EARL’S WORLD—6
Ghana. This is a small country situated along the West African Gold Coast with a population of 21 mil. People. This is the first time that Semester at Sea has docked here where we will spend four days exploring the area.
Of note, the previous UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan was from here; our three previous presidents visited here as did President Obama. Ghana has a very favorable relationship with the US. English is the dominate language. It has the strongest economy in Africa and is growing as a tourist attraction.
Historically, Ghana was the first area below the Sahara settled in 1470’s by the Protuguese, seeking gold. It has the world’s largest deposits, thus, The Gold Coast.
It was the first country after colonization of Africa to declare independence, in 1920.
Much of the middle of the 20th century the country was is turmoil with military coups,
Usurpation of power, unbridled corruption but the present time there is stability, push for education, and good trade relationships---democracy at work. Phosphate mining is one of the country’s largest exports. More on Ghana later. Earl
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cannot wait to hear about this port! Very exciting as this is a first for SAS. Love you Papa! Good luck and have fun, we will hear from you once you depart, I hope :)
ReplyDeleteWe are really enjoying hearing about your trip. Hope that you are holding up ok. I got the email you sent through Sue last week so know that you can not get to a computer very often.Anxious to hear if the earthquakes in the area are not causing problems. Send us an email when you can. Mareli & Myron
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