{"id":27877,"date":"2026-03-06T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27877"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:55:42","slug":"ghana-marks-69-years-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/ghana-marks-69-years-of-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana marks 69 years of independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 69 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule on March 6, 1957, becoming the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve self-rule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The historic moment was led by independence leader and the country\u2019s first prime minister and president, Kwame Nkrumah.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Independence Day remains a powerful symbol of national pride, resilience and identity for Ghanaians both at home and abroad, as the country reflects on its journey since breaking free from colonial rule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from South Africa, Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner to that country, Benjamin Quashie said the day continues to carry deep meaning for citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quashie said the anniversary symbolises Ghana\u2019s hard-won freedom and the national spirit that encourages the country to believe in its ability to lead and contribute to the wellbeing of its people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the day remains significant because it reminds Ghanaians of the sacrifices made during the struggle for independence, particularly the efforts of Nkrumah and other freedom fighters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Quashie, the anniversary continues to give Ghanaians a strong sense of pride and joy as they remember the historic achievement that inspired many other African nations to pursue independence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27879,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-27877","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Today marks 69 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule on March 6, 1957","published_date":"2026-03-06 10:35:39","news_description":"Today marks 69 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule on March 6, 1957","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27886,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27877\/revisions\/27886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=27877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}