"The focus of our tours are the art, culture and people of Ghana.
We take small groups and build the itinerary around the participants' interests.
We specialize in village stays. This is not a tour for people who
want to look out the window of a tour bus." "...arranges visits
to teachers and schools, health care professionals, traditional healers,
drummers and dancers." Has a traditional housepainting tour. Site has
profiles of Ghanaian artists, news articles about the tours, a paragraph
each on pottery, coffins, fabrics, carvings, etc. [KF] http://www.abatours.com/
"I am a Storyteller and a Poet from Ghana, West Africa. The focus
of my stories are the traditional folk tales about Ananse, The Spider.
He constantly tricks all the animals in the forest." "Usually
Ananse Stories teach a lesson to a selfish or bad person." Rev. Addo
shows the "links between West Africa and the African American cultures."
Information on the Ga people, their language
and wisdom, Christmas in Ghana, recipes (adapted with ingredients available in the U.S.),
etc. [KF] http://home.roadrunner.com/~osofo/
"Drummer and composer Yacub Addy and his exceptional Ghanaian group
Odadaa! perform rich traditional rhythms and songs, as well as traditionally-grounded
creative compositions." Biography, reviews, descriptions of some of
the Ga drums and traditions behind them. No audio files. Has an article,
"Glimpses
of Ga Music/Dance" by Barbara L. Hampton. [KF] http://www.rpi.edu/~addyy
The election materials database has documents such as the Electoral Commission of Ghana - Voter Registration Official's
Manual (1995) and an image of the ballot
from the 1996 Presidential election. Use the Search for additional Ghana
content. ACE is an "attempt to provide a globally accessible information
resource on election administration." It is funded by International
Foundation for Election Systems, the International Institute for Democracy
and Electoral Assistance, and the United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs. [KF] http://aceproject.org/regions-en/africa/GH
A "provider of diversified business process and information technology
outsourcing solutions." ACS employs a proprietary
worldwide satellite-based distributed data processing so
work can be performed around the clock. ACS has 750 office locations worldwide,
including the one in Ghana which is "one of country's
largest private employers with almost 1,300 people and plans to hire another
700." See May
29, 2003 press release. Based in Dallas, Texas. [EA] http://www.acs-inc.com/
"an online and face-to-face community of people interested in development
in Africa." Topics include globalisation. Has an essay 'The Chief
is Dead; Long Live the BBC: Globalization Culture and Democratization in
Ghana," by Audrey Gadzekpo about the unauthorized leak by the BBC of
the death of the Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware, I. Also features
the art work of Glenn Turner.
http://www.AfricaTalks.org/
Africa_think_tank
A discussion list open to all who "seek to discuss political, social and
economic issues confronting Africa." The list owner is Jerry W. Simpson.
List formerly called Ghana Think Tank.
To subscribe, send an email message to: majordomo@po.databack.com
In the body of the message write: subscribe africa_think_tank YourEmailAddress
Example: subscribe africa_think_tank jdoe@anyuniversity.edu
Profiles of weavers, beadmakers, painters, sculptors, carvers, metal casters,
tie-dye artists from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe.
Site for RUDO Craft (Rural Unity for Development Organization) - basket
weavers, stone carvers and potters. Has "slide show" articles
on creating glass beads, weaving, Kente cloth; lesson plans for schools.
Shows artists influenced by Africa and sells crafts, books on African arts.
Send African postcards. http://www.africancrafts.com/
Contemporary art, mainly from Ghana. Artists include Wiz Kudowor, James
Cudjoe, Ben Agbee and others. Site maintained by Kwamina Ewusie and Peter
Swaniker. http://www.african-encounters.com
One-year project for seven established African Non-Governmental Organisations "to embark upon a process of benchmarking the performance of key African governments in respect of human security issues, measured against the commitments taken at the level at OAU/AU heads of state meetings." The eight countries being evaluated are Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Full text Project and Background Papers. Full text Monographs and Research Reports. http://www.africanreview.org/
Current information on internet service providers, telecommunications,
computerization in Ghana. Excellent source maintained by Mike Jensen. http://www2.sn.apc.org/africa/countdet.CFM?countries__ISO_Code=GH
"...founded in 1996 by former Peace Corps volunteers." "African
Market
works with African artisans, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs to design products
which can be manufactured using traditional techniques and locally available
materials." Products are from Ghana, Mali, Kenya,
and Morocco. Founders are Rosie Walker and Bush Helzberg. Will send
a print catalog. http://www.africanmarket.com
The archive at the Institute of Ethnology and African Studies,
Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany, opened in 1991,
has a collection of modern African popular music recordings and videos.
The collection includes a history of its 716 recordings from Ghana,
and other countries. Has links
to numerous other African music, musician,
and ethnomusicology sites and information on courses offered. [KF] http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bender/
"independent, non-governmental institute based in Accra, Ghana ,
specializing in issues of security and their relationship with democratic
consolidation." Has a report on its Roundtable on Strengthening Regional
Capacity for Conflict Resolution in West Africa: A Respond to NEPAD. http://www.africansecurity.org/
Master carpenter, Paa Joe, creates designer
coffins. Short video. African
Voices is a site on a Rochester Institute of Technology server. http://www.rit.edu/~africa/index.shtml
"set up by an Act of Parliament (Act 286) in 1965 to promote and modernize the agricultural sector through appropriate but profitable financial intermediation." Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.agricbank.com/
Project "to utilize the pictograms and ideograms encoded in the arts
of the
Akan to decode some aspects of the history, beliefs, social organizations,
social relations, and other ideas of the Akan of Ghana." "The
Project... comprises a World Wide Web site, 'Akan Cultural Symbols Online'
a series of books and catalogues, photo exhibitions; and multi-media CD-ROMs."
A site rich in illustrations of Akan symbols used in architecture, cloth
(Adinkra, Kente, Asafo Flags, etc.), cosmology, economics, knowledge, political
beliefs, gold weights/jewelry, wood carvings. The project is directed by
Dr. George F. Kojo Arthur with Dr. Robert Rowe, Art Dept., Marshall University,
West Virginia. [KF] http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/
Tourist, Business, Enterainment guide to Ghana. Directory to art galleries,
festivals and
cultural events, travel tips, forts & castles, wildlife and the Mole
National Park, tourist attractions by region. http://www.akwaabacitylimits.com
Ghanaian musician (trumpet, studied at the Rotterdam Conservetory) and the Afro jazz band, "Ofie" (Meaning Roots). Listen to his music at MySpace. "People compare us to Fela, Osibisa, Masakela....." Amo is based in Amsterdam. [KF] http://www.amoghana.com/
Supports "small scale production by talented craftspeople. A portion
of our profits helps provide medical care and educational opportunities
to the communities we work with." Describes the making of glass
beads in Krobo, Ghana. Sells beads, fantasy carved coffins, South African
dolls, baskets, books, musical instruments, clothing,
masks originating from Ghana, South Africa, other countries. Owners
are Paajoe and Rebecca Amissah-Aidoo. Based in Fort Bragg, California. [KF]
http://www.anansevillage.com
In Italian and English. Drumming & dancing classes and residential workshops in the community of Pabi, Ghana (c. 80 kms from Accra). Projects (micro-credit for women, village development, etc.) There is no electricity but has solar and kerosene lanterns, and a generator "that we use on special occasions..." http://www.ananseghana.org
"Some notes on Fort Patience (Apam) and Ussher Fort (Accra). A special
contribution to the official home page of the Netherlands Embassy in Accra
by Michel R. Doortmont and Michel van den Nieuwenhof." Part of the
web site of the Netherlands Embassy in
Accra, Ghana. http://www.ambaccra.nl/pages/c_forts.html
Internet and print resources about U. N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
From Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/kofiannan.html
Official site. "Kojo's music- Afro Pop is a well-tasty, magical blend
of West Africa's Hi Life and Soukous,..." Discography, photographs,
awards. Won Best Male Artist - West Africa, Kora Awards 2003. [KF] http://www.kojoantwi.com/
Publishes books
by Michael Pennie on African art and West Africa. Works in collaboration
with the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Based in Melksham Wiltshire,
U.K. http://www.artworth.co.uk/
The African Studies Center, Leiden, Library, Documentation
and Information Department has a bibliography on the Asante Kingdom with
citations to books, journal articles, web sites plus an introduction to
Asante. Topics: History of the Asante Kingdom, Asante Kingship and Chieftaincy, European-Asante
Relations. [KF] http://asc.leidenuniv.nl/library/webdossiers/dossierasante.htm
"The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is the Head of the Ashanti
Kingdom."
