Ghana

Liberia Near Peace Accord (August 18, 2003)
...opped a condition that had threatened to scuttle the peace talks in Accra, Ghana. The rebel group, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, y...
'Mass Graves Emptied' as Darfur Probe Begins (November 10, 2004)
...rcia-Sayan of Peru, Hina Gilani of Pakistan and Therese Striggner-Scott of Ghana. African Union mediators, meanwhile, held talks with government and reb...
Protest Storm Gathers Over Sao Tome Coup (July 16, 2003)
...nts awoke to the sound of gunshots. South Africa, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Ghana joined the chorus of criticism. With additional reporting by Irwin Ar...
A New Voice in Shaping Africa's Future (July 17, 2002)
... such as Botswana, Benin, Cape Verde, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mauritius – then there is a foundation on which to...
Liberia Truce Near Collapse as Rebels Advance on Monrovia (June 25, 2003)
...ire was agreed between rebels and Mr Taylor's government at peace talks in Ghana last week, although disagreements quickly emerged over a timetable set for...
US Suspends $47m in Aid Over Int'l Criminal Court Dispute (July 2, 2003)
...tswana, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Honduras, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nigeria, Panama, Romania, Seneg...
Guns For Hire Thrive in Africa (March 15, 2004)
...ound, which is often times a very difficult political decision." So, in Ghana, Ivory Coast, and elsewhere, private firms are training militaries to beco...
America's Empire of Bases (January 15, 2004)
...ook over, backed by our country and France); and in West Africa — Senegal, Ghana, Mali, and Sierra Leone (even though it has been torn by civil war since 1...
An Interview With Gene Sharp (July 9, 2003)
...p a list which I think went up to 65 and took it to a conference in Accra, Ghana. People there were absolutely fascinated by this list. Someone asked: H...

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Ghana

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The Republic of Ghana is a nation of western Africa. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the British Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and the banning of political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was approved in 1992.

Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has twice the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance. Gold, timber, and cocoa production are major sources of foreign exchange. The domestic economy continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 40% of GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders. In 1995-97, Ghana made mixed progress under a three-year structural adjustment program in cooperation with the IMF. On the minus side, public sector wage increases and regional peacekeeping commitments have led to continued inflationary deficit financing, depreciation of the cedi, and rising public discontent with Ghana's austerity measures.

The capital is Accra.

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From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website. Not Wikified.

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