The 1956 Togoland Congress and Ghana's Border Dispute

In 1956, as Ghana prepared for independence, a lesser-known crisis brewed in the British Trust Territory of Togoland. The Togoland Congress, led by Sylvanus Olympio and others, campaigned against integration with the Gold Coast, fearing domination by the emerging Ghanaian state. This episode unpacks the UN plebiscite, the Ethio-Sudanese border commission, and how Cold War politics shaped modern Ghana's eastern frontier. We explore the Ewe unification movement, the competing visions of Kwame Nkrumah and Olympio, and the legacy of German colonial borders. A fresh look at how Ghana's birth was contested not just in Accra, but in the villages of the Volta Region. #TogolandCongress #SylvanusOlympio #KwameNkrumah #UNPlebiscite #EweUnification #GhanaIndependence #VoltaRegion #GoldCoast #BritishTogoland #FrenchTogoland #EthioSudaneseCommission #ColdWar #Decolonization #BorderDispute #1956 #WestAfrica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo