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The Gwollu Defence Wall is a historic wall in the Upper West Region of Ghana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The wall is located near the Burkina Faso-Mali border . [ 3 ] It was built as a defense against slave traders .
Fort Prinzenstein (Danish: Fort Prinsensten) is a fort located at Keta, Ghana, which was used in the slave trade. [1] Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. [1] Keta served as an open port until the Tema Harbour commenced its operation to the west in 1962. [2]
Shumway, Rebecca (2011), The Fante and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Rochester: University of Rochester Press. ISBN 9781580463911. St. Clair, William (2006), The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British slave trade. London: Profile Books ISBN 1-86197-904-5. Van Dantzig, Albert (1999). Forts and Castles of Ghana. Accra: Sedco ...
Prince Tete, a local, leans against a fence of a mass grave at the Assin Praso heritage site, Ghana. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters) ADIDWAN, Ghana — Nana Assenso stands at the grave of his ...
Fort Amsterdam is a former slave fort in Abandze, Central region, Ghana.It was built by the English between 1638 and 1645 as Fort Cormantin or Fort Courmantyne, and was captured by admiral Michiel de Ruyter of the Dutch West India Company in 1665, [1] in retaliation for the capture of several Dutch forts by the English Admiral Holmes in 1664. [2]
In 1902, Osu Castle became the seat of government in Ghana but this has now moved to Golden Jubilee House. [1] Because of its testimony to European colonial influence in West Africa and the Atlantic slave trade, the castle was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with several other castles and forts in Ghana. [2]
The slave trade continued under the Dutch until 1814. In 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast, including the fort, became a possession of the United Kingdom. [2] The Gold Coast gained its independence as Ghana in 1957 from United Kingdom and now controls the castle. [3]
The fort became the center of British slave trading along the Gold Coast until the slave trade was outlawed in 1807. [8] In the nineteenth century, its commander Brodie Cruickshank added one storey to the main building, and renamed the fort after King William IV (1830 – 1837). [1] [2] Anomabu is a popular tourist destination.