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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 ...

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