His present-day activities, photographs." Site based in Ghana. http://www.asanteman.com/
"Ashanti Goldfields Company Ltd is an African-based international
gold mining and exploration group with seven producing mines in four
African countries - Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania and Zimbabwe." Includes
information on explorations in West, East, and Southern Africa, production
figures, annual reports, and a history
of the company and of the Ashanti people. http://www.ashantigold.com/
History of the Ashanti people and kingdom, photographs. Sources are not
indicated. Maintained by Steve Garbrah, based in Australia. http://www.ashanti.com.au/
"Our mission is to train a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa." "a subsidiary of Ashesi University Foundation, a non-profit, publicly supported US corporation based in Seattle, Washington." Offers four-year bachelors degrees in computer science and business administration. Many members of its Business Administration Advisory Council are from the U.C. Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.ashesi.org/
"a non-profit voluntary business association with about 500 members
- large, medium and small industries- operating in all parts of Ghana."
"...was formed in 1958 as the Federation of Ghana Industries, later
becoming the Ghana Manufacturers' Association." Based in Accra. http://www.agi.org.gh/
Home page of Dr. Avorgbedor, School of Music, Ohio State Univ. Columbus.
Includes the syllabi for his courses on ethnomusicology, contemporary African
composers, performance practices in African music, history of Halo (a musical-dramatic
genre of the Anlo-Ewe, Ghana). http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/avorgbedor1/
An investigation into why certain cultures, places, and periods encouraged
creativity and innovation in the arts, directed by Suzanne Preston Blier,
Dept. of Fine Arts, Harvard. The Project Manager is Michael Roy. Has large
graphics; it's best to access this when you have a fast connection. The
web site is a glimpse of the project which includes narratives (case studies),
an image and ethnographic database, and a geographic information system.
The case studies are: Asante political expansion, Batimalliba two-story
architecture, Islam and indigenous African cultures, Shawabtis and Nubia,
Yoruba masking traditions, and Ife, an ancient Yoruba city state. [KF] http://baobab.harvard.edu/
An eco-tourism company in the Volta region of Ghana managed by Ghanaians
and individuals from the US and UK. A portion of tour income goes to community
development projects in Ghana. Supplies tour details. http://homepages.tesco.net/~okuwattons/
Over 25,000 images from the Basel Mission Archive with 6,100 images
from Cameroon and 5,900 images from Ghana "dating from
1860 (in the case of Ghana) or 1885 (in the case of Cameroon) to ca.
1945."
Includes the "Basel Mission's "sample book" of engravings used
in its publications in the 19th century." "These were often
"drawn" very exactly from photographs and increase the number of images
of direct interest to students of Africa...". The web-site includes
a substantial essay
in interpretation of the use of photographs for themes of interest
to historians, written by Emmanuel Akyeampong. Search the image
database by Proper name, Institution name, Photographer / Photo Studio,
Theme, Geography. http://www.bmpix.org
"Ghana celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence on 6 March 2007. Ahead of this event, BBC News charts how musical trends have reflected changes in Ghanaian society over the last half-century." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6289763.stm
Full text account of an English woman and her husband who was a Chief
Assayer for a gold mine in the Gold Coast. Includes photographs. Mentions Kwame Nkrumah. http://dpicg.com/joan_beech/
Tour operator, "provides hotel accommodation, free tourist visa support,
organizes entertainment, transport, indoor and outdoor leisure activity,
and arranges specially-tailored services for guests coming to Ghana." For
individiuals or groups. Owner is Abe Blay Asmah. Based in Sakumono-Tema,
Ghana. http://blast.loudafrica.com
Boahen, Kwabena A.
Stanford Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Kwabena A. Boahen, is a winner of the 2006 National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA).
The NDPA is designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical research. See also the Sept. 27, 2006 Stanford announcement. Stanford Report, March 20, 2006 has an article describing his work. Brains in Silicon is the lab site. http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/Recipients06.aspx
and http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/september27/med-pioneering-092706.html
and http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/march22/boahensr-032206.html
Blog by Michael Walling, Artistic Director of Border Crossings, on filming of The Dilemma of a Ghost, the play by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo. http://bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/
Search their catalog.
For example, a search on Senegal produced over 700 citations to recordings
(Senegalese musicians, interview with Youssou N'Dour, bird calls, etc.) You
can limit the search to Oral Histories. Copies of recordings can be purchased; "however "recordings
which are less than 50 years old are all in copyright and you will need to
obtain written permission from the copyright owner before a copy can be made." The Archive is digitizing ten collections including the D. Rycroft South Africa recordings 1960s-70; the Klaus Wachsmann Uganda recordings 1949-54; and the BBC World Service African Writers Club. http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/nsa.html
Online are short audio clips of -
The Tony Kofi Quartet, recorded at The Falcon, Clapham, 1996.
Ghanaian-born and Berklee College-educated Kofi is a veteran of
Gary Crosby's Nu Troop.
"an international nonprofit organization that 1) creates freely downloadable open-source educational software, and 2) provides free afterschool and summer computer camps for youth and teachers in underserved communities." Programs in Ghana and South Africa. Based in East Palo Alto, California. http://www.campamelia.org
The Center promotes "democracy, good governance and the development
of liberal economic environment in Ghana in particular and Africa in general."
Has a directory of West African NGOs working on conflict management/peace-building
in West Africa, describes their programs. Many full text Election Monitoring Reports. http://www.cddghana.org/
"a non-profit making educational initiative of the International
Central Gospel Church (ICGC)" "Our aim is to provide an integrated and biblically-based tertiary education with particular reference to the needs of the African continent" Established 1999. Has IT assistance from Google. Based in Accra, Ghana. [KF] http://www.centraluniversity.org/
"The mission of the Center for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CEFIKS)
is to examine, preserve, adapt and utilize the local knowledge of various
communities and people in Ghana and the West African region." Projects
cover Arts, Crafts, and Materials; Socio-cultural Systems; Indigenous Food
Systems; the Traditional Medicine and Health System. Based in Accra, Ghana.
http://www.cfiks.org
"independent, non-governmental think- tank, which provides rigorous analysis and perspectives on economic policy issues of Ghana and the developing world." Estab. 1993. Full text of the Economic Review and Outlook, the Research Working Papers, Policy Briefs and Discussion Papers. http://www.cepa.org.gh
Online journal of TAARN (Traditional Authority Applied Research Network). Full text articles such as "Queen Mothers and Social Workers: A Potential collaboration between traditional authority and social work in Ghana." [KF] https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/300
Concerns hidden meanings in the drum language of the Ewe of Ghana. Includes
sound files and Quicktime videos; you'll need a multimedia computer for
these. Melissa Lang and Andruid Kerne worked with Ewe drummers and dancers
in Ghana in 1994. http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-journals/LEA/TEXT/lea4-3.txt
Use their Search
to locate many full text academic articles, reports, briefings, by keyword,
author, date, institution. Ex. "Neither Phoenix nor Icarus: Negotiating
Economic Reform in Ghana and Zambia, 1983-1992" by Matthew Marti,
28 pp. in (Chap. 4 of a book edited by Thomas Callaghy and John Ravenhill,
1993). Has an events section. http://www.ciaonet.org/
Based in New York city, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which
does not accept govt. funding. Has reports on the Ghana press. Also use
the Site Search and the Press Freedom Database to locate Ghana articles.
http://www.cpj.org
Computer Keyboards
Ghana Keyboards Project - Project Nyalasi Offers Unicode compliant keyboards to support Ghanaian languages. Free software download. Maintained by Eden Adogla. http://www.ghanakeyboards.com/nyalasi.html
Ghanaian Keyboard Keyboard design for Ghanaian languages. Maintained by Kyekyeku Opoku-Pong and Isaac Quarshie. See also the article, "A boost for ICT
in Ghana Computer Keyboard for Ghanaian languages in the offing" in Ghanaian
Chronicle, May 04, 2004 http://db.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=1544. http://www.uta.fi/~kyekyeku.opoku-pong/keyboard.html
Party founded by Kwame Nkrumah in 1949 - "the first party to rule Ghana after independence." Papa Kwesi Nduom was the Party's 2008 Presidential candidate. http://conventionpeoplesparty.org/
Official branch of the Convention People's Party in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Has a history of the CPP - UK & Ireland. http://www.cppuk.org/
Established by the Ghana government to organize and co-ordinate scientific
research in Ghana. Formerly the National Research Council. Has a searchable
database. For example locate research projects on cocoa. Has article
abstracts from the Ghana
Journal of Agricultural Science and the Ghana
Journal of Science. Based in Accra. http://www.csir.org.gh/
Represents Ewe Associations throughout the U.S. and Canada, holds annual conventions. Ewe history, press releases. "The Ewe people inhabit the territory equivalent roughly to the south-eastern quarter of Ghana and the southern half of TOGO." http://www.ceanaonline.org/
"An educational non-profit that invites people to Ghana to promote
cultural exchange and understanding through the arts." They believe
"that interaction between African and non-African artists enriches
the creativity of both groups." Artists work with Ghanaians
on "collaborative projects that range from mosaic walls to documentary
films." Offers workshops in ceramic furniture, pottery, mosaics,
etc. (for adults and children). Based in Massachusetts. http://www.culturalcollaborative.org/
"independent non-profit organization with no governmental or religious affiliations." Partners with CARE. "volunteers work in orphanages and child care centers, schools, health
clinics and hospitals, homes for the elderly, centers for people with
disabilities, and other community organizations." Is open to all ages, abilities (including those with disabilities). Has 3-week minimum stays in Ghana and Tanzania. A three week cost for the Volunteer Abroad program is $2,650.
Interns work in health, education or social services and work for 5 weeks in Ghana ($3,471) or 4 weeks in Tanzania ($3,210). Offices in New Rochelle, New York and Brighton, U.K. [KF] http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/
" traditional culture, music, dance and stories of Ghana, and Africa" Teaches at City College of San Francisco. Gives workshops. Based in San Francisco. http://www.skwaku.com/
"an informal grouping of professional academic linguists who have
worked on the Dagaare language." Introduction to the language, directory
of scholars, publications list, mailing list, related links. "Dagaare
is the language of the Dagaaba (plural of Dagao), a predominantly agricultural
community of approximately one million people located in north-western Ghana
(formerly the Gold Coast) called the Upper-West Region, and in south-western
Burkina-Faso (formerly Upper Volta)." [KF] http://www.hku.hk/linguist/staff_ab.DagaareLinguist.html
About a video of Bernard Woma, head xylophonist and master drummer of
the Ghana National Theatre, and his award winning ensemble, the Dagara Bewaa
Culture Group, who perform ancient music and dance. Has a slide show and
video clips (requires sound card). http://www.dagaramusic.com/
Dagbon-L
A discussion list for Ghanaian nationals from Northern Ghana on issues
of economic, social, and political concerns related to the northern part
of Ghana. The listserv owner is a doctoral student of political economy
at the University of Georgia, Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku. To subscribe send
a request to: Dagbon-L-Request@uga.cc.uga.edu
"The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) is the joint effort of elements of the NDC, NPP and the Nkrumahist family alienated by the policies and actions of their parent organizations." The party was launched 28th October 2006. Members include Dr. Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi (the Party 2008 Presidential Candidate) and Alhaji Abdul Rahman Isakah. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.votedfp.org/
Education Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Has country education profiles for Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia. Full text reports such as
Schooling in Guinea (111 p.), Household Demand for Schooling in Ghana (83 p.), Support for Education Decentralisation in Ghana (51 p.). Questionnaires. "
DHS EdData is an education data collection activity supported by USAID and implemented by ORC Macro in conjunction with the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. It is designed to provide accurate and timely data for education policy and program planning,..." [KF] http://www.dhseddata.com/
Has the full text of Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys.
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 1993 (23 p. in PDF) and others Ghana: DHS, 2003 - HIV Fact Sheet (English)
Reports on nutrition, pregnancy in adolescents, HIV prevalence, fertility decline, contraception, family planning, urban women's employment, etc.
Kuapa Kokoo, a farmers' co-op in Ghana sells its own cocoa, it has 40,000 members organised in approximately 1300 village societies. It sells high quality chocolate bars produced by the Divine Chocolate Ltd. - first sold in the U.K., now in the U.S. [KF] http://www.divinechocolate.com/
Full text articles online. "published twice a year under the auspices of the Doctoral School at the Institute of Education, University of London." http://www.educatejournal.org/index.php?journal=educate&page=issue&op=view&path[]=20
Ghanaian sculptor, Professor of Sculpture, Fine and Applied Arts Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Based in Nigeria. October Gallery, London - biography, image browser, shows, bibliography. http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/microsites/anatsui/ ArtNet - biography, exhibitions, bibliography BBC Africa 05 Photographs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/africa05/anatsui1.shtml Exhibition at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Jan. 6 - March 4, 2007.
"El Anatsui uses found objects such as metal liquor bottle wrappings and tin cans to create spectacular metal cloths..." "The works in this exhibition references broader concerns about the adverse affects of globalization, consumerism, and waste." http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/exhibitions/gawu/
Election 2008 - December 7 and 28
Electoral Commission of Ghana
"set up....to manage the conduct of all public elections and to handle all matters directly relating to the conduct of elections in the country." http://www.ec.gov.gh/
Akufo-Addo for President '08. Site for New Patriotic Party 2008 Presidential candidate, Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo-Addo. His running mate was Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. Came in second in the Dec. 2008 Presidential election with 49.77% of the vote - IFES Election Guide. http://www.akufoaddo.org/
Amoafo-Yeboah, Kwesi. 2008 Presidential election site for Amoafo-Yeboah, a telecom businessman, who entered as an independent candidate. In the Dec. 7 election he received .23% of the vote. http://www.kwesiforghana.com/ Edward M. Mahama - Ghana Decides 2008. Site has closed. Was the campaign site of Dr. Mahama, Presidential candidate of the People's National Convention. http://www.edwardmahama.com/
John Evans Atta Mills. Site for the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Won the Dec. 2008 election with 50.23% of the vote - IFES Election Guide. Biography, press releases, photographs, policy positions. His running mate was John Dramani Mahama, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole-Bamboi. Based in Accra. See also his blog. Mills was a Fulbright scholar (1971) at Stanford University Law School. President Mills died July 24, 2012 while in office. http://www.attamills2008.com/
Paa Kwesi Nduom. Site has closed. Was the site for the Presidential candidate of the Convention People's Party, (CPP). Biography, agenda, press releases, etc. http://www.nduom2008.com/pkn/index.html
ThinkGhana - Elections 2008
Extensive information. Links to information on previous elections. Site maintained by Lyon Media Limited, Accra, Ghana. http://www.thinkghana.com/elections/2008/
African Studies Center, Leiden, Netherlands - Ghana Elections 2008
"monographs, articles, and chapters from edited works, published since 1992, the year when multiparty politics were reintroduced in the country", abstracts of some titles, election background, links to political parties and election-related sites. http://www.ascleiden.nl/Library/Webdossiers/GhanaElections.aspx
BBC - Ghana 2008 Election on BBC Radio
Audio reports. Requires Windows Media Player or Real Player. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/indepth/ghana2008.shtml
"Offers package tours to Ghana. Focus is on black history, education,
ecology and leisure. Visits to Slave Castles of 15/16th centuries, game
reserves, festivals and other historic sites." An Elmina-Java Museum
detailing the history of "The Black Dutchmen" will open in October
2002. Contains an account of
"The Black Dutchmen: The Story of African Soldiers in The Netherlands
East Indes." http://elwininternational.com
Sells custom-made
coffins in the shape of fish, aeroplanes or beer bottles for $1,000,
sells chests in similar shapes. Also drums, kente cloth, jewelery, musical
instruments, carvings, baskets, textiles, clothing, carved boxes, barber
signs, "We work in partnership with artisans and artisan's
cooperatives..." Shop set up by Cordelia Salter-Nour, based
in Accra, Ghana. http://eshopafrica.com/acatalog/eShopAfrica_com_Decorated_chests_7.html
Offers basic facts, travel information, festivals, hotels, car rental,
tours offered by the company. Based in Accra, maintained by EVENTS LTD a
specialized Christian tour company. http://www.eventsghana.com/
Full text primary documents (letters, telegrams, memoranda, etc.)
regarding U.S. relations with Africa. Includes the entire continent plus
Ghana and other countries. From the print publication. (Dept. of
State Publication 10627). [KF] http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/vol_xxiv/index.html
A non-profit whose founders are two Santa Clara University professors,
Michael Kevane and Leslie Gray. It is involved in the construction, stocking,
and management of village libraries in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Has a blog. Based in San Jose, California. [KF]
http://www.favl.org/
Official web page of the Government of Ghana. Has general information,
investment, travel, foreign policy, Ghana embassies abroad, embassies in
Ghana, etc. Site on the Network Computer Systems Ltd. site which also hosts
the Republic of Ghana page with similar information. http://www.ghana.gov.gh/
National Secretariat, University Of Ghana, Department Of Statistics, Legon,
Ghana. Established 1997. Maintained by E.
