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ETV Ghana


e.tv Ghana also known as ETV Ghana is a free-to-air terrestrial television network broadcasting 24-hours a day from Accra since its launch in October 2009. As of December 2011 it will also commence terrestrial transmissions in Kumasi. Beyond Accra and Kumasi, it is available via satellite on First Digital TV and SMART TV. The TV station was born of a partnership between Global Media Alliance (GMA) and Sabido Group, parent company of e.tv, the largest English-medium channel in South Africa. e.tv Ghana operates under Global
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Ghana–India relations


Ghana is home to a growing indigenous Hindu population that today numbers 13,000 families. Hinduism first came to Ghana only in the late 1940s with the Sindhi traders who migrated here following India's Partition. It has been growing in Ghana and neighbouring Togo since the mid-1970s when an African Hindu monastery was established in Accra. Trade between India and Ghana amounted to US$818 million in 2010-11 and is expected to be worth US$1 billion by 2013. Ghana imports automobiles and buses from India and companies like Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland
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David Anumle Hansen


Rear Admiral David Animle Hansen (17 May 1923 – 28 January 2008) was the first Ghanaian to be appointed Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy. David Hansen trained at the Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School in the United Kingdom. In earlier years he had attended Accra Academy and upon completion had worked briefly for Ghana Post . On the completion of his training, Hansen was commissioned into the Ghana army. When the Ghana Navy was established on 29 July 1959, its first head was D. A. Foreman, a retired British
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Ghana–Israel relations


Ghana–Israel relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Ghana and Israel. Ghana has an embassy in Ramat Gan, Israel, and Israel has an embassy in Accra. An Israeli consulate was established in Ghana in 1956, prior to independence. Ghana was the first country from Black Africa to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. In April 1959, Israel, with help from India, supervised the establishment of the Ghana Air Force. A small Israeli team also trained aircraft maintenance personnel and radio technicians at the Accra-based
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National Cadet Corps (Ghana)


/ref Current form: 2002 – present The National Cadet Corps Ghana (NCCG) of Ghana is an amalgamation of Army (GA), Navy (GN), Air Force (GHF), Police (GPS) and the Fire (GNFRS) Cadets in Ghana. It came into establishment in 1954 under the ministry of education, with its current form and organization being establish in 2002, under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The Cadet Corps of Ghana, was first established in 1954 at the Ghana Secondary Technical School (
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Ghana


and established the nation of Ghana. On 6 March 1957 at 12 am. Nkrumah declared Ghana's establishment and autonomy. On 1 July 1960, following the Ghanaian constitutional referendum, 1960 and Ghanaian presidential election, 1960 Nkrumah declared Ghana as a republic as the first President of Ghana. 6 March is the nation's Independence Day and 1 July is now celebrated as Republic Day. At the time of independence Nkrumah declared, "My first objective is to abolish from Ghana poverty, ignorance, and disease. We shall measure our
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China–Ghana relations


Sino-Ghanaian relations refer to the current and historical relationship between the Republic of Ghana and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Relations between the two countries date back to 1960 when the countries first established diplomatic relations. Since then Ghana has provided substantial diplomatic support to the PRC with the PRC reciprocating with material support for Ghana's development. In the 1960s President Nkrumah lobbied for the PRC's reinstatement in the United Nations. Nkrumah also supported the PRC during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. After the Nkrumah
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Foreign relations of India


to eight thousand Indians and Persons of Indian Origin living in Ghana today with some of them having been there for over 70 years. Ghana is home to a growing indigenous Hindu population that today numbers 3000 families. Hinduism first came to Ghana only in the late 1940s with the Sindhi traders who migrated here following India's Partition. It has been growing in Ghana and neighbouring Togo since the mid-1970s when an African Hindu monastery was established in Accra. The bilateral relations between India and Ivory Coast have expanded considerably in recent years as India
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Telecommunications in Ghana


a large number of privately owned radio stations. Multiple international broadcasters and several cable and satellite TV subscription services were also available. In 2010, there were 140 authorised radio stations with 84 in operation and 32 authorised television stations with approximately 26 in operation. Television broadcasters include First Digital TV (ATV, BTA, FAITH TV, CHANNEL D, STAR TV, FTV, SPORTS 24, CINIMAX, PLANET KIDZ) TV Africa, Metro TV, TV3, GTV, GH One TV and Viasat 1. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (
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Ghana national football team


mining corporations Ashanti Goldfields Corporation and Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), which had been sponsoring the Black Stars since 2005. On 28 August 2013, Ghana Football Association (GFA) launched a TV channel and named GFA TV, thus becoming the first football association on the African continent to launch its own TV network. The channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the Black Stars' matches. In November 2013, the Black Stars signed a 2013–2015 CN¥30.6 million (US$5 million) and an additional classified multi-million private
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Emmanuel Arthur


Emmanuel J.K Arthur is a Ghanaian journalist who was awarded the Ghana Journalists Association Television News Reporter of the year in 2006. Arthur holds a master's degree in Media Management, a bachelor's degree in Fine Art,; Diploma in Journalism and Certificate in Investigative Journalism from the World Bank Institute in Washington DC. Arthur worked with the TV3 television network in Ghana as the head of the Political and Governance Department as well as a news editor with the Multimedia Group. He led the establishment of OBE TV in Ghana and became its
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Miss Malaika Ghana


Miss Malaika Ghana is a beauty pageant, reality show which first aired in Ghana in 2003. The show is produced by Charter House Productions and airs on Ghana television station TV3 as well as DSTV channel Africa Magic. The pageant is produced as a 12- to 13-week reality show. It was the first beauty pageant show to be aired as a reality series in Ghana. From the conception of the show 2002, it has been presented to the audience as a reality TV show which allows for the viewers to vote for their favorite
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Akosua Addai Amoo


