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Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

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* 1892 Sack of Salaga *

1948 Accra riots The Accra riots started on 28 February 1948 in Accra, the capital of the then British colony of the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). A protest march by unarmed ex-servicemen who were agitating for their benefits as vet ...

* 1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum * 2002 Dagbon chieftaincy crisis *

2008 African Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated with the Confeder ...

* 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries *

2011 New Patriotic Party Primaries The 2011 New Patriotic Party constituency primaries was a nationwide election organised by the Electoral Commission of Ghana at the request of the New Patriotic Party for the election of candidates that would represent the party in the 2012 parliame ...

2015 Accra floods The 2015 Accra floods resulted from heavy continuous rainfall in Accra, the largest city in Ghana. The rain started on 1 June 2015. Other causes of this flood is as a result of the improper planning of settlement in Accra, choked gutters which blo ...

2015 Accra explosion On June 3, 2015, an explosion and a fire occurred at a petrol station in Ghana, Ghana's capital city Accra, killing over 250 people. Explosion The Ghana Oil Company, GOIL station, near Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in the city's downtown area, was ...

2016 Ghana bus collision Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number) *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (20 ...

* 2016 Ghanaian presidential pardon of contemnors *

2017 Atomic Junction gas explosion On 7 October 2017, an offloading petrol tanker located at the state-owned Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) caught fire resulting in a large-scale explosion at the site of a liquefied natural gas station located at Atomic Junction in Madina, Accra, Ghana ...

2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum A referendum on creating new regions was held in Ghana on 27 December 2018. Voting took place in the 47 districts that would potentially become part of new regions which would be created by splitting four of the existing regions. The proposed spli ...

2019 Ghanaian constitutional referendum attempt A constitutional referendum was scheduled to be held in Ghana on 17 December 2019, alongside district level elections. The proposed amendments to the constitution would have allowed for the direct election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District ...

2019 Ghana Movie Awards The 2019 Ghana Movie Awards was an event held at National Theatre on December 20, 2019. At the event, Actress Salma Mumin made history as she won her first best actress in the lead role award category. Actor Alphonse Menyo also took home his first ...

2022 Bogoso explosion On 20 January 2022, a large explosion occurred in Apiate, a suburban community near Bogoso in the Western Region of Ghana, after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle. The explosion leveled the community, killing 17 p ...

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Aburi Botanical Gardens Aburi Botanical Gardens is a garden in Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Today, in the 21st century, one cannot talk about horticulture in Ghana and West Africa without talking about the Aburi Botanical Gardens. The Garden occupies an area ...

Abutia Abutia, also: ''Abutia Area'', is a Kingdom in West Africa, in the East of the Republic of Ghana, Volta Region. History Abutia is a traditional area in Ghana with Teti, Agorve and Kloe as its three (3) main towns. In colonial time Abutia was ...

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ...

Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population o ...

Accra International Conference Center The Accra International Conference Centre is an events venue in Accra, Ghana. Other venues include the Ghana Trade Fair Center and the National Theatre, but the Conference Centre is the most popular due to its size and capacity as compared to ...

Accra Native Confederation The Accra Native Confederation in 1869 was aimed at bringing the city of Accra under the British rule, for Ghana to be a self-governing nation under European control. History The Accra Native confederation was influenced by the simultaneous, b ...

Accra Sports Stadium disaster The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 9 May 2001. It killed 126 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. It is also the third-deadliest disaster in the h ...

Achimota Forest Achimota Forest Reserve is a forest in Achimota in the Okaikwei North Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. It is located approximately from Accra. It is under protection against unauthorized usage such as poaching, construction of homes, h ...

Achimota School Achimota School (Help:IPA/English, /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra Reg ...

Adae Kese Festival Adae Kese Festival ("big resting place") is an important albeit rare celebration among the Ashantis in Ghana. There are two main periods for this celebration: one is Awukudae, and the other is Akwasidae. It glorifies the achievements of the Asante ...

Adangme language The Dangme language, also ''Adangme'', ''Dangbe'' or ''Adaŋgbi'', is a Kwa language spoken in south-eastern Ghana by the Dangme people ''(Dangmeli)''. They are part of the larger Ga-Dangme ethnic group. Klogbi is a variant, spoken by the Kl ...

Adinkra Adinkra may refer to * Adinkra symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms *Adinkra symbols (physics) In supergravity and Supersymmetry, supersymmetric representation theory, Adinkra symbols are a graphical representation of Supersymmetry algebr ...

* Adom Praiz * African Americans in Ghana * Agbeli Kaklo *

Agbogbloshie Agbogbloshie was the nickname of a commercial district on the Korle Lagoon of the Odaw River, near the center of Accra, Ghana's capital city in the Greater Accra region, before it was demolished by the Ghanaian government in 2021. Near the ...

* Aggry beads *

Agriculture in Ghana Agriculture in Ghana consists of a variety of agricultural products and is an established economic sector, providing employment on a formal and informal basis. It is represented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana), Ministry of Food a ...

* Ahenema *

Akan language Akan (), or Twi-Fante, is the most populous language of Ghana, and the principal native language of the Akan people, spoken over much of the southern half of Ghana. About 80% of Ghana's population speak Akan as a first or second language, and ...

Akan names The Akan people of Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person ...

Akan people The Akan () people are a kwa languages, Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa. The Akan speak languages within the Central Tano languages, Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano la ...

Akosombo Dam The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta Riv ...

Akuapem dialect Akuapem, also known as Akuapim, Akwapem Twi, and Akwapi, is one of the literary dialects of the Akan language, along with Asante (with which it is collectively known as Twi) and Fante, with which it is mutually intelligible. There are 626,000 ...

Akwamu The Akwamu Empire was a powerful Akan state that rose to prominence in the 17th century in what is now southeastern Ghana. According to oral tradition, the Akwamu traced their origins to the Twifo-Heman area, but the earliest historical records p ...

* Akwasidae Festival *

Akyem The Akyem Kingdoms (also known as Greater Akyem, Akim, Great Akim, or Akan Grande) were prominent Akan people, Akan kingdoms in precolonial Ghana, consisting of the three related states of Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku, and Akyem Bosome. Located in ...

Alcan Alcan was a Canadian mining company and aluminum manufacturer. It was founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company, renamed Aluminum Company of Canada in 1925, and Alcan Aluminum in 1966. It took the name Alcan Incorporated in 2001. During ...

* Aluworks *

Aluminum Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...

* Aluminum in Africa * American International School, Accra, Ghana * Ampe *

Anansi Anansi or Ananse ( ; literally translates to ''spider'') is a character in Akan religion and folklore associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider. Anansi is a character who reflects the culture ...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas Anas Aremeyaw Anas, better known as Anas, is a Ghanaian journalist born in the late 1970s. He utilizes his anonymity as a tool in his investigative journalism work. Anas is a politically non-aligned multimedia journalist who specializes in pri ...

Ankasa Conservation Area The Ankasa Conservation Area is located in southwestern Ghana, approximately 365 kilometers west of Accra, near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. It encompasses the Nini Suhien National Park to the north and the Ankasa Forest Reserve to the sou ...

* Antrak Air *

Architecture of Ghana The architecture of Ghana is influenced by a variety of historical, cultural, and environmental factors. Its architectural heritage consists of Vernacular architecture, traditional architectural styles, monumentalism, monumental and symbolic a ...

Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, Ghana The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the military junta that seized power in Ghana from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979. 4 June military coup The AFRC came to power in a coup that removed the Supreme Military Council, another ...

Asafo 300px, Asafo flag, No. 2 Company; created by Akwa Osei, Ghana, Fante people; c. 1900, Cotton and rayon, embroidery and appliqué Asafo flag, No. 1 Company Asafo are traditional warrior groups in Akan culture, based on lineal descent. The word ...

Ashanti Empire The Asante Empire ( Asante Twi: ), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast ...

Ashanti Goldfields Corporation The Ashanti Goldfields Corporation is a gold mining company based in Ghana that was founded by Joseph Ellis and Joseph Biney both from Cape Coast. The Ashanti Mine, located at Obuasi, 56 km south of Kumasi, has been producing since 1897. Du ...

* Ashanti Yam Festival *

Ashesi University Ashesi University ( ) is a private, non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Berekuso, near Accra. Ashesi was established as an independent, public benefit education institution operating on a not-for-profit basis. The university o ...

* Assin Manso Slave River Site *

Atebubu Atebubu is a town and the capital of Atebubu-Amantin District in the Bono East Region of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the so ...

