accra
the wood of a sapele.
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or Ak·kra
a seaport in and the capital of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea.
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The idea for Vendease came when founders who have been friends for more than five years noticed their favorite restaurants in cities like Lagos and accra shutting down.
Backed by YC, Vendease is building Amazon Prime for restaurants in Africa | Tage Kene-Okafor | March 19, 2021 | TechCrunchWhile Gyakie is new on the scene — her debut EP, Seed, premiered last year — the 20-year-old from accra displays an arsenal of talent, rapping and singing to the diverse beats she picks.
Standing outside the home of former president Jerry Rawlings, in Ghana’s capital accra, fashion designer Helena Alanyabui declared people should only focus on the good things he did.
Why Ghanaians are still divided over the legacy of Jerry Rawlings | Stacey Knott | November 14, 2020 | QuartzHe was driving in the Madina neighborhood of Ghana’s capital, accra, and had been assisting government prosecutors with an investigation into corruption within the country’s soccer leagues.
These 10 journalists have been killed and deserve justice immediately | Brett Haensel | November 2, 2020 | FortuneThis Ghanaian phenom got his start in womens wear, but he now has his own collection of both men’s and women’s suits from his accra showroom.
Jack has come back to the city of accra to live after many trips to and from Ireland since the war.
Arik Air offers direct flights from New York to Lagos, on to growing business hubs accra, Luanda, and Johannesburg.
Africa Is Rising: Inside the Continent’s Great Economic Leap | Jake Bright | January 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBuilt with bipartisan support, what opened in the Ghanaian capital of accra is no ordinary highway.
Alan J. Patricof: Success in Ghana for Millennium Challenge Corporation | Alan J. Patricof | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2003, she was the youngest member of the sit-ins for peace held in accra, Ghana.
On 24th of May we embarked, the ship dropped with the current to accra, and then sailed for Barbados.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonThere are but two places between Sierra Leone and accra, a distance of one thousand miles, whence slaves are exported.
Journal of an African Cruiser | Horatio BridgeAbout three miles to the eastward, Danish accra shows its neat town and well-kept fortress.
Journal of an African Cruiser | Horatio BridgeWell, we didn't want it to be known, anyway, because I even didn't go through—I didn't spend any time in accra.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAt accra, where the waves are very high and rough, are the best boat boys on the coast.
The Congo and Coasts of Africa | Richard Harding Davis
British Dictionary definitions for Accra
/ (əˈkrɑː) /
the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three 17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish. Pop: 1 970 000 (2005 est)
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