Akosua was born on the 4 December 1990 in Accra the capital of Ghana. She attended Kiddy Gram Montessori and for primary and junior secondary school Alsyd Academy. After her Basic Education Certificate Examination exam she gained admission to Wesley Girls’ High School. Akosua has a BA in Political Science from the University of Ghana. Akosua's career as a sports broadcaster started when she was 19 years old in 2010 before gaining admission to University of Ghana. She interned at Metro TV and was production assistant for the TV's 2010 FIFA World
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Ghana–India relations


India-Ghana relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between India and Ghana. As members of the Commonwealth, India maintains a High Commission in Accra and Ghana has its High Commission in New Delhi. India opened a consulate in Accra in 1953 and established full-fledged diplomatic relations with Ghana immediately after its independence in 1957. The Indian High Commission in Accra is also concurrently accredited to Burkina Faso, Togo and Sierra Leone. Ghana established its High Commission in New Delhi after its independence. The first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah and
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Ghana Institute of Journalism


The Ghana Institute of Journalism is a Public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board. The Ghana Institute of Journalism was established on 16 October 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah had a vision to train a patriotic cadre corps of journalists to play an effective role in the emancipation of the African continent hence established the Ghana Institute of Journalism. The school was formally called School of Journalism which was a department at the Accra Technical Institute now Accra Polytechnic. The school had
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Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong


to the development of Ghana not only as teachers, but also as economists, politicians, lawyers, bankers, industrialists, journalists and clergymen. The College contributed to the staffing of the University of Ghana when it was established in 1948.Over eighty percent of the Moderators of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (including the present E.P. Moderator) were trained at P.T.C. The first principal of the college was the Basel missionary, the Rev. Johannes Christian Dieterle. A similar teacher-catechist seminary at Christiansborg, started by the
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation


attainment of independence in 1957, the Gold Coast was renamed Ghana and the GCBS became Ghana Broadcasting System (GBS). The legislation that basically set up GBC as an establishment was National Liberation Council Degree number 226 (NLCD266) of 1968. GBC operates GTV (a channel for events that matter most to Ghanaians), which is broadcast nationwide on analogue terrestrial platform. Additionally, GBC runs five digital channels namely, GTV Sports+ (a channel for sports), GBC 24 (a 24-hour news TV channel) and GTV Life
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Caroline Sampson


Caroline Sampson (born 2nd August 1984), is a Ghanaian radio presenter, TV show host, a compere and a voice over artist best known for her TV and Radio commercials. She began her career in the media in 2005 when she ended up as a finalist in the third edition of the Ghanaian reality TV pageant Miss Malaika Ghana. Aside the TV and radio presenting, Caroline has hosted reality TV shows, corporate events and other movie premiers and album launches. She was the first anglophone African and Ghanaian to win the
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Ghana–Kenya relations


conditions for doing business and increasing the volume of trade between the two countries as well as increasing overall intra-African trade. Notable trade enhancement dvelopments between both countries have taken off with the establishment of the Kenya Trade Expo Ghana. The Kenya Trade Expo in Ghana is fostered by the Trade Agreements signed between Ghana and Kenya, by then president John Mahama of Ghana and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. The first Annual Kenya Trade Expo in Ghana took place in 2015, attracting a crowd of emerging and established business people, government and
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Regions of Ghana


The regions of Ghana constitute the first level of subnational government administration within the Republic of Ghana. There are currently sixteen regions, further divided for administrative purposes into 216 local districts. The former ten regional boundaries were officially established in 1987, when the Upper West Region was inaugurated as the state's newest administrative region. Although the official inauguration was in 1987, the Upper West Region had already functioned as an administrative unit since the break-up of the Upper Region in December 1982, prior to the 1984 national census. The
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Alan John Kyerematen


the United States; Coordinating Government’s re-negotiation of the Westel agreement with Western Wireless and Valco Agreement with Kaiser Aluminium Company coordinating the implementation of the first Investment Forum in the United States to showcase the economic potential of each of the 10 regions of Ghana Establishment of the first web-based Ghana Skills Bank, a database designed to facilitate access to Ghanaian professionals and experts worldwide. Initiated plans for the establishment of a Ghana Cultural Centre in the United of States. Developed an “Operation Save Your Schools Programme” for Ghana
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James Barnor


Ghana's Independence ceremony in March 1957), as well as boxing champion Roy Ankrah. At the same time as freelancing, Barnor became the first staff photographer employed by the "Daily Graphic" newspaper when it was established in Ghana in 1950 by Cecil King of the London Daily Mirror Group. Barnor also sold photographs to other publications, notably the South African magazine "Drum", which covered news, politics and entertainment, and with whom he established an ongoing relationship, using the magazine's Fleet Street office as his base
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Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana


Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana, commonly known as Agricultural Development Bank or ADB, is a government-owned development and commercial bank in Ghana. The bank is the first development finance institution established by the Government of Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator. ADB was established in 1965, by Act of Parliament to meet the banking needs of the Ghanaian agricultural sector in a profitable manner. Before its current name, the bank was known as the Agricultural Credit and
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Ghana Institution of Surveyors


The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) was established on 28 February 1969. It is the leading source of professional advice on Landed Property and Construction in Ghana. It was established out of the Ghana Branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors following a resolution during the annual general meeting in 1969. Members of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Licensed Surveyors Association practising in Ghana at the time were also incorporated at the beginning. The first President of the institution was Harry Sawyerr. He was re-elected at the annual
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Ghana Cocoa Board


to assist cocoa farmers by establishing a Marketing Board. In 1940, the government established the West African Produce Control Board to purchase cocoa under guaranteed prices from all West African countries. It operated throughout World War II and was dissolved in 1946. The first attempt to regulate market value and production was in 1947 through the Ghana Marketing Board, which dissolved in 1979 and was reconciled into Ghana Cocoa Board also called "Cocobod" "." The Ghana Marketing Board was established by ordinance in 1947 with the sum of 27 million Ghanaian
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Efua Sutherland


husband in the establishment of a school in the Transvolta area. When the Gold Coast became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957, Efua Sutherland organised the Ghana Society of Writers (later the Association of Ghana Writers), which in 1960 brought out the first issue of the literary magazine "Okyeame", of which she eventually became editor. Sutherland experimented creatively with storytelling and other dramatic forms from indigenous Ghanaian traditions. Her plays were often based on traditional stories, but also borrowed from Western literature, transforming African folktale conventions into
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Alan John Kyerematen


Gates (Microsoft Corporation), John F. Kennedy Jr., and others. Kyerematen was appointed Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S. when the N.P.P came into office in 2001. As Head of Ghana’s Diplomatic Mission to the United States of America, he was considered the NPP Government’s top foreign envoy and performed with distinction over the 18-month duty tour, and his significant achievements include: Establishment of the US-Ghana Economic Council, a high-level advocacy and advisory group established to deepen economic relations and bilateral trade between Ghana and
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The Apostolic Church – Ghana


, The Apostolic Reformed Church, The New Covenant Apostolic are were all formed out of The Apostolic Church Ghana. The church in Ghana claim to have establish one thousand five hundred local Churches in Ghana. Very instrumental in establishing mission fields in Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, La Cote D’Ivoire, and the United States of America. From 1982 through 1985 Apostle A. Ofori-Addo served as the first Ghanaian Field chairman of the church. In 1985, the Church in Ghana attained Autonomy, and Apostle A. Ofori-Addo became
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Mirza Masroor Ahmad


Under his leadership the community's global satellite TV network MTA International, launched by his predecessor, has expanded into several further affiliated TV channels, social media and radio stations to provide transmission in different languages. Further campuses of Jamia Ahmadiyya, the Ahmadiyya Islamic seminary and educational institution, have been established including one in Ghana and one in the United Kingdom, the latter has been the first in Europe. He has focused particularly on directing the community in systematically countering negative media coverage of Islam and engaging in grassroots efforts to propagate what
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WatsUp TV


WatsUp TV started as a single TV Show, and is currently a continental entertainment series of TV shows made for the Pan African Bilingual community and shown on various television channels founded by Abd Traore. It was ranked the 9th most influential program on social media in Ghana in 2014, the 2nd most influential TV program in on social media in Ghana in 2015, and the most influential program on social media in Ghana in 2016. The WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (WAMVA) was launched on 29 September 2016 in Accra,
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Arya Samaj in Ghana


Arya Samaj was established in Ghana in August 1986 by Pandit Wreston Charles Ankoh when he founded the Arya Vedic Mission in Accra. Ankoh was the first black African to be trained as a Vedic priest in Durban, South Africa. Under the guidance of Pandit Nardev Vedaalankarji, he completing his studies in Vedic knowledge, Vedic mantras and yoga philosophy . Initially the Mission consisted of five members from African families, who gathered for weekly satsangs, yagnas and philosophical study. From humble beginnings, the Ghana Arya Vedic Mission has grown dramatically,
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History of the Jews in Ghana


The history of the Jews of Ghana previously known as the Gold Coast. In 2015 the Chabad Lubavitch movement set up a Chabad house and synagogue in Accra Ghana that caters to tourists and visiting business people, mostly from Israel. Ghana–Israel relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Ghana and Israel. Ghana has an embassy in Ramat Gan, Israel, and Israel has an embassy in Accra. An Israeli consulate was established in Ghana in 1956, prior to independence. Ghana was the first country from Black Africa to
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Freemasonry in Ghana


Wolridge Gordon of Esselmont.  The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) was the first Grand Lodge to pass a resolution to recognise the newly–constituted Grand Lodge of Ghana. Charles William Stanley–Pierre was installed the first Grand Master. In 2013, he was succeeded by Otwasuom Osae Nyampong VI. The motto of the Grand Lodge of Ghana is "“That All Shall Be One.”" The following are the chapters of Masonic chapters in Ghana: Lodges established in different cities in Ghana include: Freemasonry in Liberia
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Ghana–Mexico relations


Ghana–Mexico relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Ghana and the United Mexican States. In March 1957, Ghana obtained its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming the first African nation to do so. On 8 August 1961 Mexico became the first country in Latin America to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Ghana. in 1961, Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos sent a presidential delegation of goodwill, led by Special Envoy Alejandro Carrillo Marcor and Delegate José Ezequiel Iturriaga, to visit Ghana. In 1965 Mexico opened an
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Akosua Addai Amoo


Cup coverage. Akosua had her first appearance on television as a pundit for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in July. On completing University of Ghana in 2014, Akosua worked at Metro TV for a year as a national service personnel in the Sports department. Her roles at work entailed presenting the sports News on daily basis, producing sports shows and covering Women's football in Ghana. After her service Akosua was employed by Metro TV. She hosted Metro TV's Sports World a show that recaps the daily sports stories and
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Abd Traore


TV which is noted be a leading pan-African TV Show across the continent airing on DSTV & Canal+ Channels. In 2016, his show ranked as the Most Influential TV Show in Ghana in the annual Ghana Social Media Rankings. In March 2018, he launched his first entertainment music magazine named "WatsUp Magazine", which was covered by Afrobeat highlife Ghanaian artist Bisa Kdei. In 2017, Busy JUMP referred to him as a rising media entrepreneur, and he was also nominated for the prestigious Africa Youth Awards in the Media
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Dentaa


Dentaa co-hosted Miss Ghana UK in 2007 and the following year became a co-host on the fourth series of Mentor — Ghana's equivalent of The X-Factor — on Ghanaian TV channel TV3, alongside Kofi Okyere Darko (aka "KOD"). In 2009 she co-hosted the Ghana Music Awards, performing a duet with Batman Samini, and in 2010 presented Ghana's first make-over show, Darling Beauty Diaries. She did not, however, return for the fifth series of Mentor in 2010
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Refugee Board (Ghana)


The Ghana Refugee Board was established under the Ghana Refugee Law 1992 (PNDCL 305D), and is charged with the management of activities relating to refugees in Ghana. It is under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. The main preoccupation of the Refugee Board is with refugees. Its functions include: When refugees arrive in the Ghana, it is the Refugee Board's responsibility to ensure their wellbeing, as per its mandate. The board also cooperates with other agencies to carry out its mandate, as it did in March
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Media of Ghana


the nation's media), the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation announced a decree to, "broadcast programmes in the field of culture, education, information and entertainment, to reflect national progress and aspirations, and to broadcast in the main Ghanaian languages and in English.” There were seven broadcast stations in 2007. Among the stations, there is the state-run Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and four private channels, TV3, Metro TV, Viasat 1,TV Skyy, and TV Africa, with TV3 and Metro TV going on the air in 1997
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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 Information and communications technology (ICT). Among the main sectors of investments, 65% is for ICT, 8% for communications and 27% is divided for public administration. In 2007 Ghana was served by one state-owned TV station, two state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and
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Ghana Senior High School


chief of Effiduase. During this period, Mr. Francis Adjei Tetebo was the Principal of the college. Mr Fred Addae the headmaster had then died. In 1957, the year that Ghana gained independence, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on a visit to Koforidua requested a name change of the school from Christ College to Ghana Secondary School. The change was so that the new name could be in line with other government established secondary schools such as the Ghana National College in Cape Coast and the Ghana Secondary Technical School in Takoradi. When the
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Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT


The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT is Ghana’s first Advanced Information Technology Institute (AITI) l. It was established in 2003, through a partnership between the Government of Ghana and the Government of India. The Centre also houses West Africa's first supercomputer. The meeting and lecture rooms as well as the 802.11 wireless network guarantee that the AITI can host close to 1000 people at any given time. In August 2002, H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana, went to India on a four-
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Emma Morrison


School both in North West London. She continued at Goldfields Preparatory School when she relocated to Ghana. She attended Wesley Girls' High School and Tarkwa Secondary School. She is a product of the Ghana Institute of Journalism. She started her media work with TV3 in 1997 as a reporter/newscaster rising through the ranks to become the General Manager for News and Sports at TV3. She later assumed a role as the Editor of Joy News TV. she is currently the Group Head Business Programming, Radio, TV, IM at
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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 planned in 1919, but took its first students in 1962. The plan to set up a medical school on the Gold Coast was drawn up after the establishment of the Korle Bu Hospital in 1919 by the British Governor at the time, Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg. The idea was abandoned after Guggisberg left
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Ghana–North Korea relations


arm" of the United States, while African countries such as Ghana would sever the other one. In 1983, North Korea initiated an agricultural project in Ghana as foreign aid. Around that time, Ghana's Provisional National Defence Council was actively seeking for aid from socialist countries in order to diminish its dependence on Western powers. An agreement on cultural exchange was signed for 1993–1995. When Ghana established full diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1977, it became one of a limited number of countries that have relations with both North and
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Billy Johnson (Mormon)


Accra, Johnson moved to Cape Coast, Ghana, where he set up at least ten congregations there and in the surrounding areas. Some of the Cape Coast group of these independent congregations in Ghana schismed when ongoing contact was not established with the LDS Church or RLDS Church in 1976. Some of the individuals in this group formed the Apostolic Divine Church of Ghana, however, this sect only lasted a few months. During this time he also helped establish a primary school called the Brigham Young Educational Institute. That same year,
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Burkina Faso–Ghana relations


, established road, air, and telecommunications links between Ghana and Burkina. Ghana's warm relations with Burkina received a serious but temporary setback with the assassination of Sankara in October 1987. His successor, Blaise Campaore, was widely believed to have been responsible for the assassination. As a result, relations between Ghana and Burkina cooled. Rawlings and Campaore met briefly for the first time in early 1988 in Tamale, the capital of Ghana's Northern Region, to discuss Ghana-Burkina relations. The outbreak of civil war in Liberia
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Islam in Ghana


constitute about 35.6 percent of the population of Ghana. Muslims constitute a majority in Northern Region and a large minority in Upper West Region and Upper East Region. There a slightly less Muslims in the southern parts of Ghana. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, formally established in 1921, is the oldest continuous Muslim community in Ghana. Ahmadi Muslims were among the earliest Muslim missionaries in Ghana, and by 1957, they had converted over 100,000 (mostly Christian) people to Islam. The first Ahmadi missionary to Ghana, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Nayyar
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University of Health and Allied Sciences


The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is one of the youngest public universities in Ghana. It is located at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. Its operation started in September 2012, when the first batch of 154 students were admitted. The university was established by an Act of Parliament(Act 828), which received the presidential approval in December 2011. It, however, started admitting students in 2012. The university is devoted to teaching, research and service in the Health Sciences. The university was formed with
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Real Republicans F.C. (Ghana)


for the club. Republican's last FA Cup win in 1965 was also their last participation in the tournament, as there was no FA Cup in 1966, the year the club dissolved. Real Republicans were once seen as a model club for the rest of Ghanaian football as they were established at a time when the first edition of a league system in Ghana resulted in chaos and ended with 6 of the 8 teams in the league boycotting in protest at the federation's leader. Edward Jonah Aggrey-Fynn, who was appointed
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Pan-African Orchestra


instruments from across Africa, including the atenteben, gonje, kora and gyile. The idea for the Pan-African Orchestra was conceived by Nana Danso Abiam while he was a student (under Professor Kwabena Nketia) at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, when the country was inspired by a nationalistic movement that prevailed during the rule of Ghana's first post-independence president Kwame Nkrumah. According to AllMusic, "A government-funded paper in which Abiam called for the establishment of a national orchestra led to
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The Sanitary Branch (Ghana)


The Sanitary Branch of Ghana, established in 1910, was formed as a branch of the country's Medical Department when Ghana was a colony under the British. Today, the Ministry of Health in Ghana works to improve the health of the nation's citizens through the formulation of policies and introduction of programs aimed at promoting and increasing accessibility to health care. It functions in conjunction with the Ghanaian government, and overall works toward the continual development of the nation as a whole. The beginnings of a national health care system, currently
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Ghana–Kenya relations


Ghana–Kenya relations are bilateral relations between Ghana and Kenya. Ghana is a partner of Kenya in many areas, particularly trade, agriculture and energy. Ties between both countries date back to the pre-colonial days when Ghana's First President Kwame Nkrumah and Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta were united in anti-colonial crusades. When Ghana got independence in 1957 it encouraged the anti-colonial struggle in Kenya and other African nations. Kenya achieved independence later on in 1963. In January 2014, during the AU meeting in
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The Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana


The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Ghana, is a public policy think tank based in Accra, Ghana. It was founded by a Ghanaian economist, Dr. Charles Mensa in 1989 at a time when the country was governed by a military regime (Ghana was governed by the Provisional National Defence Council). The IEA was set up as an independent, non-government institution dedicated to the establishment and strengthening of a market economy and a democratic, free and open society. The IEA supports research and promotes and publishes
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Religion in Ghana


Adventist Church, not a member of Christian Council, has a strong presence in Ghana. The Church opened the premier private and Christian University in Ghana. The National Catholic Secretariat, established in 1960, also coordinates the different in-country dioceses. These Christian organizations, concerned primarily with the spiritual affairs of their congregations, have occasionally acted in circumstances described by the government as political. Such was the case in 1991 when both the Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Ghana Christian Council called on the military government of the Provisional National
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Ahmadiyya in Ghana


Ahmadiyya is an Islamic branch in Ghana, under the spiritual leadership of the caliph in London. The early rise of the Community in Ghana can be traced through a sequence of events beginning roughly at the same time as the establishment of the worldwide Community in 1889 in India itself. It was during the early period of the Second Caliphate that the first missionary, Abdul Rahim Nayyar was sent to what was then the Gold Coast in 1921 upon invitation from Muslims in Saltpond. Having established the Ahmadiyya movement in the country, Nayyar left
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Fred T. Sai


Council, Physician Specialist in Human Nutrition, Fellow and later president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences among other positions. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Ghana Medical Association, the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), the National Food and Nutrition Board, the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) and the first head of the National Population Council among other institutions. He served as an external Director of the Ghanaian central bank, the Bank of Ghana and a member of the Board of Directors of
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Cinema of Ghana


to train local African film makers. Films were exchanged with other British colonies in Africa. (Middleton-Mends ibid.) The new cinema industry in Ghana, also known as Gollywood, started in the early part of the 1980s. Before Gollywood, the government of Ghana, who inherited the film industry from the colonial government, was the only producer of films in the country. The first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, in 1964 established the Ghana Film Industry Corporation (GFIC) at Kanda, in Accra,
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Ministry of Education (Ghana)


The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a multiportfolio government ministry of Ghana, responsible for the government and management of Ghana's education. It is responsible for the national education curriculum, primarily instituted by Ghana Education Service, which is part of the Ministry. The Ministry of Education was established under the Civil Service Law 327 and under the PNDC Law 1993 with the mandate to provide relevant education to all Ghanaians. The Ministry's main offices are located in Accra. The first Minister of Education in Ghana was J.B. Erzuah under the
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Ghana–United States Status of Forces Agreement


build a military base. Ghana and the United States of America have had a cordial bilateral relationship since Ghana's independence on 6 March 1957. Ghana has cooperated with the U.S. in a wide variety of fields, including education, aviation, agricultural commodities, telecommunications, defence, economic support, and technical support. It has an extradition treaty with Ghana. In 1961, Ghana was the first country in which the United States deployed Peace Corps personnel, after President John F. Kennedy issued an executive order to establish an agency within the
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Frank Kobina Parkes


to the BBC's "African Writers' Club" radio show and even dabbling as an actor in London, appearing in a stage version of "Waiting for Wanda" in the early 1960s before it was produced for TV by the BBC. Parkes also worked as a speech writer for Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, and later worked at NAFTI (Ghana's Film and Television Institute). Parkes was later president of the Ghana Society of Writers and in the 1970s he worked for the Ghanaian Ministry of Information in Accra
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Ghana–Nigeria relations


immigration laws of the country. In 1983, Nigeria retaliated and deported up to 1 million Ghanaian and other African immigrants when Ghana was facing severe drought and economic problems. This further strained relations between the two countries. In April 1988, a joint commission for cooperation was established between Ghana and Nigeria. A bloodless coup in August 1985 had brought Major General Ibrahim Babangida to power in Nigeria, and Rawlings, the leader of Ghana at the time, took advantage of the change of administration to pay an official visit. The two
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President of Ghana


immediately. The most recent President-elect is former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, who won the presidential election on 9 December 2016. The Vice President-elect of Ghana is the running mate of presidential candidate who wins an election. First established after the adoption of the 3rd Constitution of Ghana, the inaugural holder is Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson. The current Vice President-elect of Ghana is Mahamudu Bawumia. Until the formation of the 3rd Republic of Ghana, the position of
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Ghana Water Company


Ghana Water Company (formerly Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation, Aqua Vitens, and Rand Limited) is the majority provider of water utility services in Ghana. In the pre-colonial era, inhabitants of what is now Ghana primarily drew their water directly from natural sources such as streams, lakes, and rivers. Prior to World War I, the first public water system was established in the then Gold coast by the British who were then colonizing the Gold Coast. In by that time the 1920s, other major towns and cities
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Ghana–South Africa relations


Ghana–South Africa relations refers to the historical and current relationship of the Republic of Ghana and the Republic of South Africa. Both countries are former British colonies and members of the African Union and Commonwealth of Nations. Following the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa in 1994 and the first democratic elections in Ghana in 1992, trade grew extensively with the establishment of bilateral relations. In 2005, the South African Institute of International Affairs reported that South African investors called Ghana a "beacon of hope" in West Africa and
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Labone Senior High School


Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in Labone in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is well noted its participation in athletics, music and cultural activities. In 1949, six leaders of Ghana saw the need to establish an educational institution to cater for the educational needs of the young people staying around Osu and La and its environs. A private school was therefore established at Ako Adjei Area. At independence, the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah
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Kobi Hemaa Osisiadan


to pursue MBA in Corporate Strategy and Economic Policy at Datus School of Management in Netherlands from 2011-2013 Her first step in the media industry was at TV Africa where she hosted “Ghana’s Pride” in 2007. The programme sought to project the rich Ghanaian culture while showcasing the various Ghanaian products on the market. In 2009, she made her way to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation with the same programme. Through hardwork, she gave birth to another programme dubbed “Ohemaa Dwaso”. She headed to Multi TV in 2014
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Grace Omaboe


Grace Omaboe, also known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, television personality, author and a former politician. She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra. Omaboe hails from Nyafuman in the Birim North District of Ghana. Grace Omaboe was initially a writer on Osofo Dadzi in the 70s when she was encouraged by Nana Bosompra to act in a series she co produced called Keteke. Grace Omaboe first started acting in the "Keteke" TV series on Ghanaian State owned TV,
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Sammy Flex


FM, ETV Ghana and GTV talking about showbiz in Ghana. In 2013, Sammy Flex joined PLUZZ FM as the host of their AM PLUZZ, a morning show that talks about showbiz in Ghana. During his times with PLUZZ FM, he hosted the Entertainment Capital show on Capital TV. He also hosted Weekend Edition on TV7 in 2016 and Atinka TV's Entertainment City in 2017. Sammy was known to have joined Okay Fm as a host of its Drive Time but was later seen with Atinka FM. After quitting Atinka TV
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Ghana Medical Association


The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. The association was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at end of 2018. The earliest medical organisation of medical staff was during the Gold Coast era when the Gold Coast Medical Practitioners Union was formed in 1933. This was founded by three doctors, Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce who was the president and spokesman, C. E. Reindorf and W. A. C. Nanka-Bruce. One J. E. Hutton Mills
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Alexander Worthy Clerk


the 1920s. Shortly after his arrival in Ghana, the mission appointed Clerk as the first Deacon of the Christ Presbyterian Church, Akropong, founded by the first Basel missionary survivor on the Gold Coast, Andreas Riis in 1835, as the organisation's first Protestant church in the country. Alexander Clerk is widely acknowledged and regarded as one of the pioneers of the precursor to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. A leader in education in colonial Ghana, he established an all-male boarding middle school, the "Salem School" at
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Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana


The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker is Mike Oquaye. He was elected on 7 January 2017. The first speaker of the Parliament of Ghana was Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist who was Speaker of the National Assembly from independence on 6 March 1957 until December 1957. Prior to Ghana's independence, the Governor of Ghana presided over the legislative council. This changed in 1949 when Emmanuel Quist became its first African president. The Legislative Council elected Quist as its first speaker
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Cinema of Ghana


which would become the country's capital in 1977. GFIC is now housing TV3, a private Malaysian TV station. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the President of the first Republic of Ghana, send a lot of Ghanaian to abroad to go and learn filmmaking for the running of the GFIC. Ghana had professionally trained filmmakers who were employed by the government to produce films for the socioeconomic development of the country. Legends like Rev. Chris Essie, Mr. Ernest Abbeyquaye, Mr. kwaw Ansah, and many others were all trained by the government,
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List of heads of state of Ghana


throne was the same as the succession to the British throne. The Governor-General was the representative of the Monarch in Ghana and exercised most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Ghana was granted independence by the Ghana Independence Act 1957, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous Dominion and later promoted to independence by the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was to be always appointed solely on the
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Ghana Institute of Languages


The Ghana Institute of Languages is located in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and teaches English, French, German, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian languages. It was established in 1961 by the first President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Initially, it was directly under the control of the office of the President at the Castle. It was formed to enhance the linguistic competence in modern languages of Foreign Service personnel and civil servants. Currently, The Institute is under the Ministry of Education with the National Council for
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Ghana–North Korea relations


overthrown, Ghana temporarily terminated relations with North Korea when it uncovered that North Korea was training anti-government guerrillas in Ghana. Similar diplomatic incidents involving North Korea took place in other African countries as well with comparable results. By 1968, North Korea again voiced support for Ghana. In July, Kim Il-sung launched a slogan: "Cutting off the Limbs of U.S. Imperialism Everywhere" in an effort to establish himself as a leader of the world communist movement. Kim envisioned that Latin American countries could cut off one "
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Ghana


was unoccupied and uninhabited by humans until the 10th century BC. By the 10th century AD. The Guans were the first settlers in Ghana long before the other tribes came. Akans had established Bonoman (Brong Ahafo region) and were joined by the current settlers and inhabitants by the 16th century. In 2010, the population of Ghana was 72.2% Christian (24.3% Pentecostal, 18.4% Protestant, 13.1% Catholic and 11.4% other). Approximately 18.6% of the population of Ghana are Muslim, (51% Sunni
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Ghana Bar Association


the first native of Ghana to be called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1887. The legal system was based on that of England, in which solicitors provide legal advice and prepare legal documents while barristers act as advocates in court. However, this division was not observed in practice in Ghana, and in 1960 an act abolished the distinction. Until the Ghana School of Law was established in 1958, all lawyers were trained abroad, almost always at the Inns of Court in England. As of 2011 there are about
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Kofi Okyere Darko


31st December women's movement. KOD had his Elementary Education at Winneba. He gained admission to Nifa Secondary School in Adukurom but prior to studied at Harvard College, and later studied at Ghana Institute of Journalism. KOD first worked as a production assistant for a TV show on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation for a short period of time and later left to join the then budding and vibrant Radio Gold. He left the shores of Ghana later to England to seek greener pastures and to explore other opportunities. He initially aspired to be a model
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Ahmadiyya in Ghana


and was replaced by the first permanent missionary, Al Hajj Fadl-ul-Rahman Hakim in 1922. Today, at 16%, which roughly corresponds to 635,000 people, Ghana hosts the largest proportion of Ahmadi Muslims to the wider Muslim population by country. The introduction of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana can be traced to a sequence of events, commencing several years prior to the establishment of the Community in 1889 in India. Although, there were reports of small number of Muslims in southern Ghana in the early 19th century
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Christianity in Ghana


William West. The district was divided and extended to include areas in the then Gold Coast and Nigeria by the synod in 1878, a move confirmed at the British Conference. The district were Gold Coast (Ghana) District, with T.R. Picot as chairman and Yoruba and Popo District, with John Milum as chairman. Methodist evangelization of northern Ghana began in 1910. After a long period of conflict with the colonial government, missionary work was established in 1955. Paul Adu was the first indigenous missionary to northern Ghana. In July
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Accra Technical University


Accra Technical University was established in 1949 as a Technical School and commissioned in 1957 as Accra Technical Institute and converted into a Technical University by the Parliament of Ghana in 2013. Accra Technical University was the first Polytechnic to be established in the country of Ghana. It was established in 1949 as a Technical School and commissioned in 1957 as Accra Technical Institute. In 1963, the Institute was renamed Accra Polytechnic, by the orders of the then President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. By the Polytechnic Law of 1992 (PNDC 321),
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GTV (Ghana)


GTV (Ghana Today Television) is the national public broadcaster of Ghana, run by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. It commenced operations on July 31, 1965 and was originally known as GBC TV. GTV broadcasts mainly local programming, with over 80% of the schedule consisting of original productions. Although its main production studio is located in Accra, capital city of Ghana, it has affiliations nationwide and covers 98% of the airwaves in Ghana, making it the most powerful mode of advertisement in Ghana. Although GTV is largely funded
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Accra Brewery Limited


Accra Brewery Limited is a brewery based in Accra, Ghana. In 1931, Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), first registered in Switzerland as Overseas Breweries Limited, was built in Adabraka, becoming West Africa's first brewery. The company's establishment marked the beginning of Ghana's non-traditional manufacturing industry, with CLUB Premium Lager, its flagship brand, becoming Ghana's first manufactured product. In 1975, the assets of Overseas Breweries Ltd. were taken over by the locally registered Accra Brewery Ltd. (ABL) to facilitate Ghanaian
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Letitia Obeng


formerly known as National Research Council of Ghana) and in 1964, she established the Institute of Aquatic Biology within the same institution. Letitia Obeng was the first scientist to be employed by the National Research Council of Ghana. In 1965, Letitia Obeng became a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2006, she became the Academy's first female president. In 1972, Dr. Obeng delivered the Caroline Haslett Memorial Lecture to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Her lecture was titled
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Ahmadiyya in Ghana


1921 to Saltpond, Ghana.and started preaching in the first week of March 1921. Following a lecture, the Fante community "believed there and then", following which an oath of allegiance was held. In the history of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mahdi Appah is regarded as the first Ghanaian to become an Ahmadi Muslim. Despite resistance from northern clerics, the Fante Muslims converted "en masse", giving immediate rise to the Ahmadiyya movement in Ghana. Having established the Ahmadiyya movement in Ghana, Nayyar left within a month for
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All-African Peoples' Conference


colonialism and economic domination after colonialism; it called for the establishment of Africa-wide organisations, including trade unions youth groups, and a Bureau of Liberatory Movements. It was at this meeting that the decision was made to establish a permanent secretariat at Accra. The first secretary-general was George Padmore, then living in Ghana. The following year, he died and was replaced by Guinea's Resident Minister in Ghana, Abdoulaye Diallo. Prominent persons at the first Conference included: International observers came from the Soviet Union (within
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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 are now called legal practitioners, as well as magistrates. By convention all lawyers admitted to practice in Ghana become automatic members of the association. The first president of the Ghanaian Bar was Sierra Leonean lawyer Frans Dove. The British parliament established the Supreme Court of Judicature for the Gold Coast Colony in 1876, with a Chief Justice and no more than four Puisne Justices. John Mensah Sarbah was
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Angela Dwamena-Aboagye


