This trip was one of our most fascinating thus far, not only because of the rare opportunity to speak with the Press Secretary to the Ghanaian President, but because of the peculiar transfiguration of this 17th century Portuguese slave castle into the Ghanaian version of a white house. Despite dodging sensitive topics such as gay rights and relations with the Liberian Refugees, the Press Secretary was highly intelligent, well spoken, and informative. He expressed pride in the economic developments made over the past 8 years under the current administration, frustration with the international media that portrays all of Africa as chaotic and despotic (Mugabe, Darfur, etc.). All in all, a very interesting way to spend the afternoon!
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