The Guide
From The Report: Ghana 2012
View in Online Reader

This section includes an article on some of the country’s historical touristic attractions and a profile of boxing legend Azumah Nelson. It also provides the reader with an overview of local etiquette and business practices, information on hotels and resorts, and contact information for local government agencies and services.

Articles from this Chapter

Overview

History in stone: Coastal slave forts offer testament to the colonial past
OBG
plus

Few buildings are more representative of the continent’s tumultuous history than the series of stone-built fortresses that dot several of Ghana’s coastal towns. Of these fortresses, some lie forgotten and broken down, hardly visited, while others have attracted travellers from the other side of the Atlantic, keen to learn about their ancestry and history. AFRICA, EUROPE & THE NEW WORLD: Africa and Europe intersected on these shores in a decisive and violent way. Ghana’s slave castles,…

Overview

The fighter: Ghanaian boxing legend Azumah Nelson is still throwing some punches
OBG
plus

The house is a nondescript property surrounded by a tall cement wall. But everybody in this residential neighbourhood in Achimota knows where the Professor lives. The courtyard is quiet save for a siren that rings regularly, marking the beginning and end of three-minute periods. Training rhythm determined by sound, a handful of teenagers swiftly throw punches in the air inside a dimly lit gym, a rectangular structure located in the corner of the large patio. They are 15 and 16-year-old kids,…