Ghana on Wednesday experienced a total eclipse of the sun with scores of communities in five regions going through the rare phenomenon, Ghana News Agency reported.

Millions of Ghanaians in the Western, Central, Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta Regions experienced a total eclipse while those in the other regions saw a partial eclipse.

Ghana is one of eight African countries to experience the solar eclipse. The others include Togo, Benin, Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Libya and Egypt.

As predicted by scientists, the duration of the solar eclipse on March 29 was between the hours of 0830 and 0930.

To experience this rare phenomenon, hundreds of tourists arrived in the west African country and most hotels along the coast of Ghana on the path of the solar eclipse were fully booked.

The capital Accra experienced the passing shadow for about two minutes 58 seconds.

The National Planning Committee had sensitized the public about the eclipse and on how to ensure an incident-free event.

It also created awareness of the importance of protecting the eyes, as observing an eclipse with the naked eye could cause irreversible eye damage.

The siren at the General Post office was sounded to alert the public about the occurrence of the eclipse and the need for everyone to watch it with the prescribed solar shades to prevent damage to the eye.

Source: Xinhua