Ghana

Ghana is a small country in West Africa that has a population of approximately 25.5 million people (BBC News, 2017). It is considered one of the nicer countries in Africa because of the abundance of cash crops there. The cash crops and mineral products found in Ghana are used mainly for exports. The national income actually comes from the agricultural and mineral exports (Boateng, Davies, Forge, and Maier, 2017). Without their crops or minerals, they would have no source of income, so it is vital to them that they are able to get good crops every season. That means a lot of people work in the fields to harvest all of the crops. However, there has been a steady increase in migration from rural to urban areas (Boateng, Davies, Forge, and Maier, 2017). They are losing workers for the fields and so the crop production has a good chance of going down, which means their economy…

Akwaaba! Tourism in Ghana Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana, a friendly and hospitable tropical country in West Africa (Ghana Tourism Authority). A simple verbal greeting, smile, or handshake is an important social function for Ghanaians that expresses their concern for others and represents an open heart and mind. However, the left hand has limited use in Ghana; thus, the waving, pointing, and gesticulating in speech should be avoided. As one of the few English speaking countries, Ghana offers a safe,…

Describe the project and what the negative outcomes were. First and foremost, this course is very instructive because it permits me to know more about these financial institutions, and their real mission. The project of the world bank or the IMF that created problems for the nation that received its assistance was in Africa, specifically in Ghana. Ghana is a country located in West Africa, rich in natural resources like other countries in Africa, and a typical country loved by these…

The empire on Ghana existed from c. 750-1076. The Ghana empire was located in what is now Southeastern Mauritania, Western Mali, and Eastern Senegal which is on the Northwest coast of Africa. The Ghana empire was one of the first empires on the Northwest coast of Africa to rise in that area. Ghana began in the eighth century when there was a little change in the economy. There was an spectacular shift in the economy of the Sahel area. The south area of the Sahara allowed more condense states to…

Ghana, West Africa was the sixth African nation to gain independence on March 6, 1957, and only the fourth to gain independence from British rule. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana was and is still know for its riches, which ere gold, diamonds, and cocoa. One very influential pioneer political leader was Kwame Nkrumah who helped, not only Ghana, but also many African nations in their endeavor in decolonizing Africa. As many countries, which are just getting their footing after being ruled…

The Ghana Empire The Ghana Empire was one of the three major West African empires, and first started when Berbers, group of nomadic people came to an area called Kumbi, or Kumbi Saleh, which is near the modern day southeastern Mauritania and Mali, close to the Sahara desert. Ancient Ghana was not in the same location as the present day Ghana. Instead, it was located about 400 miles northwest of the present day Ghana. Eventually, Soninke clans began to control the kingdom. The name ‘Ghana’…

Ghana is an unusual country to utilize local transitional justice in, to undermining systemic inequality. The Akan are the ethnic majority in Ghana accounting for 31-45% of the population, depending on reports. However they are not a uniform group, containing major sub-divisions based on linguistic divides of the Kwa language. The Asante and Fante are the most prominent sub-divisions of the Akan people. Idiosyncratically, this fragmented ethnic majority has allowed the concept of the oppressed…

Water pollution does not just affect one specific group of people, it affects many different demographics. My first source is “Coastal Pollution and Women 's Health in Ada-Foah, Ghana”, published in 2003 by Elaine Tweneboah. In this article, the author goes over the many problems women in Ada-Foah face concerning water pollution. My second source is “Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana”, published in 2008 by…

I will investigate the distribution of power through a gendered lens among the Bribris of Costa-Rica, the Ashantis of Ghana and the Minangkabaus of Indonesia. I will immerse myself into each community to assess the ramifications of matrilineality in the social, political, economic and spiritual spheres. Through dialogues with adults and adolescents of all genders, I will identify gender-specific tasks and evaluate their social value. I will emphasize my exploration on domestic life, i.e.…

GHANA U-TURN TO THE IMF AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS. Introduction Ghana`s exit from the IMF in November 2006 came with great hope and high expectations. Many believed and thought that once Ghana had been able to come out of the IMF share, the country will be able to sustain it growth and prosperity. These hopes were however short lived, as Ghana finds itself in the same web it had escaped from. Ghana went for USD$602 million loan from the IMF barely two years later. The reason why Ghana returns…