* Atewa Range *

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

Axatse The axatse( /ˈɑː.hɑː.tʃeɪˌ/ or /ˈɑː.hɑː.tseɪˌ/) is a West African rattle-like percussion instrument. The axatse is traditionally a dried gourd, wrapped in a beaded net. The axatse originated in Ghana, Togo and in the Volta Region b ...

* Ayigbe biscuit

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Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana ( BoG) is the Central Bank of Ghana. It is located in Accra and was formed in 1957. The Bank of Ghana has Seven Regional Offices in addition to its head office in Accra. The regional offices are located in the following citie ...

* Batakari day * Batakari Festival *

Bauxite Bauxite () is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)), and diaspore (α-AlO(OH) ...

Berekum Sports Stadium Berekum Sports Stadium (also known as Golden City Park) is a multi-use stadium in Berekum, Bono region, Bono Region. Usage Berekum Sports Stadium is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. Residents The association football ...

* Bibliography of Ghana *

The Big Six (Ghana) The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), one of the leading political parties in the British colony of the Gold Coast, known after independence as Ghana. They were detained by the colonial authorities in 1948 fol ...

* Birim River *

Black Star of Africa The Black Star of Africa is a black five-pointed star () symbolizing Africa in general and Ghana in particular. The Black Star Line, founded in 1919 by Marcus Garvey as part of the Back-to-Africa movement, modelled its name on that of the White ...

Bofoakwa Tano Bofoakwa Tano is a Ghanaian association football club based in Sunyani in the Bono Region. The club is a member of the Ghana Premier League and play at Coronation Park. History Bofoakwa were first promoted to the top division in 1967. Despite f ...

Bono dialect Bono, also known as Abron, Brong, and Bono Twi, is a dialect cluster within the Akan dialect continuum that is spoken by the Bono people. Bono is spoken by approximately 1.2 million people in Ghana, primarily in the Bono Region, Bono East Regio ...

Bono people The Bono, also known as the Brong or Abron, are an Akan people of central Ghana and northeastern Ivory Coast. They speak the Bono Twi and form one of the largest matrilineal Akan groups. Historically, the Bono were the first Akan to develop a ...

Bono state Bono State (also known as Bonoman) was the first centralized Akan state, founded by the Bono people in what is now central Ghana. Bonoman is generally considered a cultural, political ancestor and origin to Akan subgroups that migrated southwar ...

British Togoland British Togoland, officially the Mandate Territory of Togoland and later officially the Trust Territory of Togoland, was a territory in West Africa under the administration of the United Kingdom, which subsequently entered a union with Ghana, pa ...

Bureau of National Investigations The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is the internal intelligence agency of Ghana.The Security and Intelligence Agencies Act (Act 526) 1996, Ghana. The BNI is an integral part of the National Security Council which oversees matters of the ...

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* Camelot Ghana *

Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city and the capital of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Cape Coast Metropolitan District and the Central Region (Ghana), Central Region of Ghana, Ghana. It is located about from Sekondi-Takoradi and approximately from Ac ...

Cape Coast Castle Cape Coast Castle () is one of about forty slave fort, "slave castles", or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast of West Africa (now Ghana) by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese "feitoria" or Factory ( ...

Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast Sports Stadium is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-use stadium in Cape Coast, Central Region (Ghana), Central Region, Ghana. It is used mostly for Association football, football matches and is the home stadium of Ebusua Dwarfs. Th ...

* Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter * Cedi *

Chale Wote Street Art Festival The Chale Wote Street Art Festival also known as Chale Wote, is an annual street festival in Accra, Ghana organized by ACCRA otALT, in collaboration with Redd Kat Pictures and Chale Wote Street Art Projekt. The festival targets exchanges betw ...

* Childbirth in Ghana *

Chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...

Chop bar A chop bar is a traditional eatery in Ghana mostly located in the country's south. In Ghanaian pidgin, "to chop" means "to eat". Chop bars mostly sell dishes of Ghanaian cuisine, such as fufu, banku, konkonte Kokonte, also known as abeti3 ...

Christianity in Ghana Christianity is the religion with the largest Denomination in Ghana. Christian Life Charismatic Denomination, Catholics, Methodists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecostals, Baptists, Evangelical Charis ...

Cinema of Ghana Cinema of Ghana also known as the Ghana Film Industry nicknamed Ghallywood, began when early film making was first introduced to the British colony of Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1923. At the time only affluent people could see the films, especial ...

* Climate change in Ghana * Climate of Ghana *

Coat of arms of Ghana The coat of arms of Ghana was designed by Ghanaian artist Nii Amon Kotei and was introduced on 4 March 1957. Description *The first quarter, on the upper left shows a sword used by chiefs, and a staff, used by the linguist (known as an '' ok ...

Cocoa Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate * Chocolate * ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree * Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao'' * Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...

Cocoa production in Ghana Ghana is the second-largest exporter of cocoa beans in the world, after Côte d'Ivoire, which accounts for about one-third of the global supply. Ghana's cocoa cultivation, however, is noted within the developing world to be one of the most mode ...

* Company registration in Ghana * Communications in Ghana *

Constitution of Ghana The Constitution of Ghana is the supreme law of the Republic of Ghana. It was approved on 28 April 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support. It defines the fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, pow ...

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGC ...

* Coronation Park * Corruption in Ghana *

Council of State (Ghana) The Council of State in Ghana is a body of prominent citizens, analogous to the Council of Elders in the traditional political system, which advises the President of Ghana, president on national issues. The Council of State was established by Art ...

* CTK - CiTylinK *

Culture of Ghana Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as: * The Akan people, Akans in the center and South of the country, * The Ga people, Ga and Adangbe in, around, and East of Accra, * The Guang people, Guan people in the r ...

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* Dada Boat *

Dagomba language Dagbani (or Dagbane), also known as Dagbanli or Dagbanle, is a Gur language spoken in Ghana and Northern Togo. Its native speakers are estimated around 1,170,000. Dagbani is the most widely spoken language in northern Ghana, specifically among t ...

Dagomba people The Dagbamba or Dagomba are an ethnic group of Ghana, and Togo. They number more than 3.1 million people. The term Dagbamba is originally extended to refer to other related peoples who were unified by Naa Gbewaa including the Mamprusi people, M ...

Daily Graphic (Ghana) The ''Daily Graphic'' is a Ghanaian state-owned daily newspaper published in Accra, Ghana. History The paper was established along with the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1950, by Cecil King of the London Daily Mirror Group.Eribo, F., & W. Jong-Ebot, ...

Dancing Pallbearers Dancing Pallbearers is the informal name given to a group of pallbearers from Nana Otafrija Pallbearing and Waiting Service who are based in the coastal town of Prampram in the Greater Accra Region of southern Ghana, although they perform acros ...

Danish Gold Coast The Danish Gold Coast ( or ''Dansk Guinea'') comprised the colonies that Denmark–Norway controlled in Africa as a part of the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast (roughly present-day southeast Ghana), which is on the Gulf of Guinea. It was coloni ...

Dansoman Park Carl Reindorf Park Stadium, also called Dansoman Park Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Dansoman, a suburb of Accra in Ghana. History It used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Liberty Professionals FC. T ...

Demographics of Ghana Demographic features of the population of Ghana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, religious affiliations, and other aspects. Ghana's population is 30,832,019 (2021 census). Population Populati ...

Dipo Dipo rites are one of the most popular, yet criticized, Puberty rite, puberty rites and practices in Ghana, yet is one of the most attended events in the country, receiving huge numbers of tourists. The rite is performed by the people of Krobo Odu ...

Disability in Ghana The Ghana Statistical Service reports from their 2021 census indicate that approximately eight percent (2,098,138 individuals) of the Ghanaian population experience some form of disability, with a higher prevalence among females (8.8%) than male ...

Districts of Ghana The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of Regions of Ghana, region. There are currently 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). History The districts of Gh ...

Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch (et ...

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E-levy (Ghana) Electronic Transaction Levy (commonly known as Electronic Levy or E-levy) is a tax applied on transactions made on electronic or digital platforms. Proposal On 17 November 2021, Ken Ofori-Atta said the Government of Ghana decided to tax all el ...

Early history of Ghana Ghana was initially referred to as the Gold Coast. After attaining independence, the country's first sovereign government named the state after the Ghana Empire in modern Mauritania and Mali. Gold Coast was initially inhabited by different stat ...

