Talk:Ghana

Website

Demo "visit www.ghanaweb.com for more information about the history of Ghana": basically an ad; inappropriate in an article, especially at the beginning. I've removed it.--Bjeversole 09:04, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

How do the people feabout thhe side note about Sudanese independence in the discussion of Ghanaian independence? I'm inclined to suggest that we could tighten the whole thing up by pointing out that Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence... Davidley, I'll see what I can do on regional pop stats, by emailing a couple of friends in the Ghanaian info ministry. Ethanz 18:29, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

The Regions of Ghana could really use some help. Does anyone know where to get reliable statistics on Ghana for each region? For example, population by region? --Davidley 14:00, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

What is Ghana like? What type of government, animals what do they eat, traditions,culture and their history, what is the leading cause of death and major diseases their. How high is their AIDs rate?

You might be able to click on the 'article' tab and see what the article says about it... Or you might be able to add this information to the article if it's missing and you do know about it! — mark ✎ 14:49, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Oil!

I read a small notice in the paper today that they found oil in Ghana, anyone who has information/can confirm?

Demographics Errors

There was an edit recently done which fixed some problems with the demographics percentages in this article. However, the Major tribes percentages still do NOT add up to 100%. The tribe demographics statistics are: Major tribes: Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%. European and other: 0.2% Now, if you do the math, 44% + 16% + 13% + 8% + 0.2% = 81.2%

So what happened to the missing 18.8%? I'm assuming you can add this percentage to the 'European and other' section. However, there is no reference for these tribe demographics anyway, so I recommend deleting this data altogether since we can't confirm the correct numbers. Capacitor 15:42, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Misinformation

According to the introductory paragraph, "Ghana became independent in 1957", but the infobox says that it became indpependant in 1960. Perhaps someone should check this, and fix it as necessary--Kenmcfa 17:32, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

The last paragraph of the History section states that Nkrumah was overthrown in a "CIA-backed coup." However, perusing the sources for that assertion (there are 5 listed) reveals that not one of them actually supports that assertion. They are either irrelevant or unsourced or non-original. The original documents at www.state.gov make no mention of either Ghana or Nkrumah directly, while the articles on Ghanaweb are unsourced (with 1 exception, which also makes no mention of anything like CIA backing for the coup.) Regrettably, I lack access to "Black Power." While I'm not suggesting that CIA had no role in the coup against Nkrumah, there's nothing in those sources to suggest that they did. --capnvan 14:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I have rephrased that section of the article to reflect that only John Stockwell has alleged there was CIA complacency/involvement. I, too, can find no other source for CIA involvement. I've removed the Ghanaweb source from the sentence following because it is self published by a non expert (WP: SPS). If we can get someone with primary source material or even published material with more substantial claims, I'd be happy to put it back in. Nate Berkopec (talk) 12:32, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Who wrote this?

Let's take a look at the introduction. I don't ever recall seeing Ghana on a south american map, it's in Africa. I'm pretty sure that Somalia is not west of Ghana, in fact I think it is on the opposite side of the continent to the east. You could go around the world traveling west and wind up in Somalia eventually. Afghanistan is north of Ghana in a way, but it's on another continent in Asia. Irag is east of Ghana, but doesn't border Ghana. It is also on another continent. I don't know to do it yet, but someone needs to change the Intro.

It was vandalism which stood for a few hours, but was then reverted. You can edit an article by hitting the "edit this page" top at the top of the page. For more info on how to revert vandalism, see Wikipedia:Revert. — mark ✎ 11:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Whoever wrote this made sure they said," THEY DONT KNOW WHAT KIND OF PEOLPE WAS THERE 12000 B.C." Which would have to mean BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE. Anyway, I found that to be ironic.lol! What kind of people are there now? EXACTLY! We know they didnt come to Ghana and kill the previous people and still there land! Who does that sound like? lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.127.75.239 (talk) 04:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

The Article Could Be Better

This is why I put on the clean up tag. It's pitifully short

Who the hell is King Obuya?

