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The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...
The Dutch and British also entered the slave trade, at first supplying slaves to markets in the Caribbean and on the Caribbean coast of South America. [12] The Royal Trading Company was established by the British Crown in 1752 and succeeded by the African Company of Merchants, which led British trading efforts into the early 19th century. [13]
Ghana imports automobiles and buses from India and companies like Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland have a significant presence in the country. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Ghanaian exports to India consist of gold , cocoa and timber while Indian exports to Ghana comprise pharmaceuticals , agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, plastics, steel and cement .
Town development in pre-colonial Ghana begun around 1000 and 1700 AD. The first major towns that existed in pre-colonial Ghana included Begho, Bono Manso, Dawhenya and Elmina. The growth of these towns were influenced by factors such as their strategic location, economic and religious attractions, and the presence of large deposits of minerals ...
In May 1682, the German colonization of Africa began when the newly founded Brandenburg African Company (BAC, in German Brandenburgisch-Afrikanische Compagnie), a company that administered the colony, which had been granted a royal charter by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (core of the later Kingdom of Prussia), established a small West African colony consisting of two Gold Coast ...
The Indo-Aryan peoples and Sindhi, who were the first Indians to arrive in Ghana, initially came as merchants and shopkeepers, and gradually, in the 1950s and 1960s, a few ventures out in the manufacturing industries such as garments, plastics, textiles, insecticides, electronics, pharmaceutical industry, optical goods etc. [2] Some Indians who have lived in Ghana for most of their lives have ...
This record saw Ghana surpass South Africa in output for the first time, making Ghana the largest gold producer in Africa. [144] In addition to gold, Ghana exports silver, timber, diamonds, bauxite, and manganese, and has other mineral deposits. [145] Ghana ranks 9th in the world in diamond export and reserve size. [146]
The Political history of Ghana traces the evolution of governance in Ghana from pre-colonial times through the colonial era and into the post-independence period. Before European intervention, Ghana was a diverse region composed of multiple states and ethnic groups, each with distinct political structures.