* Eastern Music Awards *

Economy of Ghana } The economy of Ghana has a diverse and rich resource base, including the manufacturing and export of digital technology goods, automotive and ship construction and export, and the export of resources such as hydrocarbons and industrial minerals ...

Education in Ghana Education in Ghana uses a dualistic approach encompassing both formal and informal learning systems. The current formal educational system was introduced during European colonisation. However, learning systems existed prior to that. The Moli ...

* Ejura shooting *

Elections in Ghana Ghana elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. According to the constitution, each President can be elected for only two (four-year) terms after whic ...

Electoral Commission of Ghana The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members and there are seven (7) functional departments at the Head Office. Each department is headed by a Director who is ...

Electricity sector in Ghana Ghana generates electric power from hydropower, fossil-fuel (Thermal power, thermal energy), and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy. Electricity generation is one of the key factors in order to achieve the development of th ...

Elmina Castle Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (''St. George of the Mine Castle''), also known as ''Castelo da Mina'' or simply ''Mina'' (or '' Feitoria da Mina''), in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly t ...

Empire of Ghana The Ghana Empire (), also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadu, was an ancient western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali. It is uncertain among historians when Ghana's ruling dynasty began. T ...

Etruscan Resources Endeavour Mining plc is a multinational mining company that owns and operates gold mines in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Senegal. The company is headquartered in London, England, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is a constitue ...

Ewe drumming Ewe drumming refers to the drumming Musical ensemble, ensembles of the Ewe people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The Ewe are known for their experience in drumming throughout West Africa. The sophisticated cross rhythms and polyrhythms in Ewe drumming ...

Ewe language Ewe (''Eʋe'' or ''Eʋegbe'' ) is a language spoken by approximately 5 million people in West Africa, mainly in Ghana and Togo. Ewe is part of a group of related languages commonly called the Gbe languages. The other major Gbe language is F ...

Eye care in Ghana An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

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Fancy Dress Festival The Fancy Dress Festival (known locally as Kakamotobi) is a masquerade festival held on Christmas to the first day of January every year by the people of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. It is a colourful festival that features brass ban ...

Fantasy coffin Fantasy coffins or figurative coffins, also called “FAVs” (fantastic afterlife vehicles) and ''custom'', ''fantastic'', or ''proverbial coffins'' (), are functional coffins made by specialized carpenters in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. T ...

* Fante *

Fante language Fante (), also known as Fanti, Fantse, or Mfantse, is one of the three literary dialects of the Akan language, along with Asante and Akuapem, with which it is mutually intelligible. It is principally spoken in the central and southern regions ...

Fauna of Ghana The wildlife of Ghana is composed of its biodiversity of fungi, flora and fauna. Biodiversity Fungi Ghana is home to a significant number of fungi species including: ''Aspergillus flavus''; ''Athelia rolfsii''; ''Auricularia auricula-judae''; ' ...

Fetu Afahye The Fetu Afahye is a festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated on the first Saturday in the month of September every year. It is named after the 17thCentury Aboriginal Gu ...

Figurative palanquin A figurative palanquin connected with the totem of its owner is a special kind of Litter (vehicle), litter used in the Greater Accra Region in Ghana. These Litter (vehicle), palanquins called in the Ga language belong to the royal insignias and a ...

Fontomfrom Fontomfrom is a Bono type of hourglass-shaped drum mostly used in a royal music ensemble of Bono people in order to relay Bono monarchy messages within a Bono people ethnic group setting. The Fontomfrom ensemble provides music for ceremonies hon ...

* Football in Ghana *

Foreign relations of Ghana The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of A ...

Forestry in Ghana Forests cover about one-third of Ghana's total area, with commercial forestry concentrated in the southern parts of Ghana. Overview There were about 220 lumber processors in Ghana at the beginning of the 1990s, but the sector was subject to ...

* Fort Nassau, Ghana *

Fort Prinzenstein Fort Prinzenstein () is a fort located at Keta, Ghana, which was used in the History of slavery, slave trade. Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. Keta served as an open por ...

* Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions *

Founder's Day (Ghana) Founders' Day is a national public holiday observed to commemorate the contributions of all the people, notably the "Big Six" who led the struggle for Ghana's independence. The Founders' Day was formerly called "''Founders' Day"'' with the let ...

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Ga language Ga is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana, in and around the capital Accra, by the Ga people. There are also some speakers in Togo, Benin and western Nigeria. It has a phonemic distinction between three vowel lengths. Classification Ga is a Kw ...

Ga people The Ga-Dangbe, Ga-Dangme, Ga-Adangme or Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group in Ghana, Togo and Benin. The Ga or Gan and Dangbe or Dangme people are grouped as part of the Ga–Dangme ethnolinguistic group. The Ga-Dangmes are one ethnic group that li ...

Gbewaa Palace Gbewaa Palace is the seat of the Yaa Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon. Located at Nayilifong along the Yendi-Saboba road in Yendi, Gbewaa Palace was named after the patriarch of the Mole-Dagbani people of Ghana. In 1896, The Gbewaa palace was burnt do ...

* Genetically modified food in Ghana *

Geography of Ghana Ghana is a West African country in Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea. Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Ghana ...

Geology of Ghana The geology of Ghana is primarily very ancient crystalline basement rock, volcanic belts and sedimentary basins, affected by periods of igneous activity and two major orogeny mountain building events. Aside from modern sediments and some rocks fo ...

Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) is a learned society for the arts and sciences based in Accra, Ghana. The institution was founded in November 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah with the aim to promote the pursuit, advancement and dissemination ...

Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts The Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts (GAFTA) is a private, professional organization dedicated to the advancement of excellence in the art, craft and science of the motion picture industry — film, television and new media. The Academ ...

Ghana Air Force The Ghana Air Force (GHF) is the aerial warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The GHF, along with the Ghana army, Ghanaian army (GA) and Ghana Navy, Ghanaian navy (GN), make up the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghanaia ...

Ghana Airways Ghana Airways Limited was the flag carrier of Ghana, with its main base of operation and hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The airline ceased operations in 2004, although plans were discussed to revive it in 2020 in partnership with ...

Ghana Armed Forces The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the state military organisation of Ghana, consisting of the Army (GA), Navy (GN), and Ghana Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces is the president of Ghana, who is also the supreme military ...

Ghana Army The Ghana Army is the principal land warfare force of Ghana. In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast became independent from the British Empire, the Ghana Regiment, Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West ...

* Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup * Ghana at the FIFA World Cup *

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is the state organization in Ghana involved with surveillance of the use of nuclear energy in Ghana. It is similar in aim to the Ghana Nuclear Society (GNS), with the difference being that the GNS is a ...

Ghana Bar Association The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) is a professional association of lawyers in Ghana, including what used to be called solicitors and barristers but they are now called legal practitioners, as well as magistrates.By convention, all lawyers admitted ...

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established by law in 1968 with a triple mandate as a State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, and a Commercial Broadcaster in Ghana. Headquartered in the capital city, Accra, GBC is funded by g ...

* Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications *

Ghana Civil Service The Ghana Civil Service is the single largest employer in Ghana. History The service was established to replace the Gold Coast Civil Service. The mission of the Civil Service, as stated in the Civil Service Law, 1993 PNDCL 327, “is to assis ...

Ghana Cocoa Board The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is a Ghanaian government-controlled monopsony institution that fixes the buying price for cocoa in Ghana. Farmers are protected from the volatile prices on the world market through the price-fixing. Besides, the hig ...

* Ghana Commercial Bank * Ghana Economic Forum * Ghana Federation of Labour *

Ghana Football Association The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is the sports governing body, governing body of association football in Ghana, based in the capital city, Accra. Founded in 1957 to replace the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast Football Association whi ...

Ghana Football Leagues List of Professional Leagues from Ghana under the Ghana Premier League, Premier League. Division One League The league is divided into three zones with a zone each in the southern, middle and northern sectors of the country. 2020–21 ...

Ghana Freedom ''Ghana Freedom'' was a Ghanaian art exhibition at the 2019 Venice Biennale, an international contemporary art biennial in which countries represent themselves through self-organizing national pavilions. The country's debut pavilion, also know ...

Ghana Health Service The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is a Ghanaian government body established in 1996 as part of the Health Sector Reform of Ghana. The Health Service is under the Ministry of Health (Ghana), Ministry of Health. The health service primarily administers ...

