The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana:
Ghana –
sovereign country in
West Africa in
Africa.[1] The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King",[2] and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in
Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly
Akan kingdoms, foremost the
Bono state, including the inland
Empire of Ashanti and various
Fante states along the coast and inland.[3] Trade with European states flourished after contact with the
Portuguese in the 15th century, and the
British established a
crown colony,
Gold Coast, in 1874.[4] Upon achieving independence from the
United Kingdom in 1957,[5] the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient
Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of Western Africa. In the
Akan language it is spelled Gaana.
^MacLean, Iain. Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair, 2001. Page 76.
^Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, 2001. Page 1050.
Unite For Sight at Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana A Unite For Sight video documentary with interviews of residents at Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana. Unite For Sight provides free eye care for the residents.
Subayo Foundation A not for profit charity for women and children in Ghana based out of the US.