"King Obuya once ruled Canada for 200 years...a drastic turning point in both countries histories."

That is not true. Canada shares the same royal family as the United Kingdom and is part of the British Commonwealth. You can ignore this King Obuya nonsense.

What about religion

How could there be no mention of religion in the article itself?

Stop overwrite the Religion topic please

Christianity 68% Islam 16% That's it. you people have to stop lian to your self, about muslims are 16%, that is your wishfull thinking. the muslims in ghana now would be between 35 to 40%. think about the northen region, the muslims are about 80%. ashanti region 35%. greater accra 40%. and the rest of the regions together is around 40%. you have to wakeup to the reality, and stop pretending.

no mention of african settlers

there could have been mention of the migration of the Fante, Ga, Ewe etc in the article. The are all part of the History of Ghana if not

The Flag??

What is up with the colonial flag? I'm not by any means an expert on the region, but if soccer (not to mention any children's World Atlas) is to be believed this is the modern flag. Even were I to have missed a recent coup, I doubt they'd revert to the old British flag. Khirad 00:36, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The "Flag of Ghana" on the page as of 17 July 2006 at 23:38 (-7hrs UTC) is absolutely wrong! That is not the flag of Ghana! Please someone correct this. If I knew how to change graphics on Wikipedia, I would. The flag of Ghana should look like this: http://www.globosapiens.net/subapp_countries/app_data/flags/fullsize/ghana-flag.gif

71.146.29.188 06:40, 18 July 2006 (UTC)Conal Ho

I was appalled when I saw the incorrect flag. So, I did change it.

Please note that the Guans were the first setlers in the country and not the Gonjas as you wrote. There is a known history which was passed on orally for generations that the Gonjas only got related to the Guans through mariage of a Gonja woman hence the raising of her family on the Husband's land. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.87.79.58 (talk) 20:17, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

PROBLEMS WITH LEADER

I just made a quick edit to the page. Somehow, the page states that Ghana has a governor general, prime minister, and queen. NO no and NO! There is no queen. It was also listed as a Constitutional Monarchy which it definitely is not. The president is John Kufuor and the country is a republic. My edit was not very good, so please someone with better Wikipedia skills make the appropriate changes!

71.146.29.188 06:45, 18 July 2006 (UTC) Conal Ho

Alert Article !!

I would like anyone who reads this rotten article to notify in some way the authorities of Wikipedia. This is the worst thing I have ever seen on this website. I have read a very good article on Jerry Rawlings, who is a former President of Ghana. After reading that article, I tried to read more about Ghana by clicking on the Ghana link. The only thing I saw was a ridiculous sentence. Some retard posted some non-sense story saying he's from Ghana...etc. I urge all my fellow Wikipedia readers to call for a suppression of this shameful article. We need a real and valid article on Ghana; just like any other country's article.Shady19 21:25, 6 October 2006 (UTC)Rudy-Slim

No reason to panic. The vandalism has been undone; the previous, good version has been restored. Lupo 22:00, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

The article has been vandalized. Please remove the offending text ASAP. Thank you.

Sorry, but I have never edited a page before and when I tried, I couldn't find the offending text.

Currently there is a dumb sentence in the politics section calling it a Nazi country. its vandalism and I don't know how to remove it.

Mis-aimed edit

There was vandalism above the 'main cities' comment, and I reverted the wrong segment. My apologies. Cheers, ParvatiBai 17:51, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks, correction appreciated. Natsubee 18:04, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Main Cities

What are the criteria for placing cities/towns here? I am asking this because all sorts of places are popping up here. I do not want to edit unilaterally. What is the consensus on what a main city in Ghana is? Natsubee 17:38, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

First country to gain independence

Ghana was not the first country to gain independence. That would be Ethiopia. If you are talking about from colonial rule, Liberia. If the person meant European colonial rule, Lybia. If they meant European Colonial rule south of the sahara, Sudan.

