In December 2010, Ghana joined the ranks of Africa's oil producers - it now expects its economic growth rate to double. Takoradi, the hub of the new industry, once-sleepy city is changing. Ghana made its first big oil find off the coast from Takoradi in 2007, and turned on the taps late last year.
The discovery may not be on the same scale as the African oil giants, Nigeria and Angola. But it is enough for the government to forecast that the rate of economic growth will more than double from 5% last year to as much as 12% this year. And unlike those countries, Ghana enjoys a reputation as one of Africa's best governed states.