Afari-Kumah. http://www.angelfire.com/vt/ngass/
"On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first country in Africa south of the Sahara to gain independence from colonial rule. 2007, marks 50 years of independence." Biographies of Ghana's past Presidents, how to invest in Ghana, history of Ghana, visitor information, facts about Ghana, events & performances, etc. http://www.ghana50.gov.gh/
Business directory / yellow pages for Accra, Takoradi, and Kumasi. Listings
for associations, NGOs, institutions, diplomatic missions, real estate,
jobs, hotels, automobiles, freight forwarders, shopping, repair services,
restaurants, education, wanted posters, etc. Based in Accra. http://ghanacityguide.com/
Established 1947. Information on the Cocoa Research Institute. Ghana is a major exporter of cocoa. Links to related sites. See also the World Cocoa Foundation page on World Cocoa Supply. http://www.cocobod.gh/
"Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. established in May 1953 for Ghanaian entrepreneurs, is now the largest indigenous Bank with 133 branches nation-wide. Our objective among others is to support the private sector and facilitate the nation's economic growth." http://www.gcb.com.gh/
The conference, sponsored by the Ghana
Computer Literacy & Distance Education Project, will focus
on the use of information technology to enhance the economic, social, cultural,
educational development of African countries. http://www.ghaclad.org/
The discussion list on distance education in Ghana (and Africa) is sponsored
by GhaCLAD (Ghana Computer Literacy & Distance Education Volunteers).
The listowner is Carolyn Manjourides - cmanjourides@projectscope.org
Or contact: Max Freund, mfreund@interport.net
To subscribe send email to: majordomo@igc.org
In the message area put: subscribe ghaclad-scope
Current news, tech news, oil & gas, investment, tourism, etc. Photographs. Maintained by Creative Imaginations Publicity. Based in Legon-Accra, Ghana. http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/
Begun by Ghanaians in the U.S. and Ghana to nurture the IT economy in Ghana. Supports a Ghana Technology Park project. Has a non-profit division, the GCG Foundation. http://www.ghanacybergroup.com/
"the National Export Trade Support Institution, facilitating the development and promotion of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports...... established......in 1969 as an agency of the Ministry of Trade and Industry" Market briefs have some statistics. Directory of Ghana exporters. Trade news. Based in Accra. http://www.gepcghana.com/
Discussion for Ghanaians and others (read past messages), has a Ghana
web directory, announcements, dating service, chat, help (requests for information).
http://www.ghanaforum.com/
Social networking site. Access requires joining which is free. "Create a private community on Ghanafriend and you can share photos, messages, blogs and interests." http://www.ghanafriend.net
Ghana official site. "an autonomous Executive Agency responsible for implementation of national policies under the control of the Minister for Health" Reports on mobile devices for health, regional reports. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.ghanahealthservice.org/
Facts about Ghana, words to the national anthem, press releases, the Budget, information on the Dec. 2004 Presidential election,, travel & tourism, visas, festivals, public holidays, business & investment information, links to important Ghana organizations. [KF] http://www.ghana-com.co.uk/
Information on travel, business, politics, education, etc. though sources
are not provided. Includes a business directory and links
to many Ghana sites. Covers Ghana-related events in the U.S. Maintained
by Francis Akoto. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ghana.php
"Ghana Homes Inc., a U.S. based company, began life three years ago
as Ghanaian American Real Estate and Investment Group. Our principal goal
is to facilitate for expatriate Ghanaians the process of purchasing a
home and/or obtaining a hard currency mortgage." Has a free e-newsletter.
See also New York Times article, "American Dream is Ghana Home:
Mark of Immigrant Success for the Folks Back in Accra" by Joseph Berger,
August 21, 2002, A17, includes photo. [KF] http://www.myghanahome.com/
Has a fill-in form to help you select a hotel based on your city, time
of stay, grade of hotel. Maintained by AG Leisure Services Ltd. in Accra,
Ghana. http://www.ghanahotels.com
The National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy and
Plan Development Committee was "set up ... to develop
for Ghana an ICT-led Socio-economic Development Policy...."
Reports include Deployment and Exploitation of ICTs in Gov't Ministries
and Public Sector Organizations, E - Readiness Strategy for Ghana, ICT
Policy for Ghana - A Contribution, ICT Policy guidelines for Ministry
of Health, A Draft ICT Policy Statement - Ghana Prisons
Service, Media Policy for Ghana - Ghana Media
Commission. Chaired by Professor Clement Dzidonu. Under the auspices of
UNECA and AISI. http://www.ict.gov.gh/
An institution under Ghana's Ministry of Communications. "The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE), Ghana's first Advanced Information Technology Institute works to stimulate the growth of the ICT Sector in ECOWAS. Established in 2003, through a partnership between the Government of Ghana and the Government of India,..." Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/
E-mail addresses and access in Ghana with a brief history of networking
efforts there are at a page prepared by Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto - http://www.uta.fi/~csfraw/ghana/gh_ncs.html
Published by the Faculty of Integrated Development Studies, University for Development Studies, Navrongo, Ghana. Articles abstracts online. Full articles require payment. http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=250&tran=0&ab=0
Virtual keyboards that support Ghanaian languages can be downloaded. Has free IPA Extensions fonts for Ghanaian languages. http://www.ghanakeyboards.com/downloads/index.html
On-line cases in Ghanaian land law. "This site hosts
representative judicial decisions in Ghanaian
land law." "The cases below are from the reading list for Professor Kwame
Gyan's course, Immovable Property I: Customary Land Law, as taught
during the Fall Semester of 2004 at the Law Faculty of the University of Ghana.
It appears from the syllabus that Professor (and currently Dean) Nii Ashie
Kotey was the original compilor of the list." Site by Josh DuBois. http://www.ghanalandlaw.com
Financial facts, Minister's speeches, press releases, full text of the Budget Speech, Budget Statement, Investing in Ghana, Government Partnership with the Private sector on Remittances-Past, Present and Future (MS Powerpoint slides), Macro Economic Indicators, Multi-donor budget support, External Review of Public Financial Management, monthly financial statements, and more. Based in Accra. http://www.mofep.gov.gh/
Ghanaian music industry news, discussion forum, online polls. Some areas require registration. Has ads. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.ghanamusic.com
Has full text reports, on the internet in Ghana, computer literacy in
Ghana, internet workshops, "Telematics
usage for Ghana's Development" (in Adobe PDF, 73 leaves, Univ.
of Ghana. Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research, 1998),
"Implementation of the
Ghana Infodev Project" In Adobe PDF, 43 leaves, 1998), etc. http://www.gncic.org.gh/
Ghana Government body established 1994 "to advise the President on development planning policy and strategy." Has some documents on-line. http://www.ndpc.gov.gh/
Project, in the Central Region of Ghana, to restore historic buildings,
establish a nature park, and "interpret these attractions to the public"
including Cape Coast castles. The project was supported by MUCIA and USAID.
MUCIA (the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities,
Inc.) is a consortium of ten U.S. Midwestern universities On the site of
the Univ. of Minnesota Tourism Center.
http://www.tourism.umn.edu/zIntlGhana.htm
See also the report, "Monuments And The Experience Of Historical Reality:
African Americans
And Ghana’s Slave Castles On A Transnational Landscape," by Brempong
Osei-Tutu. In Adobe
pdf. Report on the website of the Univ. of South Australia which hosts
papers from the World Archaeological
Congress 5 .
Parliamentary news, calendar, presentation of the annual budget statement, full text of the Hansards, profiles of all Members of Parliament, full text of the Constitution, political parties in Parliament, history, votes and proceedings, photographs, an FAQ about Parliament. [KF] http://www.parliament.gh/
Provides postal products and services. For
philatelists, lists the stamps available and how to order them. Shows
the new secure postal orders. Has EMS package tracking,
a history
of the postal service. http://www.ghanapost.com/
Has a selection of news stories (about a week old) from the Daily
Graphic and Ghanaian Times newspapers.
Extensive information on Ghana, maps, the media, hotels and tourism (with
lots of graphics), speech by Pres. Jerry Rawlings, jobs/contracts. Will
have information on all the universities and major secondary schools. The
Univ. of Ghana, Legon site is the most developed. Site from Network Computer
Systems Ltd., Accra. http://www.ghana.com/republic/
Online and print magazine published by Micromedia Consultants Ltd. News,
sports, business news, news from Parliament, an Election
2000 page, court news, arts & culture, education, health. Includes
links to Ghana-related pages. http://www.ghanareview.com/
"announcements, a dating service, classified ads 'political readables,'
entertainment and some of the most down-to-earth information on male/female
relationships available on the net." Includes recipes
http://ghanalounge.com/index.html
Full text of a supplement on Ghana's economy, business opportunities.
From Summit Communications which
produces special sections that appear in the New York Times. http://www.summitreports.com/ghana/index.htm
Directory of listed companies, members' directory, market information,
press releases. The GSE is reported to be among the world's highest performing stock markets. http://www.gse.com.gh/
"Online portal and discussion forum for Ghanaian students [and former students] from JSS/JHS [Junior Secondary Schools and Junior High Schools] to University." Registered members can join live chat rooms. http://www.ghanastudentsforum.com/forum/bb3portal.php
Journal of the Ghana Studies Council. Has the table of contents, editorial
board. The Ghana Studies Council is "an associate organization of the African Studies Association (ASA) of the USA." http://people.tamu.edu/%7Eyarak/ghana_studies.html
"an organization of scholars based in Africa, the United States,
Europe, and Asia,..." (Was the Ghana Studies Council). Has the table of contents of Ghana Studies,
full text issues of the Ghana Studies Council Newsletter - (No. 10,
1997 has an article on elderly
people in Ghana for example), announcements, etc. Maintained by Larry
Yarak. http://people.tamu.edu/~yarak/gsc.html
Full text issues on-line. "The Ghana Studies Council (GSC) is an organization of scholars based in Africa, the United States, Europe, and Asia..." http://people.tamu.edu/~yarak/gsc.html#Anchor-Documents-11481
Presented at the Sept.
1999 conference on "The Challenges for Governance in Africa. Part of
the Wilton Park Conferences,
U.K. http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/conferences/reports/mills.html
"online shop of African handicrafts and home decoration" "Fair trade of quality handicrafts from Ghana, including kente cloth,
Akan carved stools and chests, brass products, African glass beads and
barber shop
signs." Based in Ghana, West Africa. Maintained by Tracy Debus.
http://www.ghanacraft.com
"an Africa-focused think-tank that seeks to mobilize and deploy African diasporean talent for the primary benefit of Ghana,......" Includes the GhanaThink Volunteer Program (internships, volunteer opportunities for Ghanaians in the Diaspora). http://www.ghanathink.org/
Directory of businesses, culture, education, government, etc. Current
news from Ghana newspapers, information on history. Based in Amsterdam,
Netherlands. http://www.ghanaweb.com/
Essay covering Asante, the Benin Kingdom, the Luba and Kuba, the
Yoruba and the States of Ife and Oyo, by Professor Giblin, Department of
History, University of Iowa in "Art and Life in Africa Online" by L. Lee
McIntyre and Christopher D. Roy. http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/history/giblinstate.html
Volunteers live in a rural community for two to three weeks and work
on projects chosen by Ghana community leaders. Projects include teaching,
health care, and community infrastructure projects. The cost is $1,965 for
two weeks, $2,285 for three weeks, plus airfare to Ghana. GV is a non-profit,
non-sectarian organization, founded in 1984, based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ghnamain.htm
Full text articles, with photographs, by Dr. Donal Brody, owner of Great
Epics Books. Includes accounts of Kwame Nkrumah and James
Aggrey. http://www.greatepicbooks.com/epics/
In English and German. About a film and book, "Rote Adler an
Afrikas Küste. Die brandenburgisch-preußische Kolonie Großfriedrichsburg
in Westafrika" on a Prussian fort on the coast of Ghana built
by Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg (1640 - 1688)." Includes a chronology,
map, Site by Selignow, publisher of the book on the Prussian fort. The "Brandenburg
- Princess Town - Eine Welt e.V." association supports maintainence of the
fort. http://www.gross-friedrichsburg.de
Site for a 450 page novel on Ama, captured and enslaved in Ghana in the
eighteenth century and taken to a sugar estate in Brazil. The novel recounts
"the experience of enslavement and resistance, seen from the point
of view of one African slave." Has excerpts and maps from the novel,
bibliographies of related sources, links to related sites. Manu
Herbstein's book won the 2002 Commonwealth
Writers Prize for Best First Book overall and for the Africa Region.
http://www.ama.africatoday.com/
Blog on Ghanaian hip-hop by Brian Shimkovitz who was a 2005 Fulbright scholar in Ghana. Articles, videos of interviews and performances. Photographs, links to related sites. "Youth in Ghana have developed their indigenized version of hip-hop which is both controversial and engaging." http://www.thehiplifecomplex.blogspot.com
Official site. Society to "strengthen the discipline of history at the university, secondary and basic levels and to inculcate an interest in history in the wider Ghanaian public." "founded in 1951 under the auspices of leading scholars.... Membership of the society is drawn from historians, archaeologists, linguists and ancillary disciplines, and includes university lecturers and Students from the five public Universities.......and teachers in Secondary Schools and Training Colleges." Holds an annual conference. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.historicalsocietygh.com/
Conal Ho, a Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz, grew up in Ghana. His research concerns " the politics of belonging and community formation among the Chinese expatriates of Ghana." Supports the African Vulnerable Children project in Zambia run by Living Compassion, a Soto Zen Buddhist organization. http://web.mac.com/conalgyho/iWeb/Fundraising/Africa%20Project.html
On ICTs as a tool for sustainable growth and development. A joint venture
of AITEC GHANA, International Institute for Communication and Development
(IICD) and IICD’s local partners. Has an ICT profile of Ghana, Newsletter
articles. http://www.iconnectghana.org/
Annual Conference and workshops on eGovernment and ICT for Development. The 4th conference was held 2006, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Accra, Ghana. Organized by CTN on behalf of the Ghana Government. ICT for Government brings top government officials from all levels. Full text presentations (in Powerpoint and MS Word) such as ICT in the rural community of Twifo Hemang, Lower Denkyira District (paper by Hon. Abraham Odoom). http://www.techgov.gh
Images of old postcards depicting West Africa - Dakar, Saint Louis, Ziguinchor, Dahomey, Haute Volta, Conakry, Freetown, Fort Lamy, Lomé, Atakpamé, Accra, Kumasi. Images may take a while to load. Maintained by Olivier Blot, a journalist and editor. http://olblot.free.fr/cariboost1/index.html or http://imagesdupasse.free.fr/
Eco tourism and home stay packages to
Ghana. Started by a former Volunteer Services Organization (VSO) Field director
for Ghana. "Since 1989 we have specialized in tailor made individual
holidays and group tours to basically Kumasi the capital
of the Ashanti Region as well as other parts of Ghana. The emphasis of the
holiday is on meeting people, experiencing the culture and family life and
pursuing your personal interests (e.g. seeing traditional law in action,
spending some time learning about Kente Weaving, Traditional drumming and
dance or just savoring a flavor of the many aspects of Ghanaian culture."
Based in Accra, Ghana. http://insighttravel.tripod.com
"established in Ghana in 2000 as an independent, not-for-profit policy research and advocacy organization" Has full text reports such as Report On IDEG Observation Of The Voter Registration Exercise - 2008 (43 p. PDF) and Ghana Democracy & Political Participation (155 p. in PDF). It is the coordinating secretariat of AfriMAP [Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project ] in Ghana. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.ideg.org/
"established by the University of Ghana in 1962 .... to provide.... teaching and research in statistics..." But covers wide-ranging topics such as - Coming To Terms With Sexual Harassment In Ghana (82 p. in PDF); Migrant Remittances and Household Welfare in Times of Macro-Volatility: The Case of Ghana (67 p. in PDF); Politics of Land Tenure Reform in Ghana (90 p. in PDF); Land Project Papers. Offers short courses, Ph.D program. Based at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. http://www.isser.org/
Ghana internet service provider. The company is wholly owned by individuals
who are Ghanaians or of Ghanaian descent. Was shut down in 2000 by the government
for providing voice over IP (VOIP). Based in Baltimore, Maryland and in
Achimota - Dome, in the Ga-South Constituency, Ghana. [KF] http://www.idngh.com/
Founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham (UK). Searching the News Archive retrieves 1991 to March 2001 boundary related articles from the
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, and other
sources. http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/
Independent institute. Conducts "collaborative research with Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian scholars and institutions." Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.interias.com
Based in Accra, hosted by Network Computer Systems Ltd. Has papers
from the INET 1997 African Networking Symposium.
Main Page: http://www.isoc.org.gh/
Internet Society (international): http://www.isoc.org/
(New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 384 p. also London : Chatto & Windus,
2000. 342 p. also Dutch, French editions.)
