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  • The Independence Square of Accra, Ghana, inscribed with the words "Freedom and Justice, AD 1957", commemorates the independence of Ghana, a first for Sub Saharan Africa. It contains monuments to Ghana's independence struggle, including the Independence Arch, Black Star Square, and the Liberation Day Monument.
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Cape Verde, Fogo Island, Pico Volcano (9 281,50 ft)
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Mana River Foot Bridge, entrance to the Korup National Park. One of Africa's oldest and richest rainforests in terms of floral and faunal diversity, Korup National Park is 1,260 km2 of mostly undisturbed primary forest
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