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Ghana
General Resources, Politics, and Human Rights
- African Peer Review Mechanism on Ghana, see below: UN Economic Commission on Africa
- African Studies Centre, Leiden University: "Ghana Elections 2008" Web Dossier -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008.
- America.gov: President Obama in Ghana, July 10-11, 2009 (Washington, DC)
- Amnesty International on Ghana--Brief Profile (New York and Washington, DC)
- CHRAJ--Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (Accra, Ghana)
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative on Ghana, 2001-2005 (New Delhi, India; London, UK; Accra, Ghana)
CHRI reports and excerpts from Ghanaian news media. "The CHRI is a non-partisan independent international non-governmental organisation. Human rights education and advocacy are at the core of all CHRI's activities, and the aims and ends of its reports and investigations."
- Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
- Elections 2008, 2004 and 2000 in Ghana (via Ghana: Online News and The Internet,
Columbia University Libraries)
-- See also: Political Parties & Presidential Candidates -- 2008 below
- Electoral Commission of Ghana (Accra)
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Ghana Center for Democratic Development (Accra, Ghana)
The website offers general and contact information about the center's research programme; plus abstracts and order information on CDD working
papers and briefs. "The Center is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization ... dedicated to the promotion of society and
government based on the rule of law, appropriate checks on the power of the state, and integrity in public administration."
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Ghana: a country study. (Online) Area handbook. (Washington, DC: Library of
Congress; US Department of the Army, 1994)
The electronic version of the handbook, with chapters on history, geography, economy, society & culture, and a
bibliography.
- Ghana at 50: Official Website for the 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration of Ghana (Accra, Ghana)
The web site includes brief history of Ghana, biographical information on leaders, news on events around the country, etc.
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Ghana Home Page (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands)
A well-developed site, with information for research, business, and travel.
- Ghana Today -- Information Gateway to Ghana (The Hague, The Netherlands; Accra, Ghana)
A portal site with extensive links for a wide variety of interests, including current news highlights from the Ghanaian media.
- Ghana Web Page (University of Pennsylvania)
- Government of Ghana -- Official Website (Accra, Ghana)
The site features current news, speeches delivered by the President and ministers, press releases, links to other government information, etc.
- Government of the Republic of Ghana -- Ministries (Accra)
- Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (Accra, Ghana)
Since 2003, the centre has been offering training programs and support for policy research and publications on peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Africa. See especially, research publications on "Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution."
- Media Foundation for West Africa (Legon, Accra, Ghana)
This site --in English or in French-- features current news and alerts on press freedom issues in the region. "The MFWA seeks to advance the development of free mass media and of a culture of free expression using advocacy strategies, networking and collaboration..."
- The Parliament of Ghana -- Official Website (Accra)
This site features current news and detailed information on the activities of the Parliament, including listing of standing and select committee members, sample issues from The Hansard, legal business of The Parliament of the Fourth Republic (2007), sample legal instruments (2001), The Constitution, press releases, etc.
- Political Parties & Presidential Candidates of Ghana -- Elections 2008
- The politics of reform in Ghana, 1982-1991. By Jeffrey Herbst. -- Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press ; California Digital Library eScholarship program, 2003 (1993).
- Official Home Page of the Government of the Republic of Ghana (See above)
- United Nations Economic Commission on Africa: African Peer Review Mechanism Update on Ghana (2007) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
A brief summary of the APRM review on democracy, governance, economic growth, and poverty reduction in Ghana.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Ghana (2009)
- United States. Department of State (Washington, DC)
- West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) (Accra, Ghana)
The site --in English or in French-- includes recent news, policy reports (PDF format), and information on the organization's activities. "Work began in 1990 to establish a regional network of peacebuilding initiatives in West Africa. This arose as a result of the Liberia civil war, which necessitated the creation of a regional peace intervention force. Religious and civil society groups were mobilized to collectively participate in active peacebuilding."
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