Ghanaian drummer Victor Dogah

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Back in June 2008, the BBC’s David Amanor introduced us to several musicians from the west African nation of Ghana. The men were attending an audition in the capital, Accra. They were vying for scholarships to the Berklee College of music in Boston. Berklee has long had contacts with musicians in Ghana. One of the percussionists we didn’t hear from that day was another extremely talented young drummer named Victor Dogah. Dogah ended up winning a scholarship to Berklee. Katy Clark caught up him with at Berklee. Download MP3

• BBC: Africa
• Berklee College of Music

Ghanaians Await President Obama

President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana on Friday. The World’s Laura Lynch is already in the capital, Accra, getting a sense of how Obama-mania has gripped the West African nation.

Name that beach!

We’re heading to Africa for today’s Geo Quiz. That’s where President Obama is headed at the end of this week. He’ll be visiting a West African city where you can find European forts from the 17th century.

Geo Quiz and Answer

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In today’s Geo Quiz we want to know the name of the West African city that will host America’s first African American president. The answer is Accra, the capital of Ghana.