Significant progress has been made in poverty reduction. In fact, Ghana is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the Millenium Development Goal 1, which is the target of halving extreme poverty. Ghana has recently become a middle income country.

While meal prices in Ghana can vary, the average cost of food in Ghana is GH¢69 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Ghana should cost around GH¢28 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner.

Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan nation to break free from colonial rule. Gold, cocoa and more recently oil form the cornerstone of Ghana’s economy and have helped fuel an economic boom.

Ghana grew wealthy from trade through taxation. Along with gold and salt traders carried copper, silver, cloth and spices. As Ghana was in a prime location in between salt and gold mines, rulers taxed traders passing through Ghana. Traders had to pay taxes on the goods they carried to Ghana and took away with them.

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make 34.7% less money. India has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2017, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2017.

Akan

There six major ethnic groups in Ghana – the Akan, Ewe, Ga-Adangbe, Mole-Dagbani, Guan, Gurma. The largest tribe are the Ashanti, with their traditional capital at Kumasi.

Fante, also spelled Fanti, people of the southern coast of Ghana between Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi. They speak a dialect of Akan, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

The Guan people are an ethnic group found almost in all parts of Ghana, including the Nkonya tribe, the Gonja, Anum, Larteh, Nawuri and Ntsumburu. They primarily speak the Guan languages of the Niger-Congo language family….Guang people.

Guang, also spelled Guan, also called Gonja or Ngbanya, a people of northern Ghana who speak a variety of Kwa languages of the Niger-Congo language family.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive. By 1471, they had reached the area that was to become known as the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast was so-named because it was an important source of gold.