As March marks Ghana Month, GhanaWeb takes a closer look at the history of the slave trade at Fort Amsterdam. In an exclusive ...

Fort Amsterdam, the only fort visible from the highway in Abandze, Central Region, has played a significant role in Ghana’s history, contributing to the country’s culture, customs, and traditions.

While slavery may be as old as recorded history, the problem of children being used in the fishing industry on Lake Volta is not. The lake was only created in 1965, when Ghana constructed a hydro ...

It marked 400 years since the first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619. Ghana’s Tourism Authority and the Office of Diaspora Affairs have extended the program into “Beyond the Return ...

Before colonial times, various ethnic groups settled in different parts of the country, forming kingdoms and states such as ...

As well as gold, other metals and timber, they began trading goods for captive people who were transported into slavery in the Americas. Elmina Castle was built on the coast of what is now Ghana ...

Al-Hamdani, for example, describes Ghana as having the richest gold mines on earth. These were situated at Bambuk, on the upper Senegal River. The Soninke also sold slaves, salt and copper ...

They also displace people and make them more vulnerable. In turn, these factors make people more susceptible to modern slavery. In Ghana, human trafficking and labour exploitation have been ...

While slavery may be as old as recorded history, the problem of children being used in the fishing industry on Lake Volta is not. The lake was only created in 1965, when Ghana constructed a hydro ...