accra-Tema Development Corporation established. [12] November–December: 1963 African Cup of Nations held. 1964 Greater Accra administrative area created. [12] Boxer Muhammad Ali visits city. [34] 1965 GTV (Ghana) headquartered ...
Early contact with the area known today as Ghana began in 1555 when John Lok brought back five Ghanaians to encourage trade relations with Western Africa. [1] The English by then were interested in the Gold coast for trading pepper, spice and gold, appointing the first English Governor in 1621, although relations between the UK and Ghana were limited in the 17th century.
Accra to London road trip was a trip organized by Wanderlust Ghana (also known as The Wonderlancers), [1] a group of philanthropists and tourists. [2] The journey was about 10,000 km from Accra in Ghana to London in the UK by road. [ 3 ]
By the late 19th century, the British, through conquest or purchase, occupied most of the forts along the coast. Two major factors laid the foundations of British rule and the eventual establishment of a colony on the Gold Coast: British reaction to the Asante wars and the resulting instability and disruption of trade, and Britain's increasing preoccupation with the suppression and elimination ...
James Fort from the direction of the sea. Fort James (alternatively referred to as James Fort) is a fort located in Accra, Ghana.It was built by the Royal African Company of England (RAC) as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673, [1] where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur (1649), and the Danish Fort Christiansborg (1652) along the coast of the then Gold Coast.