Ghana

Republic of Ghana

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Capital: Accra (and Ghana's largest city) Area Code: +233 Country Code: GH Language: English Drivers use right-hand side of road Currency: Cedi (GHS) ( Currency converter website link ) ( Tourism and Ex-pat information )

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Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It lies adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. In 1957, Ghana became the first colony in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve sovereignty under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah.

The earliest kingdoms to emerge in Ghana were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and the Bonoman in the south, with Bonoman existing in the area during the 11th century. The Ashanti Empire and other Akan kingdoms in the south emerged over the centuries. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese Empire, followed by other European powers, contested the area for trading rights until the British ultimately established control of the coast by the 19th century. Following more than a century of colonial resistance, the current borders of the country took shape, encompassing four separate British colonial territories: Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, and British Togoland. These were unified as an independent dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations. On 6 March 1957, Ghana became the first colony in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve sovereignty. Under President Kwame Nkrumah, it became influential in decolonization efforts and the Pan-African movement.

Ghana is a multi-ethnic country with linguistic and religious groups; while the Akan are the largest ethnic group, they constitute a plurality. Most Ghanaians are Christians (71.3%); almost a fifth are Muslims; a tenth practice traditional faiths or report no religion. Ghana is a unitary constitutional democracy led by a president who is head of state and head of government. For political stability in Africa, Ghana ranked seventh in the 2012 Ibrahim Index of African Governance and fifth in the 2012 Fragile States Index. It has maintained since 1993 one of the most accessible and most stable governments on the continent, and it performs relatively well in healthcare, economic growth, and human development, so it has a significant influence in West Africa and Africa. Ghana is highly integrated in international affairs, being a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the African Union and a member of the Economic Community of West African States, the Group of 24, and the Commonwealth of Nations.

History

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Spanking and Spanking Art in Ghana

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School CP in Ghana from Corpun.com

A 2001 newspaper editorial stated that caning had been gradually phased out. This turned out to be entirely untrue. Several more recent news items have reported parents and opinion leaders calling for the "reintroduction" of corporal punishment. Still, no evidence is to hand that it was ever legally banned, and there have been many reports of its use.

In a November news item, it was made clear that corporal punishment was, in fact, widespread and legal. In theory, it was regulated by the Ghana Education Service, which laid down a maximum of six strokes and sought to discourage the use of CP in the classroom by ordinary teachers. Rather, the headmaster should give the caning or under his supervision.

"Traditional rulers" (tribal chiefs) called in Oct 2007 for the "reintroduction" of school CP, by which they appear to have meant that classroom teachers should have the power to cane, not just headteachers.

A 2011 opinion poll found that 94% of parents, 92% of students, and 64% of teachers favored the use of corporal punishment.

There are photographs of a schoolgirl being caned in class. There is also a video clip of a teacher randomly caning girls and boys in a schoolyard, but it is not clear whether it is intended as a punishment or just a game.

A handful of Ghanaian schools say online that they use the cane.

In January 2019, the government announced that caning was now banned in primary and secondary schools, both private and public.

GPTEVAC confirms the rules mentioned above. It clarifies that (as of March 2020) school CP is still lawful in Ghana; the government's ban is merely administrative policy and has not been confirmed in legislation.

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Prostitution in Ghana

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