A tour of Accra, Ghana in a day

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A tour of Accra, Ghana in a day

Accra, the capital of Ghana sits on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. It was in 1877 when Accra became the capital of the British Gold Coast colony and in 1957 when Ghana, the first African country south of the Sahara, achieved independence from colonial rule. Today Accra is a a melting pot of cultures with colourful, bustling streets and head-perched baskets of pots and pans everywhere. The architecture reflects its colonial history, with mode…