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== History == | == History == | ||
In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the Portuguese established posts along the coast of Ghana, then called the Gold Coast, in order to trade for gold, slaves, and raw materials of various sorts. Subsequently, the Dutch seized most of these posts, while the rest were taken by the Danes and Germans. | In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the Portuguese established posts along the coast of Ghana, then called the Gold Coast, in order to trade for gold, slaves, and raw materials of various sorts. Subsequently, the Dutch seized most of these posts, while the rest were taken by the Danes and Germans. | ||
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