Review, by Daniel Mendelsohn, of a historical novel about an Ashanti prince,
Kwasi Boachi, who settled in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) on a coffee
plantation. From the November 27, 2000 issue of New York Magazine.
http://www.newyorkmag.com/page.cfm?page_id=4126
"In the fall of 1999 journalist and musician Jay Sand visited the
Jewish communities in Ghana and Uganda, and throughout 2000 he plans
to visit groups in Southern and Northern Africa." Has many photographs
(esp. of Ghana, Uganda) and audio files of African-Jewish music. Includes
recipes, games,
music. Maintained by Jay P. Sand, a freelance journalist, historian and
activist. http://www.mindspring.com/~jaypsand/index.htm
In English and French. "focuses on improving human rights reporting in [West African] countries that already have a
relative degree of freedom of expression." Based in Toronto, Canada. [KF] http://www.jhr.ca/
Web site for an Accra radio station. Has a business directory, Ghanaian
proverbs, local news and events, feature stories such as on the new Asantehene,
the budget, AIDS, discussion on Ghana, etc. http://news.myjoyonline.com/
"The Judicial Service as a Public Service institution is the organ
responsible for the day to day administration of the Courts and Tribunals
of the land." Has the High Court schedule, Ghana's Constitution,
the Supreme Court Library, law handbook, etc. [KF] http://www.judicial.gov.gh/
Kaplan writes - "Born in London, I lived as photojournalist and writer
in Africa for twenty years." Includes photos of arab dhows, Ghana,
Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, political figures (Bokassa, Haile Selassie, Jomo Kenyatta,
Idi Amin), wild animals, George Adamson. http://www.marionkaplan.com/
"kasahorow.org is focused on propagating technical standards for African languages." Alphabets for Akan, Ga-Dangme, Gbe, Hausa, Igbo, Mande, Yoruba. Keyword searchable dictionaries for Akan, Ewe, Ga-Dangme, Hausa, Igbo, Vai, Wolof, Yoruba. "Started as the kasahorow Dictionary Project for the Twi and Fanti languages...... has transitioned from a Twi-Fanti-English dictionary, into an Akan languages dictionary....." http://www.kasahorow.com/
"an independent development project. It is on a farm in a rural area
about 15km from the town of Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It covers
the nursery, primary and junior secondary levels. The school is part of
an integrated concept. We are a Pan-African school and aim to be a model
of harmonious rural community development as well as a centre of scholarly
excellence." "Children are aged from 3 years up to 15 years old."
Founded by Kwesi and Oyaba Olatunji. http://www.kemfound.org
Information, examples. By Kwaku Ofori Ansa and Kwadwo Boahene. http://users.erols.com/kemet/kente.htm
They also have a page on meanings of symbols in Adinkra
Cloth. http://users.erols.com/kemet/adinkra.htm
"non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the Kente
cloth and Kente accessories around the world." Sells kente cloth, has
examples with names and prices. Includes a history of kente (in tiny print),
Twi translations. Also sells
jewelry, ties and other accessories. Holds an annual Kente Cloth Festival.
http://www.kente.net/home.shtml
Volume IV: Symbol of the Movement, January 1957-December 1958
contains an interview
by Etta Moten Barnett with King, 6 March 1957 in Accra, Ghana after the
midnight independence celebration, in which King discusses Ghana's independence
and "its worldwide implications and repercussions." Has King's sermon,7
April 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama, "The
Birth of a New Nation" (16 p.) on the Gold Coast / Ghana
history, his experience at the Independence ceremony, and on Kwame
Nkrumah. There is a one page letter
to Richard M. Nixon, 15 May 1957, referring to their meeting at Ghana's
independence celebration. The Chronology
for Vol. IV records King's visit to Ghana and West Africa March 1957. The
Project is located at Stanford University. [KF] http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
Bibliography of books, journal articles, theses, book chapters. Compiled
by Richard Kuba, Carola Lentz, Volker Linz, Michaela Oberhofer, and Katja
Werthmann. Works are in English, French, German and Italian. Vol. 7, 2001
of the e-journal, Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography (University
of Iowa). http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/ejab/7/index.html
Report prepared by a graduate student in a Spatial
Information Engineering course at the University of Maine, "Cadastral
and Land Information Systems." Other reports are on Egypt
and South Africa. http://www.umesve.maine.edu/Landtenure/Mensah_ghana.html
Professor Kyle teaches
in the Department of Applied Economics and Management , Cornell University.
http://www.kyle.aem.cornell.edu/
Papers include -
“Determinants of Girls’ School Enrollment in Ghana”
by Rebecca Johnson and Steven Kyle. (Cornell University. Department of Applied
Economics and Management. Working Paper No. 2001-20, November 2001.) 40
pages. In Adobe
pdf. http://www.kyle.aem.cornell.edu/Links%20to%20Recent%20Working%20Papers.htm
Nonprofit organization to develop Ghana and American partnerships. Promotes
educational and tourism programs about Ghana in the U.S.
to Americans and business opportunities in Ghana. Travel information, offers
family stays, sponsors conferences. Kwasi Bosompem is the Executive Director.
Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.letsgoghana.com
Has the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic reference
sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics, national
security of each country. Covers Ghana.
One can search across all countries or any combination of countries and
browse the table of contents for a specific country. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc/
Information from the well-known guide book publisher on travel to Ghana,
weather, history, culture, has recent travelers
accounts. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/afr/gha.htm
Event: Accra, Ghana - August 14-16, 2009. Focus on manufacturing. "to create a space on the continent where Afrigadget-type innovations, inventions and initiatives can be sought, identified, brought to life, ...... Maker Faire Africa asks the question, “What happens when you put the drivers of ingenious concepts from Mali with those from Ghana and Kenya, and add resources to the mix?” http://makerfaireafrica.com/
Multi-year project to "enhance understanding of how new teachers
acquire the skills needed to teach in different systems, and identify
which professional learning experiences, (including practice), are most
useful and valuable to new teachers." Project co-ordinated from
the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex Institute of
Education in partnership with universities in Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South
Africa and Trinidad. Has full
text Discussion Papers and Research Reports (in MS Word and Adobe pdf)
on Ghana, Lesotho,
Malawi, South
Africa. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/usie/muster/index.html
"home for African music lyrics. You can look for lyrics of various African artistes and browse for your favourite songs - find out info about each song, where to buy albums, watch videos and see news information." Lyrics are in English and African languages. Includes a blog on Ghanaian popular music. http://www.museke.com/
Political party. News, political commentary. Its 2008 Presidential candidate
was Prof. John Evans Ata-Mills, a former Vice-President of Ghana. Ata-Mills participated in the Dec. 28, 2008 run-off election against the ruling party New Patriotic Party candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The NDC is the
party of former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings. http://www.ndc.org.gh/
Images of people, places and events from Canada and around the world from
the magazine (published in Montreal) covering 1869-1883. Images for Africa
are from the Ashanti War, Gold Coast and one of Fort Beaufort, South Africa.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/cin/
An organization of "expatriate Ghanaian students and professionals
around the globe who have access to electronic mail, and who also have the
interest of the motherland at heart." Page maintained by Jerry Wonderful
Simpson, General Secretary, NASAC. http://www.gsu.edu/~finjws/platform.htm
Tour a village in Northern Ghana. Prepared by two former Peace Corps volunteers
who spent three years in two small communities. Information on life in an
African town, culture, Akan names, audio clips of music, economy, history,
architecture, a woman farmer, weather, language, maps. photographs. [KF]
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze827ph/
In English. 2000 - 2001 Parliamentary Candidate for the Convention People's
Party (CPP) for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Constituency, Central
Region. Biography, projects, history of the constituency, articles and photographs.
Web site based in Accra, Ghana. [CA] http://www.nduom.com/
"information about bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Ghana, as well as practical information regarding this Embassy, news and upcoming events in the Netherlands." http://www.ambaccra.nl/
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was its 2008 Presidential candidate. Akufo-Addo was in the Dec. 28, 2008 run-off election against National Democratic Congress party Presidential candidate, John Atta-Mills. Party of John Agyekum Kufuor. Founded in 1992 in the Danquah/Busia tradition. http://www.npp-ghana.org/
Party leaders include John Agyekum Kufuor. Party history from 1947 forward. U.S. chapters. Photographs. Events. Based in New York state. http://nppusa.org/
About a Ghanaian musician seeking to preserve traditional music which
is endangered as older musicians die. Tetteh offers workshops and music
tours which cover drumming, the traditional flute, gourds, dance. Includes
a biography, photos, audio samples from CDs (needs Real Player, sound card,
speakers). Sells videos. http://ghanadrumschool.com/
A biography, bibliography of books on Nkrumah, photographs, audio clips
(including a clip from the 1959 All-African People's Conference). Designed
by Zizwe Mtafuta-Ukweli for R4R productions. http://www.nkrumah.net/
A web site on "linkages between transnational black politics, social
movements and world historical events of the 20th century." Has a photograph
of Chief Lapido Solanke, founder of the West African Students Union and
other photographs, articles from books or specially prepared on the National
Congress of British West Africa, the Pan African Congresses, the West African
Students Union, the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society, Joseph Casely
Hayford, Herbert MacCaulay, and others. From the the Institute of Diasporic
Studies, Northwestern University. [KF] http://diaspora.northwestern.edu/
Specialized in art and crafts made by artists in developing countries
(West Africa, Zimbabwe). Kente cloth, paintings, dolls, batiks, masks, stools,
chess sets, musical instruments, jewelery, sculpture, home decor, baskets,
ceramics, wire art, candles. Has artist profiles. The private company does
not charge artists for listings. Partners with National Geographic. Based
in Los Angeles. Articles about Novica: San Francisco Chronicle,
Jan. 29, 2001, B3. [KF] http://www.novica.com
African recipes (mainly West Africa, Ghana), where to buy African food "restaurants (mainly in Ghana), bars and joints" Blog on African food. http://food.fienipa.com/
William Chapman Nyaho, a Ghanaian American, is a concert artist, pianist, independent scholar and teacher. On his CD, SENKU, Piano Music by Composers of African Descent, he performs works by composers from Africa, the Caribbean, England and the United States. He is the editor of Piano music of Africa and the African diaspora (New York : Oxford University Press,
2007. 2 volumes) http://www.nyaho.com/
President Obama's speeches, videos, New York Times and BBC articles. Commentary from think tanks, African writers. Prepared by the African Collection, Stanford University Libraries.
