The Ghanaian flag dominated the festivities at Independence Square in Accra yesterday as we joined throngs of Ghanaians proudly and enthusiastically celebrating 55 years of independence.
Red symbolizes the blood shed by independence fighters
Gold symbolizes Ghana's mineral wealth
Green symbolizes Ghana's agriculture
A black star symbolizes African emancipation
A huge crowd assembled to watch parading contingents of the armed forces, police, national fire service and school children. Ghanaian navy ships were anchored in the harbor as President Atta Mills spoke and local leaders dressed in colorful kente cloth or batik looked on. Everywhere people selling, selling, selling: plastic sachet bags of water, salted hard-boiled eggs, sweets, meats, rice with stew toppings.
Even Google Ghana had a doodle!