Ghana Immigration Service The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is an agency of the government of Ghana under the Ministry of the Interior. The GIS regulates the examination and authorization of applications for visas, entry, and residence permits in Ghana. Control of forei ...

Ghana Independence Act 1957 The Ghana Independence Act 1957 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted the Gold Coast fully responsible government within the British Commonwealth of Nations under the name of Ghana. The Act received royal assent on 7 F ...

* Ghana Innovation Marketplace *

Ghana Institute of Journalism The University of Media, Arts and Communication- Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), formerly the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), is a public university in Ghana. The University is a merger of the erstwhile Ghana Institute of Journalism, the ...

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...

Ghana International Airlines Ghana International Airlines (GIA) was the national airline of the Republic of Ghana between 2005 and 2010. The airline suspended operations on 13 May 2010. GIA operated scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services. Its main base was Kotok ...

Ghana Journalists Association The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is the umbrella organization to which all journalists in Ghana belong. The current president is Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. Founded in 1949, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has become the umbrella or ...

Ghana Military Academy The Ghana Military Academy is the military academy of the Ghana Armed Forces. It offers basic military training to officer cadets from the Ghana Army, Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force. The academy is based in Teshie in the Greater Accra Region ...

* Ghana National Agricultural Export *

Ghana national cricket team The Ghana national cricket team represents Ghana in men's international cricket. It is an associate member of the International Cricket Council, which it joined as an affiliate member in 2002, and mainly plays matches in Africa Cricket Associa ...

* Ghana National Fire Service *

Ghana national football team The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international Association football, football. The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, t ...

* Ghana National Gas Company *

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is a state agency responsible for the exploration, licensing, and distribution of petroleum-related activities in Ghana. History GNPC is Ghana's National Oil Company (NOC) which was established in ...

Ghana Navy The Ghana Navy (GN) is the naval warfare organizational military branch of the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The Ghanaian Navy, along with the Ghana Army, Ghanaian Army (GA) and Ghana Air Force, Ghanaian Air Force (GHF), make up ...

Ghana News Agency The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is a Ghanaian state-owned news agency that was founded in 1957 by Kwame Nkrumah. Donald Wright, who was seconded by the Reuters News Agency set up the Ghana News Agency and in 1961 President Nkrumah appointed Dr. Good ...

Ghana Oil Company GOIL PLC formerly known as GOIL Company Limited (GOIL) and Ghana Oil Company and also known as GOIL, is a state-owned Ghanaian oil and gas marketing company, formed on 14 June 1960. Currently it holds the place of Ghana's top oil marketing compa ...

Ghana Optometric Association The Ghana Optometric Association (GOA) is the professional body responsible for the development of the optometry profession in Ghana. History The association was formed in 1997 to unite the optometry professionals as well as provide a united fr ...

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is the national port authority of Ghana. Between the 16th and 18th centuries foreign trade in the then Gold Coast was undertaken from about 40 landing points scattered around the Gold Coast. By the 19 ...

Ghana Post Ghana Post (also known as ''Ghana Post Company Limited'') is a government-owned corporation responsible for postal service in Ghana and a member of the West African Postal Conference. The current Managing Director is Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly ...

Ghana Railway Corporation Ghana Railway Company Limited (previously known as the Ghana Railway Corporation) is the company that operates the railways of Transport in Ghana, Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the eff ...

Ghana Regiment The Ghana Regiment is an infantry regiment that forms the main fighting element of the Ghanaian Army (GA). History The regiment was formed in 1879 as the Gold Coast Constabulary, from personnel of the Hausa Constabulary of Southern Nigeria, to p ...

Ghana Road Network Roads in Ghana form a network of varied quality and capacity. Responsibility for the road network differs between trunk and non-trunk routes. Trunk roads, which are the most important roads, are administered by the Ghana Highway Authority, which ...

Ghana School of Law The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only institution responsible for training for law graduates in the Professional Law Course (PLC) programme and the Post-Call Law Course. ...

* Ghana Standards Board *

Ghana Stock Exchange The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is the principal stock exchange of Ghana. The exchange was incorporated in July 1989 with trading commencing in 1990. It currently lists 42 stock, equities (from 37 company, companies) and 2 corporate bonds. All typ ...

Ghana Telecom University College Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) is a public university in Accra, Ghana founded in 2005. The school was formerly known as Ghana Technology University College and Ghana Telecom University College. The change in name to Ghana Comm ...

* Ghana–United States relations * Ghana Water Company Limited * Ghana women's national football team results *

Ghanaian cuisine Ghanaian cuisine refers to the meals of the Ghanaian people. The main dishes of Ghana are centered around starchy staple foods, accompanied by either a sauce or soup as well as a source of protein. The primary ingredients for the vast maj ...

Ghanaian people The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% ...

* Gmayem festival *

God Bless Our Homeland Ghana "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" is the national anthem of Ghana; it was adopted in 1957 when Ghana declared its independence from the United Kingdom. History The music for the national anthem was originally composed by Philip Gbeho and sung to ...

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Gold Coast ackey The ackey was a currency issued for the Gold Coast by the British between 1796 and 1818. It was subdivided into 8 ''takoe'' and was equal to the British halfcrown, i.e., 1 takoe = 3 pence and 1 pound = 8 ackey. The currency consisted of silve ...

Gold Coast (British colony) The Gold Coast was a British Empire, British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that w ...

* Gold Coast Influenza Epidemic * Gold Coast in World War II *

Gold Coast (region) The Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana. Etymology and position The Gold Coast, Sl ...

* Gold Coast Aborigines' Rights Protection Society *

Golden Jubilee House Jubilee House is the presidential palace in Accra that serves as a residence and office to the President of Ghana. Jubilee House is built on the site of a building that was constructed and used for administrative purposes by the British Gold C ...

Golden Stool The Golden Stool ( Ashanti-; full title, Sika Dwa Kofi "the Golden Stool born on a Friday") is the royal and divine throne of kings of the Asante people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante. According to legend, Okomfo Anokye, High Priest ...

Gologo festival The Gologo festival, also known as the Golib festival, is celebrated in the month of March at the end of the dry season before the sewing of the early millet (Ansah, 1997; Allman & Parker, 2005). The Gologo Festival is among the major festiva ...

Gonja language The Gonja language, properly called Ngbanya or Ngbanyito, is a North Guang language spoken by an estimated 230,000 people, almost all of whom are of the Gonja ethnic group of northern Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a ...

Gonja people Gonja (also Ghanjawiyyu, endonym Ngbanya) is a member of the Guan ethnic group that live in Ghana. The Gonja established a kingdom in northern Ghana of the same name, which was founded in 1675 by Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa. Origin The Gonja are a G ...

Government of Ghana The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary elect ...

GSE All-Share Index The principal stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange or GSE is the GSE Composite Index. It was introduced in 2011 with a base value of 1000 points. This index is calculated from the values of each of the market's listings. Market listings Pr ...

* GTV * Gwintinli

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Health in Ghana In Early history of Ghana, precolonial Ghana, infectious diseases were the main cause of morbidity and mortality. The modern history of health in Ghana was heavily influenced by international actors such as Christian missionaries, European coloni ...

Hinduism in Ghana Hinduism was first introduced by Sindhi settlers who migrated to Ghana after India was divided in 1947. It was spread to Ghana actively by Ghana's Hindu Monastery headed by Swami Ghananand SaraswatiHistory of Elmina The documented history of Elmina begins in 1482 with an agreement between the Portuguese navigator Diogo de Azambuja and the ruler of Elmina, called Caramansa by the Portuguese. In it, the Portuguese were allowed to build the Elmina Castle, first ...

History of Ghana The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north ...

History of Kumasi The history of Kumasi dates to the late 17th century when it emerged as the capital of the Ashanti Empire. Although various oral sources differ on the origin of Kumasi, majority agree it emerged as the capital of Ashanti under Osei Kofi Tutu I in ...

History of Ghana (1966–79) The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north ...

Homowo Homowo is a festival celebrated by the Ga people of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. The festival starts at the end of April into May with the planting of crops (mainly millet) before the rainy season starts. The Ga people celebrate Homowo in ...

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Immigration to Ghana Immigration to Ghana is managed by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). Ghana a country located at the western part of the African continent with a population of 28.83 million and gained independence on 6 March 1957. The Ghanaian government has m ...

Independence Arch (Accra) The Independence Arch in Accra, Ghana, is part of the Independence Square which contains monuments to Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Oc ...

