What is clear, is that the Empire derived power and wealth from gold ... coast. Then it curved round to the south east through Awdaghust, finally ending up in Kumbi Saleh - the royal town of Ghana.

Cape Coast is one of the most historical cities in Ghana. The capital of the Central Region. It was the center of British Administration and capital of the Gold Coast by 1700 until 1877 when the ...

Gold dust was used as a currency by Ghana’s Ashanti Empire in the 19th century, and when it was a British colony the West African country was known as the ‘Gold Coast’. The precious metal is still ...

In Europe, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland, Gibraltar and Estonia accounted for a significant share of Ghana’s gold exports. In ...