The universal ignorance regarding Africa continues to amaze me. 212.219.238.113 16:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Sudan is considered part of NORTH AFRICA

Delivernews (talk) 05:25, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

External links

There are a number of links in this section that appear to serve as directories or adverts. What is the consensus here as I think some of them do not really belong here?--Natsubee 01:38, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Move?

Is there some reason this page is the 'DemocraDic Republic' instead of the 'DemocraTic Republic of Ghana' and should I do a move? Cheers, ParvatiBai 23:21, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I am afraid it is not at all clear what you are talking about. Please clarify yourself before attempting to move anything. This is the Ghana article talk page. Where did you find DemocraDic Republic? I cannot locate it.--Natsubee 01:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I asked, so I guess I wouldn't be attempting to move anything without consensus, would I? Assume good faith and please look at the list of pages you watch (the actual list page) and note the misspelled address of this page (the Ghana page, obviously, and not the talk page) which needs to be fixed. Cheers, ParvatiBai 15:46, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Copyright Things I think

The first paragraph in the Economy part is from here:https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html#Econ

Actions Against Poverty?

Anyone knows if the Ghana gonverment has taken any large-scale actions to decrease the poverty in the country? 81.229.68.97 14:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Oil Reserves

I think it is worthy of note that an oil reserve of considerable size has recently been found : [1] --Minotaur500 22:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

BAD ARTICLE

This article about Ghana is the most crappy thing I have ever read on Ghana. I am sure it was written by some Ashanti nationalist trying to make Ghana look like an Ashanti Country. There is no evidence that the Akans have any link to the Ancient Ghana empire and for that matter any other etnic group in Ghana. To assert otherwise this is pure speculation. The only link is the adoption of the name by the first president. The Ashanti's have no history beyond the 15th century. Moreover, the writer makes no mention of inhabitants of the Northern parts, as if they do not exist. The Northern region constitutes more than a third of the country's land mass and a population of about 25% of total population.

The whole article needs to be taken off and rewritten by a more enlightened, knowledgeable and insightful person. Education: How can a country of 20 million people have 1 million schools? Maybe it should be pupils? That's 40 people per school.

(You did not sign your post). I suggest you work on this article yourself to reflect different points of view. I was quite impressed with the use of sources and so on to make the case. But in Wiki there is always room for other well sourced WP:NPOV. (Truthbody (talk) 01:00, 6 December 2008 (UTC))

"TRIBAL EMPIRE???"

What exactly is meant by a "tribal empire"? For this is how the Ashanti Confederation has been described. Ashanti was a confederate state, with a capital, an army, a literate class (in Arabic), actual towns and cities, a multi cultural peasant base and international relations. Where does the tribal come in? Tribe?Ethnicity?French?Akan...Do you mean "Nation", as in "nation state"; an Akan nation state??? This colonial discourse (tribal, primitive...etc) really confuses the historical narrative! Honestly at this piont we are beyond nationalistic reproach, now we just want to speak a common language; what is a "tribal empire"???

please change it. And also I advise that you add or expand sections about the economic sturucture of the Ashanti state, its urbanism (description of its cities, see Connah) and a greater elucidation of its provincial division and political structure.

thank you

As an Ashanti/akan, i am absolutely enraged that you would refer to the Empire of Ashanti as a "tribal empire. Wtf is a tribal empire? Is that what you call britain, france, wtf is that. They are STATES, not tribal empires. I suggest that you people pick up books and actually educate yourselves about Africa before you post shit in an encyclopedia that i formally respected. (Wikipedia). I will proceed to fix the inaccurate insults in this artice, but i suggest that you people educate yourselves.

Education figures wrong

The article gives Ghana a primary school for every 40 citizens (over 500,000 primary schools). It would be good if the figures at least on primary and junior secondary schools could be revised by someone who knows what they really should be. Alethic 13:56, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Togo-Ghana border

So, where is the border supposed to be? Anyone?

I recently made an OMC map of Togo for the Geography of Togo article and noticed, while consulting other maps, including those already in the article, that there seems to be a disagreement over the alignment of the border between Togo and Ghana. The question is about the land inside an oxbow found at 9°38′N 0°18′E (see map).