Institute of African Studies The Institute of African Studies, on the Anne Jiagee Road on the campus of the University of Ghana at Legon, is an interdisciplinary research institute in the humanities and social sciences. It was established by President Kwame Nkrumah in 1962 to ...

* International rankings of Ghana *

Islam in Ghana Islam was the first Abrahamic religion to arrive in Ghana. Today, it is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Servi ...

Investigative works of Anas Aremeyaw Anas This is a list of investigative works by Ghanaian undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, sorted from most recent date to least recent. June 2019: Torture Home ''"Torture Home, when a man of god abuses children"'' is an investigation an Echoi ...

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Jenini Jenini was a slave camp in Ghana during Samory Toure’s reign c. 1870 - 1895. Archaeological excavations at Jenini began in July 2004, with a goal to better understand the lives of its enslaved occupants. Jenini remains a salient reminder of Afr ...

John Canoe John Canoe, also known as January Conny, (died circa 1725) was the European name given to an Akan warrior from Axim, Ghana. He was a chief of the Ahanta people in the early 18th century, who established a stronghold in the defunct Fort Frederi ...

* Johnsons Air * Jollof derby *

Joy FM (Ghana) Joy FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the media group company Multimedia Group Limited. It is arguably the leading radio station in Ghana that broadcasts in the English language. E ...

* Josephine Oppong Yeboah *

Judiciary of Ghana The Judiciary of Ghana comprises the Superior Courts of Judicature, established under the 1992 Constitution, and the Inferior Courts, established by Parliament. The hierarchy of courts derives largely from British juridical forms. The courts have ...

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Kakum National Park Kakum National Park, located in the coastal environs of the Central Region, Ghana, Central Region of Ghana, covers an area of . Established in 1931 as a reserve, it was gazetted as a national park only in 1992 after an initial survey of avifauna ...

* Kintampo * Kintampo archeological site *

Kintampo District Kintampo District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono East Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989. However on 12 November 2003 (effectively 17 February 20 ...

Kintampo South District Kintampo South District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off to create Kintampo Sou ...

Kintampo North District Kintampo North Municipal District is one of the eleven districts in Bono East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kintampo District on 10 March 1989, until the southern part of the district was split off to create ...

Kintampo waterfalls Kintampo waterfalls is one of Ghana' highest waterfalls located in Bono East. It was formerly known as ''Sanders Falls'' during the colonial days. It is located on the Pumpum river, a tributary of the Black Volta, about north of the Kintamp ...

Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) is a training centre based in Ghana which provides training and research in peacekeeping and peaceoperations. Established in 1998, headed by Maj-Gen. Clayton Yaache, it formally ...

Koforidua Koforidua, also popularly known as K.dua or Koftown and now Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern Region of Ghana. The city has a population of 183,727 people as of 2010. The city is a blend of colonial and moder ...

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) also known as GEE after the name of its contractors Messrs. GEE Walter & Slater in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, is the second-largest hospital in Ghana, and the only tertiary health institution in the ...

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a public teaching hospital established in 1923 and located in the Ablekuma South District in the Accra Metropolitan District of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It is the only public tertiary hospital in th ...

Kotoka International Airport Kotoka International Airport is an international airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The airport is operated by Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), which has its offices on the airport property. Until the upgrading of the Tamale and Ku ...

* Kpalikpakpaza *

Kpanlogo ''Kpanlogo'' is a recreational dance and music form originating from the 1960s among urban youth in Accra, Ghana. Origin It was first played by the Ga ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region, most of whom live in and around the capital city, ...

Kube Cake Kube Cake, also known as Kube Toffee, is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian locally made candy. Ingredient Ingredient, Ingredients used in preparation include coconut, sugar, water and Lemon, lemon juice. Preparation In preparing the candy the sugar ...

Kumasi Academy Kumasi Academy, also known as KUMACA, is a public, senior high school located in Asokore-Mampong, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Asokore-Mampong is the capital of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly and about from the central business distr ...

Kumasi Airport Prempeh I International Airport is an international airport in Ghana serving Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, other regions in the middle belt of Ghana as well as the northern part of Ghana. In 2024, the ...

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (abbreviated as the KMA) is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana. It forms part of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana with Kumasi being its administrative ca ...

Kumasi Sports Stadium Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528. The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also u ...

Kusaal language Kusaal is a Gur language spoken primarily in northern eastern Ghana, and Burkina Faso. It is spoken by about 121,000 people and takes its name from the Kusaal people, or ''Kusasi''. There is a distinctive dialect division between Agole, to the E ...

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. Over the years, the park has attracted visitors from around the world, with an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals who visit to pay h ...

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), commonly known as UST, Tech or Kwame Tech, is a public university located in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana. The university focuses on science and technology. It is the second public uni ...

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Labadi Beach Labadi Beach or ''more properly known as'' La Pleasure Beach is the busiest beach on Ghana's coast. It is one of Accra's beaches and is maintained by the local hotels. Labadi Beach is in a town called La, popularly known as Labadi, near Teshie i ...

* Lamashegu shooting *

Languages of Ghana Ghana is a multilingual country in which about eighty languages are spoken. Of these, English, which was inherited from the colonial era, is the official language and lingua franca. Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan languages, Akan is t ...

Law enforcement in Ghana The Ghana Police Service is the main law enforcement agency in Ghana. It is organized at national level and has a unitary command under the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service, Inspector General of Police (IGP). Although there ...

Legon Legon , a suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, is situated about north-east of the city center in the Ayawaso West Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. ...

LGBT rights in Ghana Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Ghana face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Sexual acts between males have been illegal as "unnatural carnal knowledge" in Ghana since the colonial era. The majori ...

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Liberation Day Monument Liberation Day monument is a monument in Accra, Ghana. It stands in honour of several veterans of the Burma campaign conducted during the Second World War by Commonwealth forces in which the veterans fought for the British Empire The Britis ...

* Lincoln Community School, Accra Ghana *

List of abbreviations in Ghana This is a list of abbreviations commonly used in Ghana and previously in the Gold Coast A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q QUT=Quantity union ...

* List of airlines of Ghana * List of airports in Ghana * List of birds of Ghana * List of bridges in Ghana *

List of castles in Ghana During the colonial period in Ghana, at the time known as the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast, roughly corresponding to the 15th through 19th centuries, European-style coastal forts and castles were built, mostly by the Portuguese people, Portugue ...

List of cities in Ghana This is a list of the cities and towns (i.e. human settlements) in the Republic of Ghana. List of settlements in Ghana by population Gallery Top ten largest metropolitan areas See also * Urban planning in Africa (Ghana) Ref ...

List of Colonial Heads of Ghana This is a list of colonial administrators in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from the start of English presence in 1621 until Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. In addition to the Gold Coast Colony, the governor of the Gold Coast ...

List of diplomatic missions in Ghana This article lists the diplomatic mission in Ghana. The capital Accra currently hosts 70 embassies/high commissions, while Kumasi hosts one consulate. Diplomatic missions in Accra, Ghana Embassies/High Commissions Entries marked with an as ...

* List of Ecological tourist sites in Ghana *

List of festivals in Ghana Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually having backgrounds relating to an occurrence in the history of that culture. Examples of such occurrences have been hunger, migration, purificat ...

List of financial institutions in Ghana Below is a list of commercial banks in Ghana, as updated by the Bank of Ghana in late 2024. List of commercial banks * Absa Bank Ghana Limited, part of Absa Group * Access Bank (Ghana) PLC, part of Access Bank Group * Agricultural Development ...

* List of Ga rulers * List of Ghana governments *

List of Ghana Parliament constituencies This is a list of the 276 constituencies in Ghana that will be contested in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana from December 2024. There were 275 constituencies at the time of the 2020 Ghanaian general election. One more constituency, Gua ...

* List of Ghana prisons *

List of Ghanaian actors A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

List of Ghanaian companies Ghana is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. A multicultural nation, Ghana has a population of approximately 27 ...

* List of Ghana flags * List of Ghanaian musicians * List of Ghanaian novelists * List of Ghanaian poets *

List of Ghanaian politicians The following is a list of Ghanaian politicians, both past and present. __NOTOC__ A * Abavana, Lawrence Rosario * Abdulai, Mohammed Mubarak ''see below'' Ras Mubarak * Albert Abongo * Acheampong, Ignatius Kutu * Addy, Mark Diamond * Aferi, N ...

List of Ghanaian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte ...

