{"id":53021,"date":"2025-07-02T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=53021"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:34:03","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;\">The Prime Minister will undertake a significant multi-nation tour from July 2 to July 9,\u00a0 visiting Ghana, Trinidad &amp; Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia to strengthen India\u2019s bilateral ties and global partnerships.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/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 in <\/span><b>West Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is sandwiched between <\/span><b>Cote d\u2019Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country shares its borders with three countries: C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on <\/span><b>the Gulf of Guinea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>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\"><b>Mountains:<\/b> <b>Mount Afadjato<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> , Mount Djebobo, Mount Torogbani , all situated east of the Volta River near the Togo border.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Ghana <\/span><b>Kwahