i'm de—graft mensah — podcaster, presenter and proud british ghanaian.ng to be leaving to west africa for the first time since i was nine. the murder of george floyd and the anti—racism protests that followed led people to start to question britain's history, as well as its actions abroad when it had an empire. and it led me to want to find out more. i know that ghana used to be part of the british empire, so i want to discover what that meant for the country. i want to learn why britain made ghana part of its empire, how it affected the ghanaian people, and what impact it had on my own family. i've made the 3,000 milejourney to accra, the capital of ghana, somewhere i've not been since i was a kid. you know what? it feels so... it feels comforting because i'm seeing people that look like me, that talk like my family and i'm seeing just, like, loads of people on the roadsides, selling, it's vibrant. but, ultimately, the goal is finding out what the british empire was all about. asi as i travelled through accra, i don't have to look far before i see a phy

now on bbc news: de—graft mensah travels to ghana, the country of his family's heritage, to find out legacy of the british empire on the country. this week on the show... it led me to want to find out more. i know that ghana used to be part of the british empire so i want to discover what that meant for the country. i want to learn wiper to make and are part of its empire, how it affected people and what impact it affected people and what impact it had on my own family. i'v e i've made the 3000 mile journey to the capital of ghana. somewhere i have not been since i was a kid. it feels comforting because i'm seeing people that look like me, that talk like my family and i'm seeing just, like, lead to people on the roadside, selling, it is vibrant but ultimately the goal is finding out what the british empire was all about. i don't have to look far to see physical reminder of the legacy of empire. this was built as a massive celebration to remind them of their independence from the british empire. so when it comes to my relationship with the british empire i know as much as i was taught