Ghana is 46 Today

[Play Video] March 6 1957 - Two former British colonies of Gold Coast and Togoland form independent West African nation of Ghana.
Ghana became the first country south of the Sahara to win independence when Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah led her to freedom from Britain on March 6, 1957.

Dr Nkrumah lit the torch of freedom for the continent and championed the liberation of other countries, giving them immense financial, material and moral assistance.

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Thursday, March 6, Independence Day, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.

On the appointed day....
6 March, 1957, the new nation was born. At midnight at Accra's Polo Grounds, Prime Minister Nkrumah announced that "the long battle is over and our beloved country Ghana is free forever". Always the Pan-Africanist, mindful of the rest of Africa, he said: "We again re-dedicate ourselves in the struggle to emancipate other countries in Africa, for our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent." ....MORE

Did You Know That
Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu; Ghana was the title of the kings who ruled the kingdom....MORE

Parades of school children, security services to mark 46th Independence anniversary

Parades of school children, security services and civil organisations would be held throughout the country on Thursday to mark Ghana's 46th Independence anniversary celebration.

President John Agyekum Kufuor is expected to take the salute at the Independence Square, which is bedecked with the national colours.

More than 1,000 pupils, students and teachers from the first and second cycle schools and a contingent of officers and men from the security services are expected to be on parade.

The Kufuor Administration introduced the participation of the security services in 2001.

Members of the Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, Diplomatic Corps and a cross-section of the public are expected to throng the Independence Square to witness the parade.

The President is expected to light the perpetual flame, which symbolises the spirit of Independence.

This is expected to remind Ghanaians of their responsibility to keep the spirit alive and to rekindle their commitment to the achievement of total political and economic independence.