Angela Dwamena-Aboagye (born 1965) is a Ghanaian lawyer, gender activist, and the Executive Director of The Ark Foundation Ghana. The Ark Foundation is an NGO that seeks to address women’s human rights in Ghana. Dwamena-Aboagye established the first shelter for battered women in Ghana and also set up a crisis centre, with a legal centre and a counselling centre to render sexual and gender based violence and child abuse services in different locations in Ghana, she is also a counsellor, and a motivational public speaker.
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Accra Technical Training Center


Accra Technical Training Center (ATTC) is a technical/vocational institution located at Royal Castle Road, Kokomlemle in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. ATTC was established in July 1966 as a joint project by the Governments of Ghana and Canada. It was envisioned as a training school to train skilled workers for Ghana’s industrial requirements and it marked the first major Canadian support to Ghana in the field of technical education and training. The school trains workers for various occupations and trades. Currently, the school is under the Technical Division
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Supreme Court of Ghana


The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government. The Supreme Court was established by the Supreme Court Ordinance (1876) as the highest tribunal in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) during the colonial era. Appeals from the Supreme Court went to the West African Court of Appeals (WACA) established in 1866. Ghana withdrew from WACA following independence. After the military coup d'état of February 24
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University for Development Studies


The University for Development Studies, 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 central campuses and administrations. It was created with the three northern regions of North Ghana in mind. These are the Northern Region, Upper East Region and the Upper West Region. The first batch of students were admitted in 1997 To be established at the University for Development Studies For the Third Trimester Practical Programme (TTFPP
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Building and Road Research Institute


The Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) is a research Institute under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of Ghana. It is based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. BRRI is a research institute. The institute was established in 1952 and was known as the West African Building Research Institute in Accra. It was made up of building engineers from Ghana and Nigeria. The institute had a name change in 1960 when the institute's members from Nigeria left to form the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute. This
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Nathaniel Attoh


key in the establishment of the Joy Sports brand which now is on television, radio and online. He was promoted to senior broadcast journalist and eventually editor of Joy Sports. He moved beyond sports, and presented some entertainment and lifestyle shows (Entertainment News on Drive Time on Joy FM and also "Autograph on the Joy Prime Channel on Multi TV"). He is the host of "Sports Today" on the Joy News Channel on Multi TV Ghana. He has also anchored the African Cup of Nations Broadcast, the
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Ridge Church School


The Ridge Church School is a co-educational preparatory day school located in Accra, Ghana. Situated between the Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue and Guinea Bissau Road and opposite the Efua Sutherland Children's Park, it was founded by the Accra Ridge Church in 1957, the year of Ghana’s independence from the United Kingdom. The Ridge Church School is located on the premises of the church. It was the first wholly private basic school to be established in modern Ghana. The Accra Ridge Church was the first international solely English-language
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Ghana Medical Association


was the secretary. Following the establishment of an African government under in 1951, a Ghana branch of the British Medical Association was formed in January 1953. This also had Frederick Nanka-Bruce as its first president. Both associations were merged to form the Ghana Medical Association in January 1958. It was inaugurated by Kwame Nkrumah in Accra. Charles Easmon was elected as the first President of the GMA. This council meets every other month. It is made up of the following persons: The President of the GMA since 2017 has
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Race in Ghana


As a result of their solidarity the first president of Ghana created the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) was established to combat the forces oppressing Africans worldwide in a struggle for equality while uniting them through a revolutionary Pan-Africanism movement. A-APRP was requested by the first president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. Kwame Toure was a U.S. civil rights and Black Power movement activist formerly known as Stokely Carmichael. With Toure as leader the party grew so fast
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SOS Children's Villages


. In 1963, the organization reached Asia with the first Villages established in North Korea and India. Seven years later, the organization founded Villages in Africa in the Republic of Ivory Coast, Kenya, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. In North America, the first Village was established in 1991 in the United States. Today, there are now more than 570 SOS Children's Villages present in 135 countries and territories. Hermann Gmeiner was the SOS Children's Village president until 1985 when he was succeeded by Helmut Kutin. Helmut Kutin
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Catholic University College of Ghana


Numerous distinguished Catholic Universities have been established all across the world by the Catholic Church, inclusive is the Catholic University College of Ghana. The university is among the very dignified private universities. Over the years the Catholic University of Ghana has moved to gain higher reputation nationally as well as international recognition. The university is located in Ghana specifically at Fiapre, Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. It was granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board on 4 December 2002. The first batch of students started on 3 March 2003. The formal
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The Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana


, the IEA also undertakes direct work to promote sustainable democracy in Ghana. For the 1996 presidential election, the IEA established a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NADEO) to monitor the election. The IEA has played a role in monitoring every major election since then. The IEA has also assisted the Parliament of Ghana in carrying out its functions, training legislative research assistants in 1996 to work in Parliament. In the year 2000, the IEA also organised the first ever Presidential debate in Ghana with the debates being held every election
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