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The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Ghana, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ghana. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations , the United Kingdom and Ghana conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between ...
The Gold Coast was a British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. [3] The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the administration of the Governor of the Gold Coast.
The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors , except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed.
Early contact with the area known today as Ghana began in 1555 when John Lok brought back five Ghanaians to encourage trade relations with Western Africa. [1] The English by then were interested in the Gold coast for trading pepper, spice and gold, appointing the first English Governor in 1621, although relations between the UK and Ghana were limited in the 17th century.
The Ghana Independence Act 1957 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted the Gold Coast fully responsible government within the British Commonwealth of Nations under the name of Ghana. [1] The Act received royal assent on 7 February 1957 and Ghana came into being on 6 March 1957 [2]
This article lists the diplomatic mission in Ghana. The capital Accra currently hosts 70 embassies/high commissions, while Kumasi hosts one consulate. Map of diplomatic missions in Ghana
The British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneurs Awards identify and support talented people from across the creative industries, such as the International Young Publisher of the Year, International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year, International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year and British Council West Africa Arts Programme ...
In the 1956 British Togoland status plebiscite, 58% of the western Togolese voted to integrate into what would in 1957 become independent Ghana. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On May 9, 2017, the Homeland Study Group Foundation ( French : Fondation du Groupe d'étude de la Patrie ) unsuccessfully tried to declare the independence of Western Togoland.