Hier ist neue Post von Susana. hello my friend xxx,
thanks for the mail you sent me and i also want to take this opportunity to tell you brief about my country Ghana, i start by saying, Ghana is a west African country, bounded on the north by Burkina Faso , on the east by Togo , on the south by the Atlantic Ocean ,and on the west by Côte d'Ivoire. Formerly a British colony known as the Gold Coast, was led to independence by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on the 6th of March, 1957 .
The country is named after the ancient empire of Ghana , from which the ancestors of the inhabitants of the present country are thought to have migrated. Ghana has been a country of firsts. In 1957 it was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to emerge from colonialism and—before an economic crisis in the late 1970s—experienced the highest GNP on the continent. Ghana also experienced the trauma of military takeovers long before others suffered similar fates.
Ghana 's economy is mainly rural: cocoa, timber, and pineapples are the main export crops; and mining (mainly gold) has become one of the biggest sources of foreign exchange. The emerging industrial sector's products include cassava, fruits, and cocoa by-products. The Ghanaian economy is in its fifth year of expansion, combining improvements in macroeconomic management and strong export growth.
English is the official language of Ghana and is universally used in
schools in addition to nine other local languages.The most widely spoken local languages are, Ga, Dagomba, Akan and Ewe.
European power struggle between the 15th and 19th centuries started with the Portuguese who built Elmina Castle in 1482. They were followed by the Dutch, Swedes, Danes, Prussians and the British looking for fortunes in gold and ivory.
This intense commercial rivalry ended with the growth of the tragic trade in slavery - all 42 European castles and fortifications were used as dungeons for the millions most of whom lost their lives or whose descendants compose the African diaspora today.
whe we talk of sports we have our senior national team populary called the black stars, and some old footbal clubs like Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak.
hope to hear more from you and you can also tell you more when you reply.
Susana Otu