Gold Coast + 50 years: Ghana's golden jubilee
People across Ghana are celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence from Britain.
Ghana was the first sub-Saharan country to break with its colonial power, prompting many others to seek independence in the following years...
Thousands gathered in Independence Square in the capital, Accra, for a re-enactment of the declaration and fireworks were planned to mark the precise anniversary...
On 5 March 1957, Britain formally transferred power to independence leader Kwame Nkrumah.
The Duke of Kent is the British representative at events to remember the occasion, which triggered a chain reaction as other African nations moved towards independence.
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Ghana was the first sub-Saharan country to break with its colonial power, prompting many others to seek independence in the following years...
Thousands gathered in Independence Square in the capital, Accra, for a re-enactment of the declaration and fireworks were planned to mark the precise anniversary...
On 5 March 1957, Britain formally transferred power to independence leader Kwame Nkrumah.
The Duke of Kent is the British representative at events to remember the occasion, which triggered a chain reaction as other African nations moved towards independence.