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Extractions: Print Print Preview Ghana Article View On the File menu, click Print to print the information. Ghana I. Introduction Ghana , nation in West Africa, a former British colony known as the Gold Coast until 1957. That year Ghana became the first state in sub-Saharan Africa to gain political independence from European colonial rule. Drawing on tradition, the new state took its name from that of the medieval empire of Ghana, on the upper Niger River, several hundred miles to the northwest of modern Ghana. Following independence, Ghana assumed the leadership role in the African continentâs struggle for national liberation. The people of this densely populated country belong to more than 100 different ethnic groups, but Ghana has largely been spared the ethnic conflict that has torn apart many other African countries. The capital city of Accra is the largest city in the country. English is the official language of the country, but most Ghanaians also speak at least one African language. Ghana has one of the strongest economies in West Africa, yet the countryâs economic base continues to be agriculture and the people remain poor. Gold mining, the production of cacao (used to make chocolate), and tourism are the main sources of revenue.
Africa And Europeans 1800-1875 By Sanderson Beck between Wassa and Denkyira in 1833 and between akuapem and Krobo in 1836 and1838. West African Countries and peoples by James Africanus Horton, p. http://www.san.beck.org/1-14-Africa1800-1875.html
Extractions: For information on ordering click here. Not only commercial interests but France's conflict with England led the Directory to send Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt in 1798. The general had been warned by the traveler Volney that if the French invaded Egypt, they would find themselves at war with the British, the Ottoman empire, and the Muslims. Napoleon gathered a force of 36,000 veterans and hundreds of civilian experts in 400 ships, which reached Alexandria just after Nelson's British fleet had left there. On July 2, 1798 a French army quickly stormed Alexandria and read Bonaparte's proclamation that he respected Islam, that he had destroyed the Pope and the bigoted Knights of Malta, and that they had come only to terminate the tyranny of the Mamluks. Murad Bey persuaded Ibrahim and Sa'id Abu Bekir Pasha that they should resist the French invasion; but in the battle by the pyramids the French killed about 2,000 Egyptians while only losing ten of their men. Murad fled south up the Nile to Upper Egypt, while Ibrahim and the Pasha deserted Cairo for Palestine. On the first of August, Nelson's squadron returned and destroyed the French fleet at Abuqir, leaving ships to blockade the harbor. Although Napoleon claimed to be acting on behalf of the Ottoman empire, the French did not even have an ambassador in Istanbul. The British had Spencer Smith there, and he formed a coalition with the Ottomans and Russia. On September 11 Sultan Selim III (r. 1789-1807) declared war on France.
Atlas - Ghana Map Ghana, republic in western africa, bordered on the north and northwest by BurkinaFaso, The Ashanti and akuapem peoples speak similar Akan dialects, http://www.map.freegk.com/ghana/ghana.php
Extractions: Ghana Plants and Animal Back to Top The main industrial crops are palm oil, cotton, rubber, sugar cane, tobacco, and kenaf, the latter used in the production of fiber bags. None is of strategic economic importance, and all, apart from oil palms, have suffered as a result of the nation's economic difficulties. contempt claims that such crops could assist local industrialization efforts, the government has not focused the same attention on this area as on export crops. For example, sugar cane output has diminished with the closure of the nation's two sugar mills, which produced 237,000 tons per year in 1974-76, but only 110,000 tons in 1989. Farm animal production is severely limited by the incidence of tsetse fly in Ghana's forested regions and by poor grazing vegetation elsewhere. It is of major importance only in the comparatively arid north and has not been earmarked for special treatment in Ghana's recovery program. In 1989 there were an around 1.2 million cattle, 2.2 million sheep, 2 million goats, 550,000 pigs, and 8 million chickens in Ghana. Ghana Communications Back to Top
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Annex 1: General Bibliography Zum Problem der valenzgebundenen Ergänzungen des Verbs im (akuapem) Twi . 1998, Perspectives on indigenous Communication in africa, Vol. http://www.akan.org/akan_cd/ALIAKAN/course/U-references-p11.html
Extractions: 0. General, classification Bendor-Samuel, John T. (ed.), 1989. The Niger-Congo Languages . New York: Academic Press. Christaller, Johann Gottlieb, 1892. Die Sprachen Afrikas. Christaller page Dolphyne, Florence Abena, 1986. "The Languages of the Akan Peoples". Research Review . New Series vol. 2/1. 1-22. The Languages of Ghana . pp. 50-90; Akan: pp. 50-76. Greenberg, Joseph H., 1966. The Languages of Africa . Den Haag: Mouton. Grimes, Barbara F. (ed.), 1996. Ethnologue. Languages of the World vol. 1-3 (incl. Language Name Index and Language Family Index). Ethnologue on-line Kropp Dakubu, Mary Esther (ed.), 1988. The Languages of Ghana . New York: Kegan Paul. Stewart, John M., 1971. "Niger-Congo, Kwa". In: Thomas A. Sebeok (ed.) Current Trends in Linguistics . Vol. 7: Linguistics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stewart, John M., 1976. "Towards Volta-Congo Reconstruction" (= Presentation at the Rijksuniversiteit in Leiden, 8.10.1976). Leiden: Universitaire Pers.
