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said that JB Danquah found that the people of the Gold Coast were from the ancient powerful Ghana Empire, which he thought would be an excellent name. “We are called Ghana today because of the ...

Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic ... Similarily, the French, equally impressed by the trinkets worn by the coastal people, named The Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire.

Shirley believed Ghana could serve as a cultural and spiritual home for people of African descent across the globe. Through her media work and connections with the diaspora, she encouraged African ...