Across Africa, from the north of the Sahara to the West African coast sit many relics of the continent's early interactions with Europe. In Ghana, two of the country's most famous spectacles, Elmina ...

Europeans built the first 'slave castle' more than 500 years ago on Ghana’s west coast. Countless enslaved people were ...

ROCKFORD -- The Elmina Castle is located on the western coast of Ghana. It's a place with so much scenic beauty, but a dark history of enslavement. 13 WREX's Brittany Hardaway traveled to Africa and ...

Walking into Elmina Castle I felt a sense of aggression. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. I visited the castle as a tourist looking ...

When I was 12 or 13 and living in Frankfurt, Germany, my parents loaded my siblings and me into the car and we drove about four hours south and east to a small-ish town in the Bavarian region that was ...

Today, we woke up bright and early to head to Cape Coast. This central region of Ghana is full of rich history and incredible attractions. Our faculty leaders notified us today would be an emotion- ...

Some local tourists have called for renewed interest and deeper engagement by Ghanaians with the Elmina Castle and surrounding heritage sites, saying such efforts would strengthen national history, ...

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Even today, it towers above its surroundings like a white beacon of hope. The scenery is beautiful, peaceful and serene with the huge structure framed by the surging ocean on one side and ringed by ...