OMC shows this as part of Togo, as do the relief map in the article and the CIA map in the main Togo article, but GoogleEarth says that it's part of Ghana, with the border cutting across the neck of that bit of territory. This is also what the satellite image shows. GoogleEarth also says that there is a village there called Butoe. Is it Ghanaian or Togolese?

Would anyone happen to know whether this represents an ongoing territorial dispute between Togo and Ghana, or perhaps a recent border change agreement? Or is it simply a mistake made by a mapmaker somewhere? I would appreciate any light that anyone could shed on this question, as I would like to adjust the OMC map accordingly. Also, if one of those political situations that I mentioned actually is the case, I think the Togo and Ghana articles should mention it. Thanks. Kelisi 19:28, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

See Talk:Geography of Togo#Togo-Ghana border, answered there. --Martin H. (talk) 15:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

"... most advanced black state in sub-Sahara Africa..?"

Most advanced state in what sense? Is Ashanti remotely comparable to the civilizations of the Sudanic belt? Did they have their own Timbuktu, cities like Ngazargamu, universities, scholars, embassies like in Kanem-Bornu, Songhai and Sokoto? If any civilizational group is to represent the epitomy of African civilization, it is the Islamic civilizations of the sudanic belt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalil.djalal (talk • contribs) 21:04, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Most advanced state in the sense that they were the most powerful. yes they did have universities, a literate class, (in arabic), and libraries. And again the empire of ashanti and these states you speak of existed at different times. Different times have different regional powers

History section

Why are the less savory aspects of Nkrumah's administration glossed over? For example, his establishment of a one-party state, making himself president for life, meddling in neighboring countries' affairs, imprisoning dissidents without trial, rampant corruption, etc. Josh (talk) 21:32, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

• That section does read rather biased to me. If you have good sources, I encourage you to fix it up (and in Nkrumah's article as well, which also a few sentences short of a love-fest). Akriasas (talk) 21:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Death of US sailors in Accra, January 2008

I just deleted this section; it doesn't seem to be much, in terms of encyclopedic information and the actual act itself, while tragic, is not notable in any way I can figure. I went ahead and edited the section and then included it here in case anyone thought it should be included.

Death of US sailors in Accra, January 2008

Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead in a luxury hotel in Accra on 1 January 2008.

They had checked in to the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on New Year's Eve and have now been identified.

A statement released by the Navy identified them as Patrick Mack, 22, of Warren, Michigan, and Lonnie Davis Jr., 35, of Riverdale, Georgia. They died of "unknown causes while on liberty," the statement said. "The exact causes of the deaths for both sailors is currently under investigation."

Both men were assigned to the USS Fort McHenry, which was based in Tema and was on a seven-month voyage through the Gulf of Guinea in a mission designed to build maritime safety and security in Africa.

According to the Ghana Graphic [2]the US Sailors were with two ladies. The Ghana Police Service confirmed that the sailors had sex with the women and took pictures of the act.

"Three of them went out and checked in at La Palm Beach Hotel on Dec. 31 and on the next day, the third sailor found the two dead in their rooms and duly reported this to the hotel authorities," the official said. "There’s no immediate evidence” of foul play, said Lt. Patrick Foughty, a spokesman for the 6th Fleet in Naples, Italy.

Preliminary indications point to the possibility the sailors drank a lethal amount of alcohol. An official said the Navy is awaiting toxicology test results before determining cause of death.

The bodies will be flown to Germany for toxicology tests, but the U.S. Navy does not suspect foul play.