Has Contemporary
Art from West Africa - El Anatsui (from Ghana), Ablade Glover (Ghana),
Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede (Nigeria), Twins Seven Seven (Nigeria), Chief Zacheus
O. Oloruntoba (Nigeria), Tunde Odunlade (Nigeria). [KF] http://www.theoctobergallery.com/WestAfricaEx.htm
A discussion list on Ghanaian affairs for Ghanaians only. Includes a history
of the list origins. If you are a Ghanaian national, subscribe at the web
site. For problems contact the webmaster@okyeame.net.
http://www.okyeame.net/
In English and Dutch. "Oog voor Ghana is a small organisation that gives educational support mainly - but not only - in the northern part of Ghana." Oog voor Ghana believes that investment in education is the best investment people can make.....This website has lots of free educational courses, useful for students and teachers." Based in Kleve, Germany. http://www.oogvoorghana.org/
Provides educational funding for orphans. Ghana (elementary school in the Buduburam refugee camp), Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda. There are no administrative costs; volunteers pay for all administrative and travel expenses.Founded by Andrew Klaber. Based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. [KF] http://www.orphansagainstaids.org/
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center is "the Mission and Evangelism
Agency of the Orthodox Churches in North America. Originally founded in
1985 as an arm of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America..."
Describes their programs in Ghana, Madagascar, Tanzania.
http://www.ocmc.org/
Software program and 200 page book (history, cultural significance), to
play oware (wari), a game popular in West Africa. For adults and children
grade 4 and higher. Requires an IBM compatible computer. From Sapient Software
based in Bolinas, Calif.. http://www.svn.net/rkovach/oware/
Ghanaian painter. Biography, artwork, exhibitions. The artist is working with Giorgio Armani on the RED project to raise funds for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The author's publications are available from Artco. http://www.owusu-ankomah.de/
"The primary mission of the Asante Akim Multipurpose Community Telecentre
is to bring the benefits of the information and communication technologies
to rural communities in Ghana." Video clips of a girls' festival,
kente and adinkra symbols, people and panoramas of the village (need
to move your cursor), photographs of a community forum. "On
August 4, 2001, the village launched the first solar-powered telecentre,
the Asante Akim Multipurpose Community Telecentre (AAMCT), in Ghana."
Includes graphic images of health problems. The village has an 8-room
bed and breakfast inn. A project of the Ghana Computer Literacy &
Distance Education, Inc. (GhaCLAD), Greenstar,
and the village. http://www.Patriensa.com
Overview of Ghana, letters to new volunteers from present volunteers in
Ghana, volunteer lifestyle, medical matters, social issues affecting volunteers,
Peace Corps projects in Ghana, etc. Part of the U.S. Embassy, Ghana site.
http://www.usembassy.org.gh/peace.htm
"Pen + Bytes is an international institute aimed at developing Information Communications Technology (ICT Journalism." [company established 2001] seeks to empower the media through the use of ICTs to advance the work of journalism......a network of media organizations and journalists interested in using ICTs effectively to advance journalism." Has a newsletter, Bantaba. Bibliography, related sites. The President is Kwami Ahiabenu, II. Based in Accra, Ghana. [KF] http://www.penplusbytes.net
Has transcripts of the TV broadcast stories from 1995-1996 including an
interview with U.N.
Secretary General Kofi Annan. For those with sound cards has a RealAudio
version as well. Has a keyword search facility for the entire site which
can retrieve, for example, Warren Christopher's interview on Liberia.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/africa.html
Find citations to articles about Ghana. The online version of the print
index published by the U.S. Library of Congress Nairobi Office. Since 1991
the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, has indexed over 300 journals from
24 eastern and southern African countries. (In 1997
LC began acquiring publications from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, and
Senegal.) http://locnairobi.icipe.org/QuarterlyIndex/index.html
Streaming African movies / videos to U.S. viewers; ads included in the films pay for the service. The FAQ states you need a high speed internet connection. "Much of the content acquired by ReelAfrican so far has come from the prolific Nigerian and Ghanaian film and TV industries" - Variety article about the site. http://www.reelafrican.com/
Set up the first call center in Accra, Ghana to sell mobile phone service
to Americans. See May 20, 2003 BBC
article also the New York Times, July 5, 2003, B4. Its Chief
Executive Officer is Sambou Makalou, who has an MBA from Stanford University.
Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. [KF] http://www.risingdata.com/
Covers hip hop groups from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal,
South Africa, Tanzania, Zaire, Zimbabwe. Listen to African
radio if you have a sound card, speakers, and Real Player. Site by Rahh
Records of Leiden, Holland. http://www.africaserver.nl/rumba-kali/
In English and Dutch. "The board of this foundation is composed of
people born in Ghana, Holland and Surinam. The organisation is managed
from Holland with a working party in Ghana..." Projects include a omputer
project in Ghana, the Ghanaian media in Holland (film project), the exchange
of info on Ghanaian experience in Holland. Has pages on cocoa in Ghana,
Ashanti kings, a Dutch film on slavery. Based in The Hague, Netherlands.
http://www.sankofa.nl/
Produced a cd, Ghana Popular Music, 1931-1957, includes
audio files of historical music (requires sound card, speakers or headset).
History of the Union Trading Company of Basel which recorded (from 1931
+ ) West African popular music. Also musicians from Malawi (Donald
Kachamba, the Kambazithe Makolekole Band). Articles, musician profiles,
audio files, photographs. Site of Henrik
Bettermann. [KF] http://www.scientific-african.de/sciafrmusic/index.html
Selasee Atiase is a Ghanaian musician living in Canada. Reggae, Afro-beat. Selasee's manager "attended the 2005 Midem in Cannes, France where he presented one of Selasee`s compositons, a Reggae track entitled 'RUN' which was consequently selected as a sound track for the EA [Electronic Arts] sports'Fifa 2006'soccer video game." Listen to "Run" on http://www.myspace.com/selasee. http://www.selasee.com
Full text of the book. Maps, bibliographies. Edited by Nicolas Florquin and Eric G. Berman. "detailed information on more than 35 armed groups that have destabilized West Africa since 1998" "The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland." http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/books
Includes - Nigeria (oil producing states, Christian-Muslim conflict), northern Mali (Tuareg-Arab, Al-Qaeda influence), Ghana (gun manufacturing), Liberia, Guinea (refugees from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire), Mano River Union (child soldiers in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Senegal (Casamance), Sierra Leone, Togo.
Has photographs, a history of kente, how to wear kente. Includes photos
of the inauguration of Chief Bafour Awuah in Washington D.C. To design your
own kente cloth requires the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in. Provides audio
files on the pronunciation of terms. http://www.si.edu/nmafa/exhibits/kente/top.htm
"Created in 1988, SWAA is a pioneering Pan African non-profit, non-governmental
women’s organization." "SWAA’s mission is to advocate
on behalf of women, children and families in the fight against HIV/AIDS..."
Based in Accra, Ghana. [KF] http://www.swaagh.org/
Software technical support company. Originally S.O.F.T. Company Ltd. Established in 1991 by Hermann Chinery-Hesse and Joe Jackson. Based in Accra, Ghana. http://softtribe.com/
Blog of software developer/consultant, Guido Sohne. Articles on the African software industry, open source in Ghana, etc .
Maintained by Guido Sohne. [KF] http://sohne.net/
"Ghana's most successful wireless company." "In November
1996 Scancom became the first GSM mobile service provider in the Republic
of Ghana under the service name Spacefon." Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.spacefon.com/
Text of a special advertising supplement in the New York Times,
October 15, 2001. Covers U.S. - Africa relations, business opportunities,
privitization in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali. "Summit [based in New York
City] produces high-quality, informative sections that are distributed with
The New York Times." http://www.summitreports.com/africanunion/
NGO "promotes early educational opportunities in northern Ghana by building and operating schools, partnering with public primary schools .......and administering a scholarship program. Operates a pre-school and kindergarten in the village of Dalun, Ghana. May have internship positions for U.S. students. 50% of the students are girls. http://titagyaschools.org/wordpress/
Construction company in Ghana with staff of 2,800. Their projects include
roads, office buildings, airports, hotels, factories. Part of the Taylor
Woodrow international construction company. http://www.taysec.com.gh/ or
http://www.taylorwoodrow.com/3/6aAboutUs.html
"International Online Journal of Technologies for the Advancement
of Knowledge and Learning." Pub. by Knowledge Enterprise, Inc., in
collaboration with UNESCO, OECD and Global Information Infrastructure Commission
(GIIC). Free registration.
