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" Flag of Ghana ". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons . Background : First sub-Saharan African country in colonial Africa to gain independence Location : West African, bordering Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Size : Almost 240,000 sq km; 82nd largest in the world          Slightly smaller than Oregon Population : About 25.75 million; 49th largest in the world Source: CIA Worldfactbook This one was a while ago, so bear with my memory.  This was during that glorious time where first-trimester wooziness was gone and third-trimester oh-my-god-I-only-want-to-sleep hadn't started.  What better to do with that time than cook African food? As always, there was a lot of searching involved.  It was a bit easier to find Ghanaian recipes than many other countries.  There were lists like the 10 Ghanaian Foods You Must Eat Before You Die .  Fact: I found this list after I did this cooking and picked some different foods because I couldn't remember that I h