The Ghana Story library

Start with the story behind the place.

A growing, source-backed encyclopedia of Ghana told through people, culture, history and the places visitors can still experience today.

27 stories

• Asante powerThe stool that was never meant to be sat on1 min listen
• ResistanceA governor asked for a seat, and a war followed1 min listen
• The Ghanaian coastThe coast that began with gold and became a global memory1 min listen
• A global GhanaThe scholar who came to die in Accra1 min listen
• EnterpriseSix shillings, marmalade and a global women’s bank1 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceThe Miracles of Okomfo Anokye1 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceThe Hundred Years of the Anglo-Asante Wars1 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceWhat a Stool Is1 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceThe Queen Mother1 min listen
• Peoples & NationsThe Wall at Notsie: how the Ewe walked out backwards2 min listen
• Peoples & NationsThe Red Hunter and the Founding of Dagbon1 min listen
• Work, Trade & OwnershipBegho and the Gold Road1 min listen
• Work, Trade & OwnershipThe Weights: gold, proverbs, and the smallest sculptures in the world1 min listen
• People, Independence & Pan-AfricanismThe Big Six and the Road to 19572 min listen
• Diaspora & ReturnThe Ones Who Came: Du Bois, Angelou, and Accra in the Sixties2 min listen
• Diaspora & ReturnThe Year of Return2 min listen
• Diaspora & ReturnPANAFEST and Emancipation Day1 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceOsei Tutu: the hostage who came back2 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceUnder the Kum Tree: how Kumasi got its name1 min listen
• Peoples & NationsNdewura Jakpa and the Making of Gonja2 min listen
• Coast, Trade & MemoryThe Numbers, and What Is Owed2 min listen
• Kingdoms, Rulers & ResistanceThe Constitution That Was Written and Then Was Not Allowed1 min listen
• Coast, Trade & MemoryThe Broker of Anomabo1 min listen
• Diaspora & ReturnThe Boy Who Wrote Back1 min listen
• People, Independence & Pan-AfricanismThe Man Who Preached at the Castle for Fifty Years1 min listen
• Work, Trade & OwnershipSix Pods in a Pocket1 min listen
• People, Independence & Pan-AfricanismThe Statue With No Head1 min listen