Naturally, feel free to respond. Thanks, Isaiah (talk) 00:07, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Totally WP:UNDUE, Wikinews-material and not suitable for inclusion i an countryarticle. Besides that, picking up a streetwalker is a dangerous practice especially for a white man. Lots of Nigerian and Liberian gangs have their own businesses and girls is one of them. They may want more money than the agreed price. The police are not too fond of this trade either but a quick buck may help avoiding arrest. --Boongoman (talk) 20:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Religion stats wrong

how is it possible for the muslim population to be estimated at 30% if the Christian population and others compromise more than 82% percent? The estimate for the number of muslims in the country has been vastly inflated. An encyclopedia like wikipedia should stick to verifiable info, not propaganda. The CIA world fact book states the percentage of muslims in the country at around 16%, so im changing it back to 16%. 71.120.11.173 (talk) 22:46, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Protection

I'm a newbie, so if I'm ignorant about something obvious then forgive me, but maybe this article could be protected or at least semi-protected. Looking at the discussions and edit history it looks like vandalism is quite rife with this article (not sure about other articles on countries). Any ideas/suggestions 'bout that? PS: could people please sign off their comments with the four tildes thing, makes the talk page easier to read. Londonsista (talk) 21:56, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it should be semi-protected; I will take this to RFPP. Editorofthewiki 19:57, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

ghana

Several major civilizations flourished in the general region of what is now Ghana. The ancient empire of Ghana (located 500 mi northwest of the contemporary state) reigned until the 13th century. The Akan peoples established the next major civilization, beginning in the 13th century, and then the Ashanti empire flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Called the Gold Coast, the area was first seen by Portuguese traders in 1470. They were followed by the English (1553), the Dutch (1595), and the Swedes (1640). British rule over the Gold Coast began in 1820, but it was not until after quelling the severe resistance of the Ashanti in 1901 that it was firmly established. British Togoland, formerly a colony of Germany, was incorporated into Ghana by referendum in 1956. Created as an independent country on March 6, 1957, Ghana, as the result of a plebiscite, became a republic on July 1, 1960.

Premier Kwame Nkrumah attempted to take leadership of the Pan-African Movement, holding the All-African People's Congress in his capital, Accra, in 1958 and organizing the Union of African States with Guinea and Mali in 1961. But he oriented his country toward the Soviet Union and China and built an autocratic rule over all aspects of Ghanaian life. In Feb. 1966, while Nkrumah was visiting Beijing and Hanoi, he was deposed by a military coup led by Gen. Emmanuel K. Kotoka.

A series of military coups followed, and on June 4, 1979, Flight Lt. Jerry Rawlings overthrew Lt. Gen. Frederick Akuffo's military rule. Rawlings permitted the election of a civilian president to go ahead as scheduled the following month, and Hilla Limann, candidate of the People's National Party, took office. Rawlings's three-month rule was one of Ghana's bloodiest periods, with executions of numerous government officials and business leaders. Two years later Rawlings staged another coup, charging the civilian government with corruption. As chairman of the Provisional National Defense Council, Rawlings scrapped the constitution, instituted an austerity program, and reduced budget deficits over the next decade. He then returned the country to civilian rule and won the presidency in multiparty elections in 1992 and again in 1996. Since then, Ghana has been widely viewed as one of Africa's most stable democracies. In Jan. 2001, John Agyekum Kufuor was elected president. In 2002, he set up a National Reconciliation Commission to review human rights abuses during the country's military rule. He was reelected in Dec. 2004.

See also Encyclopedia: Ghana. U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Ghana

by;ismail ugas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.105.238 (talk) 20:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Pictures Blocking Text

Some of the pictures on this page are overlapping the text, making it impossible to read portions. Unfortunately, I do not know how to fix this on my own. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tingotroy (talk • contribs) 15:39, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Ghana's GDP ??

The CIA World Factbook 2008 puts Ghana's GDP at roughly half what it was in 2006 - e.g Ghana's 2007 per capita (est.) is '1,400$', down from '2,800$' in 2006.

What happened, and why is there no information about this, anywhere? Something "ENORMOUS" has happened, and yet nothing is written. Is a loss in GDP of this magnitude not indicative of a catastrophe?! Ghana's GDP is lower today than it was in the 1990s; and all this within the span of a year. Yet not a word (not a single word, anywhere) from anybody dealing with Ghanaian economics or affairs.

... Either the CIA world factbook is completely and utterly wrong, or something devestating has happened to Ghana.