* List of Ghanaian records in swimming * List of Ghanaian regional ministers * List of Ghanaian regions by area * List of Ghanaian regions by population *

List of Ghanaians This list of notable Ghanaians includes people who were born in Ghana and people who are of Ghanaian people, Ghanaian ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work. University academics * Mohammed-Sani Abdulai - president ...

List of Ghanaians in the United Kingdom This is a list of notable Ghanaians in the United Kingdom. The person's Ghanaian citizenship and connection to the Republic of Ghana is shown in birthplace and parentheses. References and notes {{Reflist, 30em See also * Ghanaians in the Un ...

* List of Ghanaian women writers * List of Ghanaian writers *

List of governors of the Gold Coast This is a list of colonial administrators in the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from the start of English presence in 1621 until Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. In addition to the Gold Coast Colony, the govern ...

List of heads of state of Ghana This is a list of the heads of state of Ghana, from the independence of Ghana in 1957 to the present day. From 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the Constitution of 1957 was the queen of Ghana, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of oth ...

* List of historical Ghanaian traditional rulers *

List of hospitals in Ghana This is a list of hospitals and health care institutions in Ghana. Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region has 530 health facilities. 170 of these health facilities are operated by the Ghana Health Service; 71 by missions; 281 by private instituti ...

* List of libraries in Ghana * List of lighthouses in Ghana *

List of mammals of Ghana A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

List of museums in Ghana Museums in Ghana are administered by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). The agency's history starts with the establishment of an Ethnographic Museum at Achimota College in 1929. The museum was transferred to the Department of Archaeol ...

List of national parks of Ghana Ghana has a large system of 21 protected areas which include 7 national parks, 6 Resource Reserves, 2 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 1 Strict Nature Reserve and 5 coastal wetlands. National parks * Bia National Park * Bui National Park * Digya Nationa ...

List of newspapers in Ghana This is a list of newspapers in Ghana. In 2007, there were 136 newspapers. Not all papers currently have a website. List of newspapers See also *Media of Ghana * List of radio stations in Ghana *Telecommunications in Ghana *New media in Ghana R ...

* List of people on the postage stamps of Ghana *

List of political parties in Ghana This article lists political party, political parties in Ghana. Ghana has a multi-party system. However, there are two dominant political parties: the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party. ...

List of power stations in Ghana The following page lists power stations in Ghana. Thermal power stations Hydroelectric power stations Solar power stations See also *Electricity in Ghana *List of largest power stations in the world *List of power stations in Africa R ...

* List of radio stations in Ghana *

List of reptiles of Ghana This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Ghana. There are 154 reptile species in Ghana, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable and two are near threatened. This list is derived from the Reptile Databa ...

List of rivers of Ghana This is a list of rivers in Ghana. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Ghana *Bia River *Tano River **Nini River *Ankobra River *Pra River (Ghana), Pra River **Ofin Riv ...

List of road interchanges in Ghana This is a list of notable road interchanges in Ghana by Regions of Ghana, region. The Ako Adjei Interchange was the first interchange to be constructed in Ghana. It was completed in 1999 by the Rawlings government. The Pokuase Interchange is the ...

List of rulers of Asante The is the title for the monarch of the historical Ashanti Empire as well as the Chieftaincy institution (Ghana), ceremonial ruler of the Ashanti people today. The Ashanti royal house traces its line to the Oyoko (clan), Oyoko (an ''Abusua'', ...

List of rulers of Gã (Nkran) This is a list of Kings of Accra, rulers of the Gã State in southern Ghana. Their title was '' Gã Mantse''. See also *Ghana *Accra * Gold Coast References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ga, Rulers Rulers A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale, ...

* Lists of rulers of Ghana * List of rulers of the Akan state of Adanse * List of rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem * List of rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Guan * List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa * List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume *

List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku This is a list of rulers of the Akan (ethnic group), Akan state of Akyem Kotoku. See also

*Akan people *Ghana *Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast *Lists of incumbents {{DEFAULTSORT:Akan State of Akyem Kotoku, Rulers Government of G ...

* List of rulers of the Akan state of Assin Apimenem * List of rulers of the Akan state of Assin Atadanso *

List of rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman List of Rulers of the Akan (ethnic group), Akan state of Bono state, Bono-Tekyiman Bonoman (Bono State) Kings“The divine kingship in Ghana and ancient Egypt” of Mrs Eva Lewin-Richter Meyerowitz. 1960. 49a Redcliffe Road, London S.W. 10. ...

* List of rulers of the Akan state of Denkyira *

List of rulers of the Akan state of Dwaben List of rulers of the Akan state of Dwaben (Juaben) See also *Akan people *Ghana *Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast *Lists of incumbents Source

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* List of rulers of the Akan state of Gyaaman * List of rulers of the Akan states of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman * List of rulers of the Ewe state of Anlo * List of rulers of the Ewe state of Peki * List of rulers of the Fante Confederation * List of rulers of the Northern state of Mamprusi *

List of schools in Ghana This is a list of notable schools in the African country of Ghana. A * Aburi Girls' Senior High School, Aburi, Eastern Region * Accra Academy, in Kaneshie, Greater Accra Region * Adisadel College, in Cape Coast, Central Region * Agg ...

* List of shopping malls in Ghana *

List of universities in Ghana This is a list of universities in Ghana. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, tertiary-level institutions. Small universities (especially private ones) are affiliated to larger ...

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Makola Market Makola Market is a renowned market place and shopping district in the center of the city of Accra, the capital of Ghana. A wide array of products is sold in the markets and its surrounding streets, from car parts to land snails. Dominated by wome ...

* Mankessim Kingdom *

Manufacturing in Ghana Industry in Ghana accounts for about 24.5% of total GDP.CIA World Factbook - Ghana'. CIA World Factbook CIA (Dezember 2021) However, Ghana's industrial production is rising at a 7.8% rate, giving it the 38th fastest growing industrial production ...

* Markets in Ghana *

Media of Ghana The mass media in Ghana, includes television, radio, internet publishing and newspapers. History 19th century The media in the Gold Coast first emerged in the 19th century with the publication of ''The Gold Coast Gazette and Commercial Intel ...

* Mfantsipim Senior High School *

Military of Ghana The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the state military organisation of Ghana, consisting of the Ghana Army, Army (GA), Ghana Navy, Navy (GN), and Ghana Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces is the president of Ghana, who is als ...

Military of the Ashanti Empire The military of the Asante Empire first came into formation around the 17th century AD in response to subjugation by the Denkyira, Denkyira Kingdom. It served as the main armed forces of the empire until it was dissolved when the Ashanti (Crown C ...

Mining industry of Ghana Mining in Ghana is a major contributor to the economy of Ghana, providing about 40% of itforeign exchange earningsas well as about 5.7% of its Gross Domestic Product. Gold dominates the mineral sector, contributing over 90% of total mineral expo ...

MK Airlines MK Airlines Private company limited by shares, Ltd. was a cargo airline from Ghana (registered in the United Kingdom from 2006 onwards, with its headquarters in Hartfield, East Sussex), which was operational between 1990 and 2010, concentratin ...

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Mpre language The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a 120-minute, 60-question, multiple-choice examination designed to measure the knowledge and understanding of established standards related to a lawyer's professional conduct. It w ...

MTN Hitmaker MTN Hitmaker is a television music competition created by MTN Ghana in 2011. The show is available to all amateur musicians living in Ghana or who are habitually residing in Ghana. Since its inception in 2012, the competition has fostered and in ...

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National Archives of Ghana The National Archives of Ghana were located in Accra. The efforts to create an archive started in 1946 and the first Ghanaian chief archivist was J. M. Akita in 1949. The National Archives was replaced by the Public Records and Archives Administrat ...

National Democratic Party (Ghana) The National Democratic Party (NDP) is a Ghanaian political party, founded in October 2012 as a split from the ruling National Democratic Congress. Its first leader was former NDC politician Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, who is also the wife o ...

National Liberation Council The National Liberation Council (NLC) led the Ghanaian government from 24 February 1966 to 1 October 1969. The body emerged from a ''coup d'état'' against the Nkrumah government carried out jointly by the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Arme ...

National Museum of Ghana The National Museum, also known as the National Museum of Ghana, is a museum located in Accra, Ghana. Established in 1957, it is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). ...

* National Pledge of Ghana *

National Redemption Council The National Redemption Council (NRC) was the ruling Ghana military government from 13 January 1972 to 9 October 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I. K. Acheampong, who was thus also the head of state of Ghana. Duration of rule The NRC came into ...