1st issue includes "Ghana: Networking for Local Development...."
on telecenters in Ghana. http://www.TechKnowLogia.org
Management consulting (from finance, marketing and strategy specialists) for business in the developing world. Founded in 1968 by Connecticut businessman Ed Bullard who worked in Ghana. Funded by business, governments, foundations. "recognized as one of the world's "Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs" by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship." Based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.technoserve.org/
Links to news from other web sites, commentary on current issues, the social scene, sports, links to Ghana web sites. Publisher is E. Ablorh-Odjidja.
Published by ProfileAfrica Media Group. Based in Laurel, Maryland. http://www.thisweekghana.com
NGO "promotes early educational opportunities in northern Ghana by building and operating schools, partnering with public primary schools .......and administering a scholarship program. Operates a pre-school and kindergarten in the village of Dalun, Ghana. May have internship positions for U.S. students. 50% of the students are girls. http://titagyaschools.org/wordpress/
In English and French. About the "richness, the diversity,
and the fragility" of Africa's cultural heritage. Includes West
African forts (Elmina, Goree, James Fort). Lists World Heritage sites
in Africa. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. [KF] http://www.unesco.org/whc/exhibits/afr_rev/toc.htm
Founded by Jennifer Staple in 2000. "implements vision screening and education programs in North America and in developing countries (Ghana and elsewhere). Has 4,000 volunteers (students, doctors, nurses) in 25 countries. Has funded over 8,000 cataract surgeries. Global eye health statistics. Database of worldwide eye clinics and African health clinics. Holds an annual conference on public health and international development. Online videos, photographs. Eye education for children and adults. [KF] http://www.uniteforsight.org/
Has full text District Human Developments Reports. Example - District Human Development Report Tema Municipality 2004. 98 p. in PDF (covers education, health, participation in elections, housing, food and job security, poverty index. Country Programme Action Plan 2006-201 (MS Word, 23 p.) 2006 Annual Report (40 p. in PDF). Based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.undp-gha.org/
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-g/ghana.html
Information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information, is a great resource. Keyword
search access to the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD (similar to parliamentary proceedings or debates)
for the 103rd, 104th, and the 105th Congresses and to Congressional legislation.
Also has links to the Senate and House sites such as the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. http://thomas.loc.gov/
United States. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Ghana
The department has the following projects. http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SS/ARKY/research.html
The
Ghana Ethnoarchaeological Project - Directed by Nick Gabrilopoulos,
concerns fieldwork among the Tallensi and their use of space and the
built environment
History, faculty, staff directory, courses, research institutes, the Balme
Library, alumni news and more. Some overseas institutions have academic
links
with the University. http://www.ug.edu.gh/
"The Technology Assessment Project is a link arrangement between
the University of Ghana and the Technical University of Denmark within the
context of DANIDA's ENRECA programme. Its specific mandate is for Technology
Assessment in Ghana: Building Research Capabilities at the University of
Ghana, Legon." http://TapLegon.cti.dtu.dk
Photographs of Ghana. Includes downtown Cape Coast, Cape Coast
Castle, Elmina Castle, Asafo Shrine-Elmina, Kakum National Park, Government
House 1998, architectural drawings 1999, local street signs / billboards
1999, historic photos of jails, churches, government buildings, children,
Panafest 1999, boat building, Ko-sa Beach Resort, two early maps."
For the Panoramic Images - Click on the far right symbol, place the
cursor on the photo and hold the mouse button down to see a panorama of
each photo. "a collaborative effort by the University of Virginia Library,
the United States branch of the International Council on Monuments and Sites
(ICOMOS), and Ghanaian institutions to document the unique cultural landscape
of the Cape Coast,..." [KF] http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/CapeCoastArchive/
Private university which opened in 1979, an institution of the West Africa
Ocean Division of the Seventh-day Adventists. Offers Bachelor’s degrees
in Religious Studies, Theology, Business Administration, Accounting, and
Computer Science. Located 31km from Accra. [KF] http://www.vvu.edu.gh/
"a Nongovernmental Organization based in Accra, Ghana that organizes
3-4 week voluntary workcamps, with both Ghanaian and international volunteers.
We build schools and community centers, plant trees in deforested areas,
organize AIDS education campaigns, and more." http://www.volu.org
WorldWide
Classroom lists an address. http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/ghana/schools/20962.html
Read about "The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana's Computer
Literacy/Distance Learning Project" by Osei Darkwa in the Oct.
1996, SIGCHI Bulletin [Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
(SIGCHI) ] http://www.acm.org/sigchi/bulletin/1996.4/international.html
Extensive, well organized, annotated directory of Ghana sites
with most sites based in Ghana. Covers arts, business, culture, education,
entertainment, exports, government, internet, news media, sports, travel,
women. Descriptions are taken from the web site itself or described from
a Ghanaian point of view. Webstar is also a web design firm. Maintained
by Guido Sohne. http://www.webstar.com.gh/
A peer reviewed e-journal published by the Africa Resource Centre founded
by Dr. Nkiru Nzegwu. Articles include "Structural Adjustment Programs
(SAPS) in Ghana: Interrogating NDC's Implementation" by Kwame
Boafo-Arthur. Articles are indexed in Africabib.org.
Based in Endicott, NY, supported by the Department of Africana Studies,
Binghamton University (SUNY).[KF] http://www.westafricareview.com/war/
High quality adinkra symbols with their meanings. Larger versions of the
symbols can be supplied on request. Includes adinkra Valentine cards, an
annotated list of books (plus books for children) and adinkra related sites.
Created by Jean MacDonald of Well-Tempered Web Design in Portland, Oregon,
a volunteer to Ghana with Geekcorps. http://www.welltempered.net/adinkra
Established in 1985, provides books, CDs, videos and audio cassettes on
drum and dance music from the Ewe (Ghana and Togo), the Damba festival music
of northern Ghana, Mandiani drum and dance from Senegal, xylophone music
from Ghana, etc. http://www.wcmedia.com/wcm/wcm.htm
Sells two CDs, one is a cross-section of the diverse traditional, neo-traditional,
and popular music happening now in Ghana. The other CD is "compositions
and collaborations associated with Nat Keefe." "All profits from
the Whole World's Harp CD Project will benefit the Children in Need Foundation
in Accra, Ghana." [KF] http://www.hotbutteredrum.net/ghana/
Supports the use of open source software for educational purposes. Based at the University of Education Winneba, Ghana. See also OpenGhana. http://www.wilugghana.org/
"a pan-African, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that brings together individuals and organisations to promote a culture for the exercise and respect for women’s rights in Africa..." Full text reports such as "Advocacy for Better Implementation of Women's Rights in Ghana" By Dorcas Coker-Appiah and Joana Foster (22 p. in Word); "Violence Against Women" (19 p. in Word). Based in Legon, Ghana. http://www.wildafghana.org/
March 2005 Report assesses World Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa over the past 10 years based on country studies of Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique. http://www.worldbank.org/oed/africa_capacity_building/
"up to 80% of people in the south use it as part of primary health
care. The situation has given rise to concerns among health practitioners
and consumers on the issue of safety, above all, but also on questions of
policy, regulation, evidence, biodiversity and preservation and protection
of traditional knowledge." WHo released 'a global plan..... The
strategy provides a framework for policy to assist countries to regulate
traditional or complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) to make its
use safer, more accessible to their populations and sustainable."
"This is the electronic edition of the special country report on
Ghana published in Forbes December 13th 1999 Issue." Useful
basic information on many sectors, a directory of organizations with a page
on each, maps, photographs, links to Ghana sites. http://www.winne.com/Ghana2/
See another version of the special report: http://www.winne.com/ghana/
Yarak is Associate Professor of History, Texas A & M University. Includes
his papers on the 19th c. history of the Akan of Ghana: Inventing Tradition in
Elmina: a Note on the Bakatue Festival and Early
Photography in Elmina (which has a photo of Elmina's most influential
merchant). Has reading lists (books and internet readings) for courses on
Modern African History and the History of South Africa and information on
the Ghana Studies Council.
Early Photography in Elmina: http://people.tamu.edu/%7Eyarak/photo-el.htm
Inventing Tradition in Elmina: http://people.tamu.edu/%7Eyarak/bakatue.htm
Main page: http://people.tamu.edu/~yarak/
On-line catalog of an exhibit of Yoruba art and Akan goldweights held
at the Lakeview Museum, Peoria, Illinois in 1994. Includes an essay and
bibliography.
http://www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/africart/home.html
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