--70.68.179.142 (talk) 11:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

copyright violation

This sentence:

"Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.[7]"

is word-for-word identical to one in the American Heritage Dictionary's entry for Ghana. The citation appears wrong, but even if we cited it to the dictionary we shouldn't be directly copying their wording. Anyone care to take a stab at rewording it, and providing a reliable citation?

65.213.77.129 (talk) 12:55, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Agriculture GDP and Workforce

Both here and on Economy of Ghana, the info on agriculture seems off. It says agriculture accounts for 50% of the GDP and 85% of the workforce, while the CIA factbook, which is the citation, says it is 35% of the GDP and 55% of the workforce. I'm guessing the info is just out of date, but if so, it's quite a difference! Any ideas? Grayfell (talk) 19:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that is a typo in the article. Agriculture makes up 55% of the workforce. I can't get past the semi-protected status at the moment, so could someone please edit this?Cosmonautno7 (talk) 20:58, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Wli Waterfalls

Wli Waterfalls Wli Waterfalls cascades from a height of 60-80 meters, and is the highest falls in West Africa. The hills mark the border between Ghana and neighboring Togo. A walk through the forest of the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary offers a chance to see a large colony of fruit bats, butterflies, birds, monkeys and baboons. To get there one has to walk through the Rain Forest on a small footpath crossing 9 smaller streams in the process. (www.bridgingdevelopment.org) The walk takes approx. 45 minutes. A tour guide will assist you and show you the various types of plants along the way, including coco beans and pineapple plants.

74.46.43.21 (talk) 03:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

University Education

There is a contradiction with Education in Ghana where the statistics for university enrollment in this article (Ghana) is off by an order of magnitude. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotALizard (talk • contribs) 17:42, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Mole-Dagbon people

Article says that 15.2% of Ghana people are Mole-Dagbon. But when you open articles about these ethnic groups, it is written, that there are 160,140 Mossi in Ghana and that the population of Dagomba is 655,700. I don't know how many people lived in this country when census was made (2000), but if we take current population (23,000,000), 160,140 Mossi and 655,700 Dagomba would make only 3,5% of Ghana's population. Something is wrong. --Tiredtime (talk) 11:40, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Linear history please

This is the order of dates in history:

1. The modern Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire, which ruled territory in the area of modern Mauritania, Mali and Senegal c. 790-1076.
2. Historically, modern Ghanaian territory was the core of the Empire of Ashanti, which was one of the most advanced states in sub-Saharan Africa in the 18-19th centuries,
3. In 1481, King John II of Portugal commissioned
4. By 1598, the Dutch had joined them, and built forts at Komenda and Kormantsi. In 1637, they captured Elmina Castle from the Portuguese and Axim in 1642 (Fort St Anthony). [...] 19th century, the Dutch and the British were the only traders left,[citation needed] and after the Dutch withdrew in 1874, Britain made the Gold Coast a protectorate. Following conquest by the British in 1896, until independence in March 1957, the territory of modern Ghana was organized as the Gold Coast, under British colonial rule.
5. For most of central sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural expansion marked the period before 500.
6. The first contact between the Ghanaian peoples, the Fantes on the coastal area, and Europeans occurred in 1482.[...] nation-state in 1482. During the next few centuries parts of the area were controlled by British, Portuguese, and Scandinavian [...] 1806 Ashanti-Fante War, as well as an ongoing struggle by the Empire of Ashanti against the British. Moves toward regional de-colonization began in 1946, and the area's first constitution was promulgated in 1951.
7. Formed from the merger of the British colony [...]1957
8. The leader of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was overthrown by a military coup in 1966. [...] power of Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1981. [...]was promulgated in 1992, and Rawlings was elected as president in the free and fair elections of that year and again won the elections 1996 to serve his second term. The constitution prohibited him from running for a third term. 2007 marked Ghana's Golden Jubilee, celebrating fifty years of independence since 6 March 1957. In 2009 John Atta Mills took office as president...

