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Ghana on our blogger's list of 9 safest African countries to visit

Trаvеlіng to a fоrеіgn lаnd usually involves a certain amount of wаrіnеѕѕ аnd unсеrtаіntу - but especially when vіѕіtіng developing соuntrіеѕ whеrе a mаjоr роrtіоn of thе population live undеr the роvеrtу lіnе. But уоu know what's ѕаd? Tо let thеѕе uncertainties ѕtор уоu from еxрlоrіng fascinating new parts of the world. Africa is perhaps the continent that inspires the most wariness due to widespread poverty, corruption, wars, and other travails. But with exceptions where there's actual civil…

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Highlights of Ghana

One of the most prominent and wealthy countries in West Africa, with a population around 30 million, Ghana is known for its dynamic cities like capital Accra as well as idyllic beaches and exciting exciting ecotourism. In addition, it's quite easy to get around. Truly there exists a wealth of possibilities for holidays in Ghana. Some top highlights: read post

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  • Riccardo R December 26, 2025 at 9:05am
    Several weeks ago UNESCO added Ghana´s highlife genre of music and dance to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, joining kente cloth: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/highlife-music-and-dance-02141
    Highlife music and dance - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
    Highlife music and dance is a popular form of musical expression and storytelling known for its lively rhythms, lyrics and strong connection to every…
  • Maria de los Angeles December 24, 2025 at 5:01pm
    Apparently African-Americans returning to the ancestral homeland to live is not all kente cloth and smiles... https://text.npr.org/1225192589
    A new home for the African diaspora in Ghana stirs tensions
  • Paul Varmuza August 2, 2025 at 3:11pm
    I must say, Accra sounds pretty cool! https://www.cntraveler.com/story/ask-a-local-artist-kwaku-yaro-on-a...
    Ask a Local: Artist Kwaku Yaro on Accra's Unmissable Restaurants, Galleries, and Beachside Hideouts
    Toyo Odetunde catches up with one of the Ghanaian capital's leading creatives as it gets set to welcome more tourists than ever.
  • Max Pesling December 18, 2024 at 2:12pm
    A look at Ghana´s surfing scene with an emphasis on how Ghanians themselves - as opposed to just visitors -are getting into it - https://www.cntraveler.com/story/in-western-ghana-locals-are-reclai...
    In Western Ghana, Locals Are Reclaiming Their Surf Scene
    With free gear, classes, and a new community space in coastal Busua, Surf Ghana is bringing Ghanaian surfers back into the fold.
  • Riccardo R January 31, 2024 at 2:49pm
    Ghana has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (along the coast), and Asante Traditional Buildings inland in the central south. Learn more about them here: https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/gh
    Ghana - UNESCO World Heritage Convention
    Ghana - UNESCO World Heritage Convention
  • Helen Brown November 6, 2023 at 2:19pm
    One of my favorite travel sites recently gave us five spots not to miss in Ghana https://travelnoire.com/ghana-important-sites
    If You're Going To Ghana, Add These 5 Important Sites To Your Itinerary - Travel Noire
    Ghana has witnessed so much during its long history. Formerly known as The Gold Coast, it was marked by several European superpowers including...
  • Dave Acton September 2, 2023 at 12:01pm
    For all its allures, Ghana is one of the countries where being gay is increasingly fraught, and I for one wouldn´t feel safe there. One Ghanian writer on Medium puts it well about how local pols are shamefully using the issue to distact their people from their own corruption and failures: https://medium.com/prismnpen/instead-of-fighting-poverty-ghana-is-w...
    Instead of Fighting Poverty, Ghana is Waging a War on Homosexuality
    On the misplaced priorities and homophobia of African governments
  • Jordan Simon August 26, 2023 at 10:44am
    Travel Noire recently came out with a good guide to Accra: https://travelnoire.com/accra-travel-guide-things-to-do
    Accra Travel Guide: Here's What You Need to Know - Travel Noire
    ‘Safe’ and ‘welcoming’ are two words visitors use to describe Accra, Ghana, making it the perfect place for Black people to visit. Accra, the...
  • Helen Brown November 3, 2022 at 8:20pm
    Wow, another casualty of climate disruption - turns out the historic slave forts along Ghana's coast are being threatened by sea level rise. So tragic. When oh when will the world finally start really taking this seriously? https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/ghanas-historic-slave-forts-ar...
    Ghana's historic slave forts are being swallowed by rising seas
    For 21 years, Fort Prinzenstein's caretaker James Ocloo Akorli has watched the Gulf of Guinea's tempestuous waters eat away at both his livelihood an…
  • Jeffrey Kunst February 28, 2022 at 7:58pm
    Ghanaian are thrilled that their capital Accra was included in TIME magazines list of "The World's Greatest Places of 2021':- even though the entertainment and news platform Yen.com.gh mistakenly thought it was #1 because it was listed first, when in fact it's just that the list was merely in alphabetical order: https://yen.com.gh/people/201104-ghana-ranked-number-1-travel-desti...
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