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The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borers Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King", and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea).

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  • In a song title, this country whose capital is Accra might come before "Fly Now"
  • On landing in Accra, the very first Peace Corps volunteers sang this country's national anthem on the tarmac
  • The Ivory Coast is next to this African country once known as the Gold Coast
  • At one time, it consisted of several independent kingdoms, including Ganja & Ashanti
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  • Important towns in this west African republic include Tema, Kumasi & Accra
  • Often made from yams, fufu are yummy dumplings served in Accra, the capital of this African country
  • The open-air Makola Market is a popular place to shop in Accra, the capital of this African country
  • Efua Sutherland, a dramatist from this country, founded a drama studio & a literary magazine in Accra
  • Kwame Nkrumah of this west African country was the first man to lead an African colony to independence after WWII
  • The first U.N. head from Africa south of the Sahara, Kofi Annan was born in the city of Kumasi in this country in 1938
  • At its independence in 1957, the Gold Coast took the name of this medieval west African empire
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  • At the invitation of President Nkrumah, the first overseas volunteers arrived in this country on the Gulf of Guinea in August of 1961
  • Once known as the Gold Coast, it was the first member of the Commonwealth of Nations governed by Black Africans
  • Dubbed the "Gold Coast" by Europeans, in 1957 it became one of the first African colonies to gain independence

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