Abstract
This is a reflection from a Dutch author in Ghana for the first time as part of a TWP workshop. Her visits to Elmina and Cape Coast Castles prompted her to further explore historic and contemporary Dutch involvements in Ghana via colonialism, transatlantic trafficking, and now reparatory initiatives. Reflecting on the intertwined roles of Church, State, commerce, and community, she wonders how such can complexities be resolved. She concludes with the unexpected juxtaposition of a Dutch café in the Cape Coast Castle precincts: a helpful ‘payback’ to the community, or simply another opportunistic business enterprise by the Dutch in Ghana?
