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Beauty and Pain: The untold story behind Fort Good Hope
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (24+ words) What appears at first glance to be a calm and beautiful landmark is, in truth, a place marked by deep suffering and painful memories....
Fort Good Hope: How colonial architecture was designed for war and control
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (48+ words) A feature by GhanaWeb TV as part of its Ghana Month series has detailed the strategic military design behind Fort Good Hope, one of the many colonial forts in Ghana, showing how its structure was built not just for trade,…...
Fort Jago was built for soldiers, not slavery – Tour guide explains
3+ week, 3+ day ago (15+ words) Behind the famous Elmina Castle stands a lesser-known but historically significant structure, Fort Jago....
Why the first female Ga 'king' was buried alive
3+ week, 5+ day ago (22+ words) Naa Dode Akaibi I, was the first female ruler of the Ga Kingdom in 1600s Gold Coast, the present-day Ghana....
March 4, 1957: The day Martin Luther King Jr touched down in the Gold Coast
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (70+ words) March 4, 1957: The day Martin Luther King Jr touched down in the Gold Coast'GhanaWeb - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb the right to…...
Today in History: The February 1948 Shooting
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (71+ words) February holds deep historical significance in Ghana, marking key events that fueled the struggle for independence. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb…...
Today in History: The Appiatse disaster
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Tuesday, January 20, 2026, marks exactly four years since the huge explosion at Appiatse, a mining community in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipal Assembly in the Western Region. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity,…...
Why December 26 is known as Boxing Day
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (76+ words) Boxing Day, observed on December 26, has its roots in centuries-old traditions of charity and service that emerged in Britain. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted....
December 25, 1914: The day World War I soldiers dropped their guns to play football
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (99+ words) On a cold Christmas Eve in 1914, something extraordinary happened along the Western Front of World War I. The sound of gunfire faded, and in its place came laughter, songs, and the thud of a football being kicked across frozen ground. For…...
New British Museum publication traces 600-year journey of the ‘Asante Jug’
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) The British Museum has launched "The Asante Ewer," a new publication in its Object in Focus series, which meticulously unpacks the history of a single, fascinating vessel and its complex 600-year journey from medieval England to the royal court of…...