Traditional Councils Ghana, a nation in West africa, a former British colony known as the Gold Coastuntil 1957, The Ashanti and akuapem peoples speak similar Akan dialects, http://www.ghananationalcouncil.org/ghana_-_the_country.htm
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Africans Bible Not only do we know the indigenous African tribal name of of these ancient kingsis the akuapem Dynasty that in between can go to check these people out and http://64.143.10.170/ancient_egypt_was_geographically.htm
Mountain Partnership Founded in 1986, the African Mountain Association s main aim is to improve The indigenous peoples International Centre for Policy Research and http://www.mountainpartnership.org/partnership/p-who.html
Extractions: Photo: A. Mihich Members of the Mountain Partnership The Partnership is a flexibly structured, broad-based alliance that includes countries, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations and major groups from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Near East and North America. Presently, 45 countries 14 intergovernmental organizations and 64 major groups and NGOs have joined the Mountain Partnership. FAO is hosting a Secretariat to support it. Countries (45)
Ethnologue: Ghana It is an indigenous deaf sign language, also used by many hearing people. The language of the Asante and akuapem is called Twi . http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/ethno/Ghan.html
Extractions: Ghana 17,543,000 (1995). Republic of Ghana. Formerly Gold Coast, and British Togoland. Literacy rate 36% (1992 UNESCO); 41% (1977 C. M. Brann). Information mainly from GILLBT 1995, Vanderaa 1991. Data accuracy estimate: A2. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. Blind population 60,418. Deaf institutions: 20. The number of languages listed for Ghana is 72. ABRON (BRONG, BRON, DOMA) ABR Niger-Congo , Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Akan. Most speak and understand Asante Twi well. Speakers of one dialect have less comprehension of Twi. 25% to 50% literate. Largely Muslim. Survey needed. ADAMOROBE SIGN LANGUAGE ADS ] Adamorobe, a village in the Eastern Region. The district capital is Aburi. Deaf sign language . 15% deafness in the population; one of the highest percentages in the world, caused by genetic recessive autosome. The age range of the deaf is evenly distributed. They are considered full citizens. The village has been settled for 200 years. It is an indigenous deaf sign language, also used by many hearing people. Most users have no contact with Ghanaian Sign Language. Agriculturalists, firewood traders. ADELE (GIDIRE, BIDIRE)
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The African Studies Centre Website Has Moved by forming alliances with neighboring peoples, leading to Akwamu Denkyira Akuapemand Ashanti in the lives of and eastern Wangara an indigenous West African http://www.asc.leidenuniv.nl/library/webdossiers/dossierasante.htm
Hinduism Today | Mar 1996 This paper is written from the point of view of an akuapem, part of a larger indigenous Akan names, sometimes including names of elders and ancestors, http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1996/3/1996-3-11.shtml
Extractions: An Akan Queen Speaks Indigenous Aftican Extended Clan Culture Holds Wisdom for the World By Nana Apeadu Family in the Ghanaian context is not what today is called "nuclear," consisting of husband, wife and children. It is not even the extended variety, with wife and children, grandparents, uncles and cousins. The family goes deeper than these. The Akan family is an unbroken clan that includes not only the living, but the dead and the unborn. This paper is written from the point of view of an Akuapem, part of a larger group called the Akan who make up 65% of the people of Ghana. The Akan belief is that God is our creator. Man is made up of soul (okra), spirit (sunsum), blood (mogya) and family (abusua). Every Akan belongs to a clan and is bound to that clan by blood relation. This family setup is the basis of the entire social organization of the Akans. The Akan society is organized around the family or, more appropriately, the clan, which is based on the lineage system. Akan society is composed of three systems: matrilineal, patrilineal and double descent, the latter meaning descendance from both the mother's and the father's sides. The society is structured around eight clans. The family, abusua, is that unbroken clan which includes the living, the dead and the unborn. The lineage system provides the fundamental codes of life for the Akan, the skeleton of the social structure, the framework that shapes the body politics and guards inheritance, marriage and land tenure. It is also perceived as key in matters relating to troubles, including debt, arrest by police, help in school fees, or finding jobs.1
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Extractions: Image and Documents Gallery The Crooks Family Descendants of the African Ami Djaba Alex Haley Home An African family in the Diaspora Slavery Days Return to Africa the Motherland ... Krobo Mountain Kwame Nkrumah acknowledgement Nelson Mandela Ancestors by Paul Crooks The Story of an African Caribbean family ... Black History Really Didnt Begin With Slavery The Krobo People of Ghana to 1892 A Political and Social History by Louis E Wilson Ohio University Monographs in International Studies Africa Series No 58 ISBN 0-89680-164-0 The quotes from this page are from the book Louis E Wilsons book. For the full History of the Krobo People of West Africa Click cover to buy online Krobo Mountain The Krobo Mountain (Klo yo) is the ancestral home of the Krobo people. The mountain, located in the Southeastern portion of the Accra Plains, reaches 1,108 feet. The mountain residence afforded its inhabitants an almost impregnable haven preventing successful attacks from hostile forces from neighbouring states All the Twi-speaking or Akan peoples were originally one tribe. However, from the 1600s to early 1800s warfare shook the region. It had been triggered by political expansion and slave raiding among the Akan states.
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