Ghana has forts and castles, built along the coastal communities of Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western regions. The structures served as outposts for the European traders (Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period.
Central Region Forts and Castles includes: Elmina Castle, Elmina, English Fort (Fort Vredenburgh), Komenda, Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove, Fort Coenraadsburg, Elmina, Fort Amsterdam, Abandze, Fort Lijdzaamheid (‘Patience’), Apam, Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast, Fort Good Hope (Fort Goede Hoop), Senya Beraku, Fort William, Anomabu, and Fort Apollonia, Beyin.
Greater Accra Region Forts and Castles includes: Osu Castle, Accra, also known as Fort Christiansborg or simply The Castle, which was the seat of government, Ussher Fort, Accra, Teshie Fort, Accra (Teshie-Nungua), Fort Gross-Friedrichsburg (German wiki), Prince’s Town
Western Region Forts and Castles: Fort Orange, Sekondi, Fort San Sebastian, Shama, Fort Batenstein, Butri, Fort Santo Antonio, Axim and Fort Apollonia,Beyin.
Volta Region Fort and Castles: Fort Prinzenstein, Keta
Ashanti Region Fort: Kumasi Fort
A 35-year-old auto mechanic has committed suicide in Koforidua the Eastern Regional Capital.
Report from Koforidua in the Eastern Regional has it that a man age 35 Has taken his own life. The...
