{"id":53021,"date":"2026-10-09T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=53021"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:16:47","slug":"ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ghana Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Ghana&#8217;s Cabinet has approved a decision to seek membership of the BRICS organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ghana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located <\/span><b>in West Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares its borders with three countries: <\/span><b>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the west, <\/span><b>Burkina Faso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north, and <\/span><b>Togo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulf-of-guinea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Gulf of Guinea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>the Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the subregion of West Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Prime Meridian passes through it.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Accra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Ghana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, the country has<\/span><b> a tropical, warm and humid climate.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In Ghana <\/span><b>Kwahu Plateau and Gambaga Scarp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> form major uplands and escarpments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b> <b>Mount Afadjato , Mount Djebobo, Mount Torogbani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> , all situated east of the Volta River near the Togo border.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b> <b>Lake Volta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is created by the <\/span><b>Akosombo Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and considered as one of the largest artificial lakes globally<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The drainage system is dominated by the <\/span><b>Volta River basin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which includes Lake Volta and the Black Volta, White Volta, and Oti rivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b> <b>Gold, cocoa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more recently oil form the cornerstone of Ghana\u2019s economy and have helped fuel an economic boom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/ghana-cabinet-approves-bid-to-join-brics-india-supportive-of-its-aspirations-eam-jaishankar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana is located in West Africa. 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