Ghana: The Liberations Square
- Posted on Saturday 17 April 2010 - 09:58Kester Aburam Korankye, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Accra, GhanaThe African Liberations Square was built by Osagyefo DR. Kwame Nkrumah, first President of Ghana, in 1965 as a symbol of Africans struggle for independence, total African liberation and unity.Loading video...The facility, which now has Tourist Information Office attached for tourists to learn about the country's history is located in the heart of Accra.
Speaking with one of the guides at the center, he said, the nation was the birthplace for the liberation movement and therefore had a story to tell to the outside world.
"Ghana played a very significant role in the fight for Africa's freedom and therefore has a story to tell", he said. He said the centre was decorated with the Quote of Arms and the portraits of the Heads of States of all African countries, who were in the fore-front of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU).
He also expressed Governments intention to extend the initiative to other parts of the country and appealed to stakeholders in the tourism industry to let tourists be aware of tourism sites in the country.
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