Tourism

The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found – the BBC has been hearing about the significance of the discovery in Ghana. Taking care, archaeologist Christopher DeCorse spreads the rare artefacts out on a makeshift table next to the dig site. A gunflint (used in old-fashioned guns), tobacco ...

Elon Musk has denied reports he spoke to Vladimir Putin before posting a Twitter poll with his suggestions for ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ian Bremmer, head of the Eurasia Group political risk consultancy, alleged that Mr Musk had personally told him about the conversation with Mr Putin. But Mr Musk has now refuted this. “I have spoken to Putin ...

For the most part of my several years of stay in Ghana, I have crisscrossed the country. From the north to the South, West to the East. Indeed, I have visited several villages, towns and cities across 13 of Ghana’s 16 regions. The three regions I have not visited are Oti, Upper East, and Upper West Regions. I must admit, ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority has ordered the indefinite closure of all beaches across the country as part of measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Ghana has so far recorded 24 cases of the Coronavirus disease with one death. Globally Over 340,000 people have been infected with over 15,000 deaths. All social gatherings have been banned by the ...

There are over a hundred tribes in Ghana but the major ones are the Ashanti, Ewe, Fanti, Ga-Adangme, Mole-Dagbaani and Guan. Each has a history, a unique one about their migration, how they came into modern-day Ghana and their origins. Ghanaweb, as part of its Ghana Month series today puts the spotlight on the 6 major ethnic groups and their ...

Osu Castle, also known as Christiansborg Castle, is a castle located in Osu, Accra, Ghana. Christiansborg Castle was built by Danish colonialists in 1659 on a land obtained from Paramount Chief Okaikoi of the Ga ethnic group. Over the years, the fort was juggled between the Portuguese, Swedish and Danish. Sometimes it was taken over by force; other times it ...

It is on record that King John Aggrey Essien of Oguaa (Cape Coast) was the first king in the 19th century to really have challenged the legitimacy of British authority. Organizing systematic protests against the British earned him the accolade as one of the African political martyrs of British imperialism, but not the first king of Cape Coast. King John ...

Up to 1.5 million tourists expected in the country by the end of the year with up to 1.9 billion dollars expected to be accrued in revenue as a result of the Year of Return activities. The tourism sector has also recorded a tremendous growth of 18% in international arrivals from the Americas, Britain, Caribbean and other key countries while ...

When British authorities were constructing a road in the 1950s at Larabanga, a Muslim community in the northern region of Ghana, they found a mysterious stone on their path. The stone was, therefore, removed to pave way for the road to be constructed at where it lay. But the next morning, the road contractors found that the stone had returned ...

It is widely perceived that mountains provide most of the world’s freshwater, harbour a rich variety of plants and animals, and are home to one in ten people globally which makes its presence on earth very vital to the survival of mankind. As such, GhanaWeb takes a look at some mountains that Ghanaians barely have heard about in the country, ...