How is anyone supposed to be able to read this? Would someone versed in Ghanan history please rewrite this in chronological order?--Loodog (talk) 16:11, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

The end of the history section implies a direct causal relationship between the implementation of SAPs and the recovery of the economy and stability of the political system. VERY SUBJECTIVE, VERY NEOLIBERAL. Someone needs to rephrase that, and offer a contrasting picture of Ghana's recent history. Please. Thank you.

Not the first independent country

"becoming the first Sub-Saharan African nation to do so" ( become independent ). Look this isn't right. In 1957, when Ghana became independent, well Liberia, South Africa and Ethiopia were already independent countries in sub-saharan Africa. You can't say, the first colony to become independent either, because South Africa and Ethiopia were previously colonies. It is certainly true that Ghana was the first of many countries which became independent in the 1957-1970 period, but I am not sure how you can word that accurately.Eregli bob (talk) 06:17, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

The statment could be better phrased as the "first colony of the 20th century that become independent".

Liberia had been independent since the 19th century.

South Africa had been self-governing since 1910, and was for most practical purposes independent, like Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Libya, which had been conquered by Italy in the 1910s, became independed "soon" after the allies defeated the Italians in WWII.

Ethiopia had never been colonised, except for 1936-1941 when it had been conquered by the Italians.

Eritrea is even more complicated.

What is really meant that Ghana was the first country that had been a colony for a long period in the 20th century to gain independence, and this is the neatest and simplest answer.

Tabletop (talk) 07:18, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, for all practical purposes South Africa was a colony until the 1990s. The Apartheid, realistically speaking, can hardly be considered an independent South African government representing the interests of non-European South Africans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.152.208.18 (talk) 23:48, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

hi, perhaps the conversation should be qualified as the first to gain independance from Great Britain ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.144.99.212 (talk) 16:31, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Nonsense! Ghana was the first Black African colony to gain independence. This is the historical fact of the end of the Scramble for Sub-Saharan Africa following the Berlin Conference of 1884. All these examples are either of places that were heavily dominated by settlers, or were never colonized. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jprschaefer (talk • contribs) 16:50, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree, the statement is wrong. In books i've read the statement has always been 'The first black independent country in Sub-sahara africa. I'm don't have much knowledge of Liberia's history but I think Ghana has a record for something. And I laughed so much when they said that apartheid wasn't independent! Hah! So the US was only independent in the 1960s when black people actually recieved rights?? Independence means not reliant on another nation, and South Africa was an INDEPENDENT nation in 1910, or just after world war 1. Bezuidenhout (talk) 19:57, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Well technically South Africa was still under some kind of British rule; it became a republic in 1961 whereas Ghana was a republic in 1960. Liberia was never colonised so it's "independence" is a murky subject. Ethiopia does not have an independence date so I think that disqualifies it from the conversation. Eritrea was under Ethiopian rule until 1993 so that would be the date of its true independence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.188.235.7 (talk) 16:08, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

It's the Gold Coast, Ghana. It's the first country in Black Africa to become independent, beginning the process that carried on through the 1960s. It had the stable economy; it had the honour of being first.
Liberia was colonized by Americans and fell within the US sphere. Defining independence in its case provokes debate.
Varlaam (talk) 02:35, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Red Mercury?

Why is red mercury mentioned under economy? It's a hoax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_mercury

Can we revert to previous version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jprschaefer (talk • contribs) 16:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Re-thinking National Development AGENDA.

It seems our efforts are always geared towards short term objectives and these are thrown overboard with change in government. What happened to Vision 2020 and 2015? Now a new government comes in and again its short time strategy to address long term needs. Lets halt, draw a de-politicized national policy without party colours.

My beef is with the Metropolitan, municipal and district levels. Why don't we integrate and ensure sustainability in our planning? This should involve the people at the grassroots. Lets get our basics right, development is about people, it must address needs and must be participatory.

