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Ghana description

The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and it derives from the ancient Ghana Empire. This land was in fact inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient Akan Kingdoms.



For centuries the Gold Coast was known as 'The White Man's Grave' due to the amount of Europeans who perished from malaria and other tropical diseases.


The first prime minster of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was known as the president of the modern Ghanaian state, and an anti-colonial leader. He became the first head of state to offer the idea of Pan-Africanism, a movement aimed to "unify and uplift" African peoples, which he grew familiar with during his studies abroad at Lincoln University in the state of Pennsylvania, U.S..





During colonial times, Ghana was best known for its gold and today is still a top producer of the world's gold. The country also exports diamonds, cocoa, timber, electricity, bauxite and manganese.




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