Cape Saint Paul

Cape Saint Paul lies on the coast east of the Volta's mouth, near the lagoons and settlements of the Anlo Ewe. In the eighteenth century Anlo power extended across the lower Volta and brought its rulers into conflict with the Danes and their African allies. After Anlo's defeat in 1784, a treaty permitted the Danes to build Fort Prinzenstein at nearby Keta. Fishing settlements, lagoon traffic and trade linked the cape's shore to the wider delta.