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Accra, Ghana
6 places worth your time in Accra, with what each is actually like and when to go.
Slave forts on the coast, with the Door of No Return. Three hours west and essential.
The mausoleum of Ghana's first president, who declared independence on this spot in 1957.
A vast trading market run largely by women, and the commercial engine of the city.
A fishing quarter below a colonial lighthouse, with boxing gyms and a strong street-art scene.
The city's main beach, busiest at weekends with drumming and horse rides.
The house where the American scholar spent his final years and is buried.
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