Ghana

  Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It spans the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 238,535 km², spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rain forests. With over 31 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.                                             By: Tahsin Nazifa. Ghana - Wikipedia

  Ghana is a developing country in West Africa with a population of about 25 million. Medical illnesses in Ghana overlap with those in developed countries, but infection, trauma, and women's health problems are much more prominent. Medical practice in rural Africa faces extremely limited resources, a multiplicity of languages (hundreds in Ghana), and presentation of severe illnesses at later stages than seen elsewhere. Despite these limitations, Ghana has established a relatively successful national medical insurance system, and the quality of medical practice is high, at least where it is available. Ghana also has a well-established and sophisticated administrative structure for the supervision of medical education and accreditation, but it has proven very difficult to extend medical training to rural areas, where health care facilities are particularly short of personnel. Physicians are sorely needed in rural areas, but there are few because of the working conditions and financia...

  By 1874, Ghana was fully under the British Government as a colony known as Gold Coast. There was already several Mission Schools scattered around the colony at the time. The schools, however, ran on different educational programmed and curricula meaning there was a lack of uniformity.  A child is expected to begin schooling at age 6 and the first 9 years of education are free and compulsory.  The school environment is usually not conducive to learning. Classes are overcrowded, water and sanitation facilities are inadequate and trained teachers and schoolbooks are in short supply. Because of this lackness and over negligence had caused a huge trouble for Ghana children to receive better education. Some of the girls in Ghana doesn't get education because of shortage in classrooms and other schools' resources. As with most African nations, football is the dominant sport in Ghana. Their national football team,...

  Fufu  (or  f ufuo ,  foofoo ,  foufou ) is a dough-like food found in  West African cuisine . In addition to  Ghana , it is also found in  Sierra Leone ,  Guinea ,  Liberia ,  Cote D'Ivoire ,  Benin ,  Togo ,  Nigeria ,  Cameroon , the  Democratic Republic of Congo , the  Central African Republic , the  Republic Congo, Angola, and Gabon.  It is often made in the traditional Ghanaian,  Ivorian ,  Liberian , and Cuban method of separately mixing and pounding equal portions of boiled  cassava  with green plantain or cocoyam, or by mixing cassava/plantains or cocoyam flour with water and stirring it on a stove. The viscosity is then adjusted based on personal preference and eaten with broth-like soups. Some countries, particularly Nigeria, have a version of fufu made from fermented Cassava dough (called  akpu  by Nigerians) that is eaten with thick textured stews. ...

  Economic development in Ghana is the key factor for its upgrading to a middle-income country.  Ghana’s economy is the second biggest in West Africa and strong exports of cocoa, gold and oil constitute the main pillars of Ghana’s economy. The combination of successful sectors like gold and cocoa exports and the launch of crude oil production in 2011  boosted Ghana’s GDP growth to 15 percent in 2011 and 7.9 percent in 2012.  Revenue from the oil and gas sector amounted to $846 million in  2013 .  In 2011 and 2012, revenues reached $444 million and $541 million respectively. The vast majority of this success stems from a project called Jubilee oil field. Economic development in Ghana is also furthered by a stable political system. Ghana has a long history of political stability and trust in democracy with a long string of free elections and turnover in terms of governing political parties. Economic development in Ghana, however, has certa...

The status of women in  Ghana and their roles in Ghanaian society  has changed over the past few decades. There has been a slow increase in the political participation of Ghanaian women throughout history. Women are given equal rights under the  Constitution of Ghana , yet disparities in education, employment, and health for women remain prevalent. Additionally, women have much less access to resources than men in Ghana do. Ghanaian women in rural and urban areas face slightly different challenges. Throughout Ghana, female-headed households are increasing. Multiple forms of violence against women still exist in Ghana. In recent years, feminist organizations and women's rights groups have increased. Efforts to bring about gender equality continue to grow in Ghana. The government of Ghana has signed on to numerous international goals and conventions to enhance women's rights in Ghana. One of the most important a...

       Ghana is an ideal place to explore fresh fruit and vegetable markets, taste delicious fried plantains seasoned with chili pepper and ginger, and stroll busy streets in a country where the sun almost always shines. Women wrapped in colorful West African fabrics and people playing draughts (a game similar to checkers) in courtyards or cafés provide just a slice of the diversity of Ghanaians. There are fifty-two ethnic groups in the ten regions of this country making up Ghana’s culture—making it easy to find a variety of traditional festivals and ceremonies to attend. In Ghana's culture,   the major languages spoken are Twi, Fante, Ga, Hausa, Dagbani, Ewe and Nzema. English is the official language of Ghana.  The Ashante is  part of the Akan tribes who speak various dialects of Twi. The language is very rich in proverbs, the use of which is taken to be a sign of wisdom. Euphemisms are very common, especially about events connected with de...