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Business in the Republic of Ghana, Accra, Cape Coast, Master in Foreign Trade

Ghana (the first African colony to obtain its Independence) is a West African country (Gulf of Guinea)

1. Ghanaian population: 29 million inhabitants
2. The capital of Ghana is Accra (2.2 million people)
3. Ghana has significant oil reserves
4. Ghana is the second African gold producer
5. Ghana has a universal health system
6. Currency of Ghana is the Ghanaian Cedi
7. Ghana share borders with Burkina Faso (West-Centre, South-Centre and South-West regions), Ivory Coast and Togo (Kara region); the three countries are Francophone.

More information: Business in Ghana, at EENI Business School & HA University Website.

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The official language of Ghana is English (67% of the population)

1. Ghana is an observer country of the International Organisation of La Francophonie

African languages of Ghana:

1. Asante (Akuapem Twi, Asante Twi, Fanti): one of the main languages of Ghana (48% of the population)
2. Ewe
3. Fanti
4. Abron
5. Hausa
6. Wale (Daggare)
7. Dangme
8. Ga
9. Gonja
10. Kasem
11. Nzema
12. Sokodé

1. Total Ghanaian area: 238,540 square kilometres
2. Calling code of Ghana: 233
3. Country code top-level domain: .gh

1. Kwame Nkrumah (pan-Africanist and African leader, Africanisation concept of administration, 1909-1972)
2. The Nobel Peace Prize and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Atta Annan, was born in Kumasi (Ghana) on April 8, 1938

The Ghanaian Historian Albert Adu Boahen Kwadwo (Colonialism in Africa and African contemporary history)

Regions of the Republic of Ghana

The Republic of Ghana is composed of ten regions, each region is divided into districts. The regions of Ghana are (County capital):

1. Ashanti (Kumasi/2 million inhabitants)
2. Brong Ahafo (Sunyani)
3. Central (Cape Coast)
4. Upper East Region (Bolgatanga)
5. Greater Accra (Accra)
6. North (Tamale)
7. Western (Sékondi-Takoradi)
8. Eastern (Koforidua)
9. Upper West Region (Wa)
10. Volta (Ho)

Economic Integration Organisations (Ghana)

1. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
2. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
3. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

1. African Development Bank
2. African Union
3. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
4. Economic Commission for Africa

Logistics and transport in Ghana

The main ports of Ghana are the ports of Tema and Takoradi

Port of Tema:

1. 85% of Ghanaian International Trade
2. To 30 kilometres from East of Accra

Port of Takoradi

1. Distances from the Port of Takoradi to:
   1. Accra: 225 kilometres
   2. Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast): 300 kilometres
2. Gateway to Mali and Burkina Faso

Access to the Railway loop: Benin-Niger-Burkina Faso-Ivory Coast

Route: Niamey (Niger), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Ghana

Access to the Dakar-Lagos Corridor

Religion in Ghana:

1. Christianity: 71% of Ghanaian population
2. Islam: 17%
3. African Traditional Religions

Min Ghanaian ethnicities:

1. Akans: 47% of the population of Ghana, 11,5 millions in Ghana (8,5 in Ivory Coast)
   1. Akans traditional clothing is the pagne kita (kenté) (kenté)
   2. Akans groups: Bron, Ashanti, Baoulé, Agni, Appolo, Attié, Abbey, Abidji, Adioukrou, Alladian, Abouré, Ebrié, Avikam, Tchokossi, Akuapem, Denkyira, Fanti
2. Mole-Dagbani (Dagombas): 17%
3. Ewe: 14%
4. Ga-Dangme: 7%
5. Lobi (North-East, Mossi Diaspora)
6. Senufo

Ewe Fetish (African Art Exhibition: “The Animal, A Sacred Symbol”)

Higher Education in Ghana

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