National Service Secretariat (Ghana) Ghanaian students who graduate from accredited tertiary institutions are required under the Constitution of Ghana, constitution to do a one-year national service to the country. ThNational Service Secretariat (NSS)is the Government of Ghana agenc ...

National Symphony Orchestra Ghana The National Symphony Orchestra Ghana (NSO Ghana) is the national symphony orchestra of Ghana. NSO Ghana was founded in 1959 by order of Kwame Nkrumah, and established by Philip Gbeho (who had composed the Ghanaian national anthem in 1957), toget ...

National Theatre of Ghana The National Theatre of Ghana was opened in 1992 in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to spearhead the country's theatre movement by providing a multi-functional venue for concerts, dance, drama and musical performances, screenplays, exhibitions and ...

New Patriotic Party The New Patriotic Party (NPP; ) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Ghana. Since the democratisation of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghanaian ...

News Ghana News Ghana is a Ghanaian independent news portal. Its one of the most visited website in Ghana, with 200,000 average daily visits. History News Ghana formerly known as Spy Ghana started in 2010 as a news blog and became a News Portal in Jan ...

Northerner (Ghana) A Northerner is an unestablished informal term used by the public, especially people of southern Ghana, to refer to Ghanaians who hail from the three northernmost Regions of Ghana namely; the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. Examples ...

Nuclear power in Ghana There is one nuclear reactor in Ghana, the Ghana Research Reactor, located in Accra. In operation since 1994, it is used for research, medical, and industrial purposes, but not for generating electricity. Purpose The Ghana Atomic Energy Commi ...

* Number 12: When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm *

Nzema language Nzema, also known as Nzima or Appolo, is a Central Tano language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Ivory Coast. It is partially intelligible with Jwira-Pepesa and is closely related to Baoulé. Being a Bia l ...

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Odwira festival The Odwira festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Fanteakwa District and Akuapem in the Eastern Region (Ghana), Eastern Region of Ghana. The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh, and Mamfe Akua ...

* Oil reserves in Ghana *

Omo tuo Omo tuo (; "rice balls") is a Ghanaian staple food made with rice. Mostly, "broken rice" or long grain rice broken into smaller pieces is used. It is a Ghanaian version of the Nigerian Hausa people, Hausa staple Tuwon shinkafa, Tuwon Shinkafa, w ...

Opoku Ware Senior High School Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is a public Catholic senior high school for boys, located in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. The school code is 0050110. The school's denominat ...

Optometry in Ghana Optometry is a relatively new field in eye care in Ghana. History Optometry is a new field in the eye care system of Ghana. The Eye Secretariat of Ghana is the Ghana Ministry of Health agency concerned with eye care in the country. Ghana's fi ...

Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana The Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana is an Order (decoration), order created by President John Kufuor of Ghana on 23 June 2008. The award superseded the Order of the Star of Ghana as the highest national decoration. It is to be pr ...

Order of the Star of Ghana The Order of the Star of Ghana is the second-highest award given by the Government of Ghana to any individual who had helped the cause of the country in one way or the other. Recipients of this award are decorated at a state function, chaired by ...

Order of the Volta The Order of the Volta is an order of merit from the Republic of Ghana. It was instituted in 1960 and is awarded to people for their outstanding service to the country.

Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana There are four orders in Ghana: Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Medal for Gallantry and Grand Medal. These were instituted in 1960 as a replacement for the British honours system that was conferred under the British Gold Coast, Gol ...

Osu Castle Osu Castle (also known as Fort Christiansborg or the Castle) is a castle located in Osu, Ghana, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. A substantial fort was built by Denmark-Norway in the 1660s; thereafter, the fort changed owners ...

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Palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...

Palmitic acid Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain. It is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms.Gunstone, F. D., John L. Harwood, and Albert J. Dijkstra. The ...

Panafest The Pan African Historical Theatre Project now known as PANAFEST is a cultural event held in Ghana every two years for Africans and people of African descent. It was first held in 1992. The idea of this festival is to promote and enhance unity, Pan ...

Pan-African Orchestra The Pan-African Orchestra (PAO) is an orchestra using indigenous African traditions and instruments. It was founded as a 48-piece ensemble in 1988 in Accra, Ghana, by Nana Danso Abiam. Abiam died in a motor accident in Accra on 24 December 2014, in ...

* Pan African Writers' Association *

Parliament of Ghana The Parliament of Ghana is the unicameral legislature of Ghana. It consists of 276 members, who are elected for four-year terms in single-seat Electoral district, constituencies using a first-past-the-post voting system. History Legislature, L ...

* Paul Oliver v. Samuel K. Boateng * Pearson Education Limited v Morgan Adzei *

Politics of Ghana Politics of Ghana takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of Ghana is both head of state and head of government, and of a two party system. The seat of government is at Golden J ...

Political systems of the Ashanti Empire The political organization of the historical Asante Empire was characterized by ''stools'' which denoted "offices" that were associated with a particular authority. The Golden Stool was the most powerful of all, because it was the office of the Kin ...

* Poloo * Polygamy in Ghana * Port Francqui incident *

Postage stamps and postal history of Ghana This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ghana, known as the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast before independence. Ghana is located in West Africa, borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to th ...

Prayer camps Prayer camps are religious alternative medicine institutions that are used for treatment of a variety of ailments in Ghana, and Togo. Purported treatment methods including beatings, forced starvation and other various forms of torture are commonly ...

Prempeh College Prempeh College is a public secondary boarding school for boys located in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The school was founded in 1949 by the Asanteman traditional authority, the British Colonial Government, the Metho ...

Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC, Legon) is a secondary boarding school for boys. It is located in Legon, Accra, Ghana. It was founded in 1938, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Presbyterian Church of the Gold C ...

President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is John Mahama, who won the 2024 presidential elect ...

Prime Minister of Ghana The prime minister of Ghana was the head of government of Ghana from 1957 to 1960 and again from 1969 to 1972. History of the office The country's first leader and prime minister was Kwame Nkrumah Francis Kwame Nkrumah (, 21 Septemb ...

Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party (PP) was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969–1972). In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats. The party was co-founded in 1969 by Kofi Abrefa Busia, who was b ...

* Property Law in Ghana *

Public holidays in Ghana There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays in Ghana, a sub-Saharan country in Africa. The primary National holiday is Independence Day, which is on 6 March. It is a National Day and is set to honor the memory of Ghana's ...

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Alex Quaison-Sackey Alex Quaison-Sackey (9 August 1924 – 21 December 1992) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served during the first and third republics. He was the first black African to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly. Early life and edu ...

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Regional hospitals of Ghana Ghana, since it independence from the United Kingdom, British on 6 March 1957, has made great strides towards improving its health care facilities and the services offered in them. The Ghana Health Service, the health policy implementer of the Minis ...

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Regions of Ghana The regions of Ghana are the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. As of 2020, there are 16 regions, which are further divided for administrative purposes into 260 local Districts of Ghana, metropo ...

Registration of Intellectual Property in Ghana Registration of intellectual property in Ghana is key to safeguarding one's intellectual efforts from infringement. Intellectual property law of Ghana encompasses intellectual property (IP) laws in Ghana, such as laws governing copyright, patent, ...

Religion in Ghana Christianity is the largest religion in Ghana, with 71.3% of the population belonging to various Christian denominations as of 2021 census. Islam is practised by 19.9% of the total population. According to a report by the Pew Research, 51% of Mu ...

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Roman Catholicism in Ghana The Catholic Church in Ghana is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. According to the 2021 census, approximately 10% of the population is Catholic. The country is divided into 20 dioceses inc ...

Rugby union in Ghana Rugby union in Ghana, and its predecessor the Gold Coast is a minor but growing sport with a long history. Governing body The Ghana Rugby Football Union is the governing body for the sport. The Current President of the Union is Gifty Annan Myers ...

Rulers of Ghana This is a list of rulers and office-holders of Ghana. Heads of state * List of heads of state of Ghana Colonial governors * List of governors-general of Ghana *List of governors of the Gold Coast *List of colonial governors of the Danish Gold Co ...

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* Salt industry in Ghana * St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) * St. Barbara Catholic Church * St. Francis Girls' Senior High School, Jirapa *

Schools in Ghana A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of fo ...

* Scouting in Ghana *

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium The Sekondi Sports Stadium (also known as Essipong Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sekondi Hasaacas FC. Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium hosted some ...

