Ghana Currency
Our currency is called the “Cedi” (C-D). The name cedi originates from the word Cowries. Our ancestors, before the west came, used cowries as currency.
Ghana Currency
Our currency is called the “Cedi” (C-D). The name cedi originates from the word Cowries. Our ancestors, before the west came, used cowries as currency.
Places in Ghana
Makola Market, Accra
Places in Ghana
Palm nut fruit on sale at Makola Market, Accra
Places in Ghana
Apotoyuwa and fufu pestle at Makola Market, Accra
Places in Ghana
Makola Market, Accra
Places in Ghana
Makola Market, Accra
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
At the foot of the slave castle at Elmina, Central Region.
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
Slave castle at Elmina, Central Region. Surrounding town at the foot of the hill.
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
Another view of the courtyard of the slave castle at Elmina, Central Region
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
Slave castle at Elmina, Central Region, is perched on a hill to defend from invaders.
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
Courtyard of the slave castle at Elmina, Central Region. Well behaved slaves get the rare opportunity of seeing the light of day by exercising here in heavy chains.
Historic Ghana: The African-American Connection
Slave castle at Elmina, Central Region. The dungeons where slaves were kept for months before being shipped out to the Western world. You can still smell and see the blood, now black pigment, on the walls. There is an eerie kinda feeling down there.









