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Dr Kambon has now built a successful life in the place that was once at the heart of the slave trade, and enjoys the freedom which, he says, was denied to him in the US, his birthplace. He says he no longer looks over his shoulder, worrying that police will pull him over or, worse still, kill his son. This was the fate that befell year-old Tamir Rice who was shot dead in a park in Cleveland, Ohio, in while playing with a pellet gun that police said they thought was real.

The young boy's death sparked protests in Cleveland, and became a focal point for the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr Kambon says the turning point in his life came in He was arrested and put on trial in Chicago - where he lived - after being accused by police officers of having a loaded firearm under his car seat. In fact, he had an unloaded licensed gun, used earlier to secure a campsite, in his car boot. Dr Kambon recalls that he was shocked by the charges and as he sat in the court, he vowed: "Never again will I allow myself to be in a jurisdiction where corrupt white police officers and a judge will take me away from my family, wife and kids just on a whim.

Dr Kambon - who was a young academic teaching at schools and universities in the Chicago area - was eventually cleared of the charge.

He was joined by his wife Kala, and the couple now have three children - Ama, Kwaku and Akosua. Dr Kambon started his doctoral studies in linguistics at the University of Ghana in and now teaches at its Institute of African Studies. Since moving to Ghana, he has noticed that he no longer feels he is a victim of racial profiling or racial abuse. He points out that his friend felt likewise when he relocated, and quipped: "Wow, this is what it must feel like to be a white person in America, just to be able to live without worrying that something is going to happen to you.

Dr Kambon concedes that not everything is "hunky dory" in Ghana. He was also shocked to discover that in a complex where he lived with four other families children did not speak any African language.

He also has some level of competency in Swahili, East Africa's main language, and in Kikongo, spoken in parts of southern and central Africa. He has also tried to address the legacy of colonialism in other ways. In , he successfully led a campaign to force the University of Ghana to remove a statue of India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. Standing at the empty plinth, he gave the Black Power salute, and called for the recognition of African heroes rather than a man who had once referred to black South Africans by a highly offensive racist slur - and had said that Indians were "infinitely superior" to black people.

Although slavery was practised long before , this year is widely regarded as the th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in the US. The Elmina and Cape Coast slave castles along Ghana's coastline served as a major hub for the trans-Atlantic trade where millions were captured and loaded onto ships, never to return home.

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared to be the "Year of Return", saying it is the country's responsibility to "welcome home" Africans whose families were forced into slavery. The Ghana Tourism Authority has also planned a series of events - including a festival on 24 August - to showcase the beauty of the West African state in the hope of boosting tourism. Dr Kambon welcomes the initiative, but warns that Africans in the diaspora should not merely be seen as "automated teller machines".

The president sees things differently, saying it is an opportunity to strengthen links and to give the diaspora a chance to explore the possibility of settling in Ghana - something that civil rights leaders Marcus Garvey and WEB Du Bois championed in the s. Du Bois made Ghana his home, and died there in at the age of He is buried in Accra. This is reflected in the capital Accra, which is said to be one of the African capitals with the lowest crime rate.

Persons caught stealing can expect a rough treatment by the street justice. As is the case in most African countries, the Ghanaian people are composed of several different ethnic groups. The great majority is Akan speaking, the gold rich Ashanti being the historically most prominent group.

The passive colonial government of the British Empire left a limited, yet strong, political authority with the traditional chieftains, and although Ghana today is a democratic republic, the chieftains remain politically influential.

Despite the fact that the official language is English, local tongues characterize daily speech in Ghana. With its plurality of linguistic and ethnic groups, the country displays a great variety of traditions, customs, and cultures. The traditional Kente outfits are commonly used, and with their strong colours and golden threads they make a colourful display wherever people meet.

Travelling in Ghana can be an exotic experience for any North European. The landscape displays great variation, ranging from magnificent beaches, via rain forests and three clad hills, to the dry desert landscape of the north, bordering the Sahara. The peoples inhabiting the various parts of the country has adapted to the different ecological conditions, and this adaptation has had an impact on their social relations and habitation patterns.

Ecological conditions also represent great challenges for Ghana. Climate changes, desert spreading, and water shortage puts the country to test. Ghana is a complex country of great variation.

As a young nation facing big challenges, the country provides an interesting entry point and has a lot to offer for anyone wanting to learn more about Africa. English Norsk Svenska Dansk.