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  2. Religion in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Religion and the inculturation of human rights in Ghana (A&C Black, 2013). Cogneau, Denis, and Alexander Moradi. "Borders that divide: Education and religion in Ghana and Togo since colonial times." Journal of Economic History 74.3 (2014): 694-729. online; Dovlo, Elom. "Religion and the politics of Fourth Republican elections in Ghana" (1992 ...

  3. Culture of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as: [1] [2] The Akans in the center and South of the country, The Ga and Adangbe in, around, and East of Accra, The Guan people in the rainforest, The Dagombas, Mamprusi, and related peoples in the North, The Gurunsi languages speaking peoples in the far North,

  4. Akyem - Wikipedia

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    Post-1816 the Akyem enjoyed relative peace in their current location today and all of what became Ghana was under British rule by the early 20th century. [ citation needed ] In 1838, Governor Maclean wrote that the Akyem and Akuapem had been "to all intents and purposes provinces" of Ashanti.

  5. Languages of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    A government sign in English in Accra. Ghana is a multilingual country in which about eighty languages are spoken. [7] Of these, English, which was inherited from the colonial era, is the official language and lingua franca. [8] [9] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken in the south. [10]

  6. Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ghana is a multi-ethnic country with linguistic and religious groups; [15] 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. [3]

  7. Islam in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Islam was the first Abrahamic monotheistic religion to arrive in Ghana. Today, it is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Service's Population and Housing census (2021), the percentage of Muslims in Ghana is about 19 ...

  8. Akan people - Wikipedia

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    The Akan (/ ˈ æ k æ n /) people are a Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa.The Akan speak languages within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo family. [2]

  9. Demographics of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ghana is a multilingual country in which about 80 languages are spoken. [2] English is the official language and lingua franca. [3] [4] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken. [5] Ghana has more than seventy ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language. [6]