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We arrived this morning November 26, 2022 from Gambia to Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It is a city comprising twin cities. It is the regions largest city and an industrial and commercial center, with a population of 445,205 people..

Traveling around the world it is always a welcome to see the Rotary emblem by its citizens. I have been a member of Rotary for many years. The chief industries in Sekondi-Takoradi are timber, cocoa processing, plywood, shipbuilding, its harbor and railway repair, and recently, sweet crude oil and crude oil.

The city's location on the coast makes it an essential hub for fishing and trading activities. The Sekondi Fishing Harbor is the largest fishing port in Ghana and provides employment to thousands of people in the region.

The city is currently named, although not officially, as the Oil City of Ghana due to the massive discovery of oil in the Western region and has attracted massive migration from people all around the world

Most Ghanaian's are Christians, 71.3%; almost a fifth are Muslims; a tenth practice traditional African faiths or report no religion.

As you can see we have been traveling outside the main city to several important locations in Ghana which will visit during the visit today.

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. our next stop.

Here we see a funeral celebration today as we drive down the highway.

We see more of the funeral celebration.

As you can see there are many small pop up stalls along the road selling everything imaginable.

Here we see another Funereal. Today is Saturday and the reason for the majority of funerals each week taking place.

Life is not easy in West Africa in all these countries. There is no welfare. You have to earn money or you do not eat.

Here is the local clothing store and villate market. Many are resale items too.

Ladies gathering to find out the latest happening in their villages I am sure.

More of the local market and every day life as you see it in Ghana. Because it is Saturday you are seeing more local markets too.

I am going to let a number of photos show the daily life in Western Africa. Survival is the name of the game I believe. You have to work to have anything at all.

In the local markets you will see mostly the women working. The men are working in other trades too.

The amazing part is most all the food items are sold out by afternoon. You are seeing it around 10 a.m. in the morning.

How the women manage to carry so much on their heads is amazing.

I have to say the side streets are clean of debris and cared for. People do take pride in their villages.

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