Ghana

Coordinates: 8°N 2°W / 8°N 2°W / 8; -2

Ghana (i/ˈɡɑːnə/), officially called the Republic of Ghana, is a sovereign unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2, Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" in Mande.

The territory of present-day Ghana has been inhabited for millennia, with the first permanent state dating back to the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful was the Kingdom of Ashanti. Beginning in the 15th century, numerous European powers contested the area for trading rights, with the British ultimately establishing control of the coast by the late 19th century. Following over a century of native resistance, Ghana's current borders were established by the 1900s as the British Gold Coast. In 1957, it became the first sub-saharan African nation to declare independence from European colonisation.

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Marine Spatial Planning will protect Ghana’s blue economy – NAFAG

Ghana Business News 20 Mar 2023
Mr Richster Nii Amarh Amarfio, NAFAG Secretary said for Ghana to harness the full benefits of its marine space, there was the need to plan the maritime space to avoid conflicts and other activities that destroy the maritime environment and underutilize the blue economy....
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Ghana maintains good relations with Cote d’Ivoire in spite of maritime dispute outcome

Business Ghana 19 Mar 2023
Ghana’s bilateral ties with her western neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, remains intact, in spite of the maritime boundary dispute outcome that favoured Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has affirmed ... boundary dispute ended favourably for the Republic of Ghana....
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Crew members ordered to adhere to Vessel Safety precautions

Business Ghana 18 Mar 2023
Mr Amarfio who was speaking at the Ghana News Agency Tema Industrial News ... He said vessel owners must ensure that the fishing vessels had competent and a licensed radio officers by the Ghana Maritime Authority, to aid in effective communication should there be any accident at sea....
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Entrepreneur Dedo Kofi wins national honours for contribution to fight against Covid-19

Joy Online 17 Mar 2023
... the maritime boundary dispute with our immediate, western neighbour, the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, ended favourably for the Republic of Ghana, thereby, ensuring that our western maritime resources, including its oil and gas potential, rightfully remained in our possession.” ....
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GMA begins National Training on Casualty Investigation Code

Business Ghana 16 Mar 2023
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) in collaboration with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has begun a two-week training workshop on Casualty Investigation Code for Flag State Inspection Officers in Ghana ... He said the Ghana Maritime Authority in its efforts towards ......
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CMOPS, other crew of Spanish Warship ‘Audaz’ on working visit

B & FT Online 16 Mar 2023
The main goals of the visit were to strengthen cooperation ties between Ghana and Spain and to promote maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea ... The military cooperation activities aimed at improving Ghana’s capacities in fighting terrorism, piracy and other maritime-related crimes....
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US, west African forces conduct maritime drills

Taipei Times 16 Mar 2023
Reuters, SOGAKOPE, Ghana ... The drill in Ghana’s Volta River on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organized by the US military under its long-running Flintlock program to bolster the skills of west African forces ... Military personnel participate in an exercise on the Volta River in Sogakope, Ghana, on Saturday last week....
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US maritime drills in West Africa aim to stop illegal fishing

Business Day 16 Mar 2023
The drill in Ghana's Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first maritime exercises organised by the US military under its long-running Flintlock programme to bolster the skills of West African forces ... About 350 troops took part in the drills including servicemen from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea....
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U.S. military conducts first maritime drills with West African forcesThe drill in Ghana's Volta river ...

Deccan Herald 16 Mar 2023
The drill in Ghana's Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organised by the US military under its long-running Flintlock programme to bolster the skills of West African forces ... Around 350 troops took part in the drills including servicemen from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea ... Ghana....
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U.S. military conducts first maritime drills with West African forces

FX Empire 16 Mar 2023
SOGAKOPE, Ghana (Reuters) – The West African troops silently pulled their small boats up to a rust-stained ferry and swarmed up its sides on grappling hooks to disarm the mock kidnappers onboard. The drill in Ghana’s Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organised by the U.S....
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NAFAG says false publications on the blue economy affect the country’s rating

Business Ghana 15 Mar 2023
He said the sector was highly regulated by International Maritime Organizations, the Fishery Commission, Ghana Maritime Authority and other stakeholders who do not permit any form of misconduct and abuse by any party onshore....
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Lawyer Fui Tsikata explains why he rejected national award

Joy Online 15 Mar 2023
He explained that there are other persons who contributed greatly to winning the maritime dispute between Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire in 2017, which success formed the basis for the honour, and hence should have been recognised as well....
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Akufo-Addo honour individuals, institutions, partners in fight against COVID-19, securing Ghana’s maritime resources

Modern Ghana 15 Mar 2023
... that the country rsquo;s western maritime resources remained legitimately in Ghana rsquo;s po ....

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