Ghana Railway: from Colonial Tracks to a Modern Revival

Ghana Railway: from Colonial Tracks to a Modern Revival

If you’re planning to live in or travel around Ghana, the phrase Ghana railway is suddenly worth knowing again. After a century of tracks serving mines and farms, decades of decline, long forgotten train stations and long spells when trains were largely symbolic,...
How to Get Around in Ghana without Google Maps

How to Get Around in Ghana without Google Maps

Stepping off your flight into Accra’s humid air, you might instinctively reach for your phone. But in Ghana—even in major cities like Accra, Kumasi or Takoradi—Google Maps can leave you more confused than confident. Getting around Ghana can be challenging when streets...