Fair trade is something I have been aware of a long time through exposure of limited amounts of products available in varied shops although has not really been an issue or concern I have had an actual understanding of. Myself and many other westerns use and enjoy cocoa and coffee yet not many of us concern ourselves with its true origin or the effect that it has had on the country it has derived from. I think that if this was a better known issue it may impact on...

It has now come about far too quickly, the time to depart Ghana and head off for the next leg of my journey, to the Ivory Coast or better known as Côte D'Ivoire. On planning and booking my route of West Africa and the countries to visit, I was attracted by its close proximity to Ghana and being known as the Gold Coast of Africa. Admittedly I had little knowledge of this country but I also knew little of the others, so went ahead and added it to my already marked...