We need to ensure that our policies at all levels create mechanisms, processes and procedures for building the capacity of residents and communities to participate in what governments do with their monies and how these decisions affect them.This way we ensure sustainability in an integrative way at the metro,. municipal, urban and then community level. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.13.118.81 (talk) 10:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Oy, the talk page is about the article, not the subject. Go bitch somewhere that would make a difference. Yes Ghana needs a lot of help, but you won't achieve anything at all by posting your gripes here.

Correction for School Name

The school named 'the Gmeiner School' should be correctly named SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adwoabanful (talk • contribs) 15:05, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

GDP

Please stop editwarring over the GDP figure. If anyone has a reliable source which supersedes the one currently used in the article, let us know what that source is. If there's disagreement, discuss the problem here instead of just hammering the "revert" button. bobrayner (talk) 11:21, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

I've had a look around some .gh news sources and found some rather politicised talk about improved estimation of GDP, but all GDP figures are estimates. There's nothing wrong with citing the old estimate until a new estimate comes along. It would be absurd to remove the most recent estimate just because a new one is expected in future - because we're always on that conveyor belt; then we could never cite GDP estimates. bobrayner (talk) 11:43, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Agreed but, since there has been new data the Forbes article is not relevant in the Economy Section any more. Ghana is now a middle income country thus, I have improved the section Medicineman84 (talk)

Serious Research

When is there going to be a team researching on important issues like the origin of the Bereku poeple, the Simpa people, the artifact discovered buried in the ground in the north, the truth about the Fante-Ashante language (Akan) which is so similar and has many branches like Akuapem,Agona and Bono,.

                                                                                           Johnincoom (talk) 11:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
                                                                                          John Incoom
                                                                                             December 28 2010

Wikipedia does not send out research teams of archaeologists and forensic linguists. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia; it reports on what other experts have published.

If experts in the field do not agree with your personal ethnic ideas, it may be time to reassess your ideas. bobrayner (talk) 12:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Coat of arms of Ghana

On the infobox in the Ghana article,a questionmark lies were Ghana's Coat of arms is meant to be because the Coat of arms of Ghana has been missing on Wikipedia for a long time now.Can someone upload the coat of arms of Ghana from a reliable source to Wikipedia or Wikicommons without violating copyright rules? I would have done it but getting the coat of arms of Ghana were i am living seems an impossible task. Thanks, Earlymen message me! 01:49, 05 April 2011 (UTC)

STOP editing economic indicators

The ones currently there are from the IMF.

Here is the source he sited... Seems more legit and recent than what Earlymen insists on posting

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2016&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=71&pr1.y=9&c=652&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=

Site is cool and you can go through and use it to look up every country in the world. Delivernews (talk) 11:24, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I really must appologise for failing to see the figures provided by IMF.I was helping,but the Imf site quoted above makes it clear and undisputable that the figures medicineman provided is accurate.Earlymen message me! 01:37, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

No problem thanks for clarifying. I will delete the message I wrote on your page to preserve you "Good name".

Delivernews (talk) 07:45, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Cocoa!

this page says that Ghana is the second largest producer of the cocoa bean, but on the cocoa page it says Ghana is third (after Cote d'Ivoire and Indonesia) someone clear this up please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jurryaany (talk • contribs) 22:13, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

I am disturbed that the section on the history of Ghana has no mention of the slave trade, surely as big a part of the story of the European intervention into Africa as gold. ```` (sorry, my computer is producing tildes!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RevkaY (talk • contribs) 19:59, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

History Section

"In 2011, John Atta Mills won the NDC congress when he ran against Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings for the National Democratic Congress flagbearership. He won by 2,771 votes representing 96.9% of total votes cast." Why is a national political party vote included in a national page? --Itsthefred (talk) 03:11, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Elmina does not mean "the mine" in Portuguese

"A mina" means the mine. "El" is not a Portuguese word, it is Spanish. "La mina" means the mine in Spanish. 128.59.162.138 (talk) 22:45, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

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potential WSJ resource

• In an African Dynamo's Expansion, the Perils of Prosperity 30.December.2011 by Drew Hinshaw, page A11 in-print.

99.109.125.85 (talk) 00:13, 31 December 2011 (UTC)