Located along the gulf of Guinea in West African Coast is the beautiful country Ghana. Formerly known as the Gold Coast in the colonial era, Ghana is bordered by Cote D’Ivoire on the West, Burkina Faso in the North and Togo at Eastern corridors  leading to Nigeria. The total land area is about 239,000 km² with a coastline of 550 km. There are 90 lagoons and rivers in the country and three main vegetation types; the coastal savannah, the tropical rainforest in the western parts of the country and savanna in the north. The country has a bimodal rainfall distribution pattern (June/ July and September/ October). The temperatures are usually high and humid during the day and cool during the night time.  

Politically, Ghana was the first African country to attain independence from the British Monarchy on March 6, 1957. Since then country went through series of turbulence  power struggles till the country returned to democratic governance in 1992.

Ghana is considered by political observers as an oasis of democratic stability in a troubled West African sub- region. The capital city is Accra, located along the coast of Guinea and has a population of three million.

 Ghana is poly-ethnic with 57 different ethnic groups based on linguistic variations. The dominant group is the Akan accounting for 50% of the population. The Akan language is   the unofficial commercial language used to conduct most social exchanges. Ga, Ewe, Hausa, Mole-Dagbani; are among the other minority groups in Ghana. English is the official language.

Cultural Festivals are indexes of Ghanaian national life, each ethnic group has her unique culture and celebrates this annually as a means of uniting and building group bonds.

Ghana is endowed with rich natural resources among them are gold, diamonds, manganese, bauxites, lumber and exciting tourist sites.

There are 15th century slave castles, rain forests, wild life, water falls. The most exciting for many visitors to Ghana is perhaps The Kakum National Park where a canopy walkway takes visitors 30-meters high above the rainforest, there is also a conservation project and a turtle and butterfly sanctuaries in the eastern region. There are also various vibrant arts and craft markets where indigenous artifacts are sold.