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GhanaThe Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King," and was the source of the name "Guinea" that is used to refer to the West African coast . Upon being the first Sub-Saharan African nation to achieve independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of western Africa. In the Ashanti language it is spelled Gaana. It has a population of 22,931,299 spread over a land area of 238,535 square kilometres. In the past week 19 people, 1 companies and 4 organizations from Ghana were significantly discussed in news sources from around the world. The following represents the most talked about people, places, organizations and topics from Ghana over the last seven days. PeopleThe most talked about people from Ghana this week are Joshua Clottey, Kofi Annan and John Kufuor.View top 50 »CompaniesThe most talked about companies from Ghana this week are Bank of Ghana, NDK Financial Services and Metro Mass Transit Limited.View top 50 »OrganizationsThe most talked about organizations from Ghana this week are New Patriotic Party, Asante Kotoko and Ghanaian government.View top 50 »b:281.2536
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