Before Columbus sailed to the New World and before Europe reached their "Enlightenment Era" two significant kingdoms flourished on the west coast of what some refer to as the motherland: Africa. The name of these two mighty states are Ghana and Mali. Ghana was the first West African state of which their was any record. After the downfall near the end of the eleventh century‚ Mali rose up to take their place as the economic‚ religious‚ and cultural hub of West Africa. These two states
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Ghana 50 Years On Assess whether life in Ghana is improving and what issues it faces for the future Speaking for the Ghanaian Government; Frank Agyekum‚ ‘Ghana has done well’ he says. ‘Ghana is a thriving democracy with a stable economy’ he claims. ‘Kids got to school and are fed’‚ but the crowd does not agree. A graduate‚ Samuel Ablakwa‚ explains that children are ‘still on the streets hawking’ and people have to pay for uniforms and textbooks. He also contests prosperity saying ‘I’m still carrying
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The Economic Development of Ghana Ghana is an African country located on the western side of Africa. Its neighbors are Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ the Atlantic Ocean to the south‚ and Cote D’Ivoire to the west. It has a population of 18‚100‚ 703 and a population density of 197 people per square mile. Ghana is 92‚098 square miles and English is its official language. The capital city of Accra has around 1‚ 673‚000 people residing in it. There are the physical statistics‚ now onto
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RUNNING HEAD: The Culture Briefing of Ghana The Culture Briefing of Ghana Ghana‚ formerly the British colony of the Gold Coast‚ assumes a special prominence as the first African country to acquire independence from European rule. Ghanaian politicians marked this important transition by replacing the territory ’s colonial label with the name of a great indigenous civilization of the past. While somewhat mythical‚ these evocations of noble origins‚ in combination with a rich
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Brief History Modern Ghana takes its name from the ancient kingdom of Ghana that flourished‚ north of the present day state‚ between the 4th and 11th centuries A.D. The history of Ghana‚ however‚ dates back ever further to the Sudanic empires of West Africa that controlled the trade in gold and salt to and from the Trans-Saharan trade routes. In later Ghana history Portuguese came in search of gold‚ which they found in abundance. The Portuguese soon began to build several forts along what became
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Chronicle Daily Graphic Daily Guide District News Ghana News Agency Ghanaian Times Ghana Review Government News Joy Online Peace FM Radio XYZ The Statesman More Newsmedia Other Media allAfrica BBC-Africa News Feature Article of Wednesday‚ 2 November 2005 Columnist: Azindow‚ Yakubu Why Ghana Opted For SAP Email this Share This Print This Comments (0) « Prev Next » Ghana?s Decision To Implement Structural Adjustment Program (Sap)‚ 1982-1992. Ghana?s interaction with the IMF and the World Bank
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Theme: ―Sustaining Confidence in the Future of the Ghanaian Economy‖ REPUBLIC OF GHANA BUDGET SPEECH BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY of the GOVERNMENT OF GHANA for the 2013 FINANCIAL YEAR Parliament On th Tuesday‚ 5 March‚ 2013 PRESENTED TO SETH E. TERKPER Minister for Finance On the Authority Of the H.E PRESIDENT JOHN D. MAHAMA 1 Theme: ―Sustaining Confidence in the Future of the Ghanaian Economy‖ INTRODUCTION 1. Mr. Speaker‚ I beg to move that this
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History of Ghana The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. Around 300 A.D.‚ a new and powerful kingdom emerged in West Africa. This kingdom was known as Ghana. Between 300 and 1200 A.D.‚ Ghana controlled the export of salt and gold. They were also able to prosper from the collection of taxes on the many merchant caravans that traveled through their territory as they brought goods from one area to another. Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast. The name was changed
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The Public Service of Ghana is a juggernaut which has to pay about 470‚205 employees under a novel and encyclopaedic remuneration system known as the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS). The Ghana Universal Salary Structure (GUSS)‚ the predecessor of the SSSS‚ was instituted in 1997 to address anomalies‚ disparities‚ distortions and inequities in the public pay structure. The GUSS was touted as the first holistic public sector pay reform. Before the GUSS‚ there existed public pay review
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transformation which children undergo in Ghanaian culture. The most well preserved puberty rites are the Dipo (pictured) of the Krobo ethnic group and the Bragoro of the Ashanti’s. These ceremonies mark the entry of young women into adulthood. In Ghana only a small section of ethnic groups usually found in the northern parts of the country have initiation rites for men and where they occur they are done in secret and not given as much prominence as that for young women. In the Akan culture women
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