Ghana is in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire. Other countries of West Africa Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Cameroon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo South Sudan