Inhabited in precolonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including that of the Ashanti, Ghana was a British colony after the 870`s and became independent in 957.

• 在殖民地化之前曾被若干古代王国占领，其中包括阿散蒂王国，9世纪70年代后迦纳沦为英国殖民地后于957年独立。