Nobody is sure when Ghana came into being. But some time at the beginning of the first millennium AD, it is thought that a number of clans of the Soninke people, (in modern Senegal) came together ...

Before colonial times, various ethnic groups settled in different parts of the country, forming kingdoms and states such as ...

"Unlike East African countries, where most lands belong to the state, Ghana’s lands are largely owned by stools, skins, clans, and families, with state lands comprising only about 10%." ...