For 10 points, identify this African country with its capital at Accra.
Considered the first sub-Saharan country to gain its independence, it was formed in 1957 by the merger of the British colonies of the Gold Coast and British Togoland. It is located to the south and east of the empire in whose honor it was named, an empire that fell in the 13th century CE to be replaced in prominence by the Mali Empire. For 10 points, identify this African country with its capital at Accra.
Considered the first sub-Saharan country to gain its independence, it was formed in 1957 by the merger of the British colonies of the Gold Coast and British Togoland.
{Ghana}