What happened in history in Ghana

Nkrumah invited Du Bois to Ghana to participate in their independence celebration in 1957, but he was unable to attend because the U.S. government had confiscated his passport in 1951.

By 1960 – the "Year of Africa" – Du Bois had recovered his passport, and was able to cross the Atlantic and celebrate the creation of the Republic of Ghana.

In October 1961, at the age of 93, Du Bois and his wife traveled to Ghana to take up residence.

In early 1963, the United States refused to renew his passport, so he made the symbolic gesture of becoming a citizen of Ghana.

Du Bois's health declined during the two years he was in Ghana, and he died on August 27, 1963, in the capital of Accra at the age of 95.

Du Bois was given a state funeral on August 29–30, 1963, at Nkrumah's request, and buried beside the western wall of Christiansborg Castle (now Osu Castle), then the seat of government in Accra.

UNCTAD XII was held in Accra, Ghana, from 21 to 25 April 2008.

On 3 July 2008, Vodafone agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecom for $900 million.

On 17 August 2008, Vodafone succeeded to acquire 70% of Ghana Telecom.

On 15 April 2009, Ghana Telecom, along with its mobile subsidiary OneTouch, was rebranded as Vodafone Ghana.