* Shai Hills *

Shai Hills Resource Reserve Shai Hills Resource Reserve is a resource reserve located in Doryumu in the Shai Osudoku District all in the Greater Accra Region of southern Ghana. It lies along the Tema-Akosombo Highway some 57 km from Accra. History The protected a ...

* Skin lightening in Ghana *

SSNIT The Social Security and National Insurance Trust is an agency of the government of Ghana. Its job description, according to itwebsite is to administrate the National Pension Scheme. In so doing, the trust owns major amounts of stock in Ghana's ...

* Social conduct in Ghana * Solar Wash *

Spirit children Spirit child is a Ghanaian term for a disabled child who is believed to possess magical powers that cause misfortune. Disability in Ghana is greatly stigmatized and very often the only way considered socially acceptable to treat disabled children ...

* Spoken word in Ghana * Sports in Ghana * Sprite Ball Championship * Street children in Ghana * Suame Magazine, Kumasi * Sunyani Airport *

Supreme Military Council (Ghana) The Supreme Military Council (SMC) was the ruling government of Ghana from 9 October 1975 to 4 June 1979. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship. SMC I and II The period of t ...

Sustainable Development Goals and Ghana The Sustainable Development Goals and Ghana describes how the Sustainable Development Goals are being implemented in Ghana. The SDGs are also known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are a set of seventeen global goals for 169 sp ...

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Tabom people The Agudas or Tabom are the Afro-Brazilian community in the south of Benin, Togo and Ghana who are mostly of Yoruba descent. The Tabom People are an Afro-Brazilian community of former enslaved peoples who returned to Africa (Ghana). When they a ...

Tain River Tain River is a river, which flows through Jaman North District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is a tributary of the Black Volta, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. References Rivers of Ghana Brong-Ahafo Region {{Ghana-ri ...

Takoradi Airport Takoradi Airport is an airport in Sekondi-Takoradi, a city and capital of Western Region southern Ghana. It is the fourth busiest airport in Ghana, with 124,930 passengers in 2024. History Second World War: Takoradi air route During World W ...

Tamale Airport Tamale International Airport is an airport serving Tamale, a city in the Northern Region of Ghana. It was established in December 1940 serving as the landing of military troops during the World War II. It is the third international airport i ...

Tamale Stadium The Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, formerly Tamale Sports Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Tamale, Ghana, mostly used for football matches as well as a place for hosting events and serves as the home stadium of Real Tamale United, Tamale Cit ...

Tano River The Tano or Tanoé River ( French: ''Rivière Tano'') is a river in Ghana. It flows for 400 kilometres from a town called Traa, a suburb of Techiman, the capital town of Bono East Region of the Republic of Ghana to Ehy Lagoon, Tendo Lagoon and fin ...

Telecommunications in Ghana Telecommunications in Ghana include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Telecommunications is the main economic sector of Ghana according to the statistics of the World Bank due to the Ghana liberal policy around ...

Telephone numbers in Ghana The Ghana telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in Ghana. It is regulated by the National Communications Authority, which holds responsibility for telecommunications. Since 1 May 2010, all fixed-line numb ...

Tema Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most p ...

Tema Development Corporation Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most popul ...

Time in Ghana The western African country Ghana observes a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; UTC+00:00). Ghana shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa where it was formerly known as Wester ...

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Tourism in Ghana Tourism in Ghana is regulated by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture. This ministry is responsible for the development and promotion of tourism related activities in Ghana. Tourist attractions and statistics Tourist arrivals to Ghana ...

Trade unions in Ghana Trade unions in Ghana first emerged in the 1920s and have played an important role in the country's economy and politics ever since. Pre-independence The first industrial action in Ghana - at the time still the British colony Gold Coast - was a ...

* Trades Union Congress of Ghana * Transportation in Ghana * Treaty of Fomena *

Twi Twi (; ) is the common name of the Akan literary language of Asante and Akuapem. Effectively, it is a synonym for 'Akan' that is not used by the Fante people. It is not a linguistic grouping, but more of a common name used by inland Akans as ...

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United Party (Ghana) The United Party was the main opposition party in the First Republic of Ghana. It was the only opposition party throughout its existence from 1957 until 1964 when Ghana became a one party state. Formation After Ghana attained its independence on ...

University for Development Studies The University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale was established in 1992 as a multi-campus institution. It is the fifth public university to be established in Ghana. This deviates from the usual practice of having universities with c ...

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two ...

University of Education, Winneba The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is a university in Winneba, Central Region of Ghana. It was established in 1992 by a government ordinance (PNDC Law 322) and with a relationship with the University of Cape Coast. Its main aim is to ...

University of Energy and Natural Resources The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR; ) is a public-funded university in Ghana, that was established by an Act of the Parliament of Ghana, Act 830, 2011 on December 31, 2011. The university is a public funded national institution ...

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

University of Ghana Medical School The University of Ghana Medical School also UGMS is the medical school of Ghana's first public research institution, the University of Ghana. It is currently located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The medical school was first plann ...

University of Health and Allied Sciences The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is a public university located at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. UHAS is one of the youngest public universities in Ghana. Its operation started in September 2012, when the first batch of 15 ...

University of Mines and Technology The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) is a public university located at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. History UMaT was first established as the Tarkwa Technical Institute in 1952. In 1961, the university was changed to the ...

University of Professional Studies The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) formerly known as the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), is a public university in Ghana. The main campus is located in Accra. UPSA is the first university in Ghana to provide both academ ...

Ussher Fort Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur, and is two days' march from Elmina and to the east of Accra on a rocky point between two lagoons. It was one of three forts that Europeans built in the ...

UTAG strike 2022 The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) called on its members to engage in an indefinite strike on January 10, 2022. The UTAG stated that this action is due to "worsening conditions of service" without sufficient response from the e ...

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Vice-President of Ghana The vice president of Ghana is the second-highest officer in the Government of Ghana. The vice president, together with the President of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four-year term in office. The vice- ...

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Volta Aluminum Company Volta Aluminum Company, known as VALCO, is an aluminium company based in Tema, Greater Accra Region founded by Kaiser Aluminum and now wholly owned by the government of Ghana. History VALCO was a joint venture with Kaiser Aluminum and ALCOA, ma ...

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

Volta River The Volta River (, , ) is the main Drainage system (geomorphology), river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso Department, Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The three main part ...

Volta River Authority The Volta River Authority (VRA) is the main generator and supplier of electricity in Ghana. They are also responsible for the maintenance of the hydro power supply plant. Establishment The VRA was established by the Volta River Development Act, ...

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Waist beads Waist beads is a type of jewelry worn around the waist or on the hips originating from West Africa, they are traditionally worn by women as a symbol of beauty, sexuality, femininity, fertility, well-being or maturity. Waist beads was commonly ma ...

War of the Golden Stool The War of the Golden Stool, also known as the Yaa Asantewaa War, the Third Ashanti Expedition, the Ashanti Uprising, or variations thereof, was a campaign in 1900 during the series of conflicts between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire ...

* Water privatisation in Ghana *

Water supply and sanitation in Ghana The water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana is a sector that is in charge of the supply of healthy water and also improves the sanitation of water bodies in the country. In Ghana, the drinking water supply and sanitation sectors face a num ...

* W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture *

Wesley College, Kumasi Wesley College of Education is a teacher education college in Kumasi, Ashanti Region in Ghana. It was initially established for the training of teachers, catechists and ministers. It was founded by the Methodist Church, located between New Tafo ...

Wesley Girls' High School Wesley Girls' High School (WGHS) is an educational institution for girls in Cape Coast in the Central Region, Ghana, Central region of Ghana. It was founded in 1836 by Harriet Wrigley, the wife of a Methodist Church in Singapore, Methodist minis ...

West Africa West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...

* Whispering Rocks and Shrines of Tongo *

Women's football in Ghana Ghana is traditionally a powerhouse of African Football but the sport is believed to be dying due to lack of corporate sponsorship. Although popular amongst girls, many experience prejudice and discrimination. Domestic football After several ...

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Yaa Asantewaa Yaa Asantewaa I (184017October 1921) was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, now part of modern-day Ghana. She was appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu. In 1900, she led the Ashanti ...

Yaa Asantewaa Festival The Yaa Asantewaa Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Ejisu, Ejisu Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is usually celebrated in the month of August. The Yaa Asantewaa festival was founded by t ...

* Yaa Asantewaa War