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'This tree was planted by my ancestor hundreds of years ago and my family settled here'

At the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Ghanaian fishing town of Apam, there is a tree that most people barely notice. It stands on a stretch of red clay earth, rooted between two landmarks that te

bbc.com•May 2, 2026