{"id":10886,"date":"2021-05-25T19:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=10886"},"modified":"2021-05-25T19:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T23:45:38","slug":"on-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=10886","title":{"rendered":"on Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Geography Now! Ghana\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzXARwHs-YQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana = \"Warrior King\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfect place to start with African experience for beginners (<em>African training wheels<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of 8 countries passing through Prime Meridian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Capital: Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10 Regions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Akan\/Ashanti majority = 50%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional Kings = symbolic, like Malaysian Sultans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agbogbloshie = largest digital waste dump in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kejetia market, largest in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Volta, world's largest manmade lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Animal: Golden Eagle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2nd largest cocoa producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2nd in Gold after South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenaf fibers used for everythings, i.e. rope, bags, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food: Fufu (plantain powder), Jollof Rice (Nigerians dispute origin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowest unemployment rate in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First European settlement in South Sub Saharan Africa by Portuguese, Fernao Gomes in 1400s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1957, first Sub Saharan African country to be independent from European power. Liberia's independence in 1840s not quite considered true independence but more of a U.S. resettlement program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drive on the right side of road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>75% Christians (protestants &amp; pentecostals), 15% Muslims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Language: English, Twi (Akan\/Ashanti)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ewe people area (East) language, originator of Voodoo. Indigenous to Togo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dagomba area (North), mostly Muslims. King Yakubu II had 30+ wives &amp; 100+ children, killed in 2002, line of succession confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ga-Adangbe (Southeast &amp; mostly in Accra), great men\/women boxers. Skilled at iconic coffin carpentry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashanti (Central West), descended from Abyssinians (Ethiopians)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Custom:<br>Never shake hands or point or give gifts with the left.<br>Naming children example: Boy + day of birth (Saturday) name = Kwame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Church day (Sundays) best dressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hissing sounds to get attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Umbrella not popular, not even in rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soccer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notable People: <br>Kofi Annan (Former U.N. secretary general)<br>Idris Alba (Mother is Ghanian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends: Nigeria (best frenemies), U.K. (largest community of Ghanian community in the world, NY in U.S. 2nd)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana = \"Warrior King\" Perfect place to start with African experience for beginners (African training wheels) One of 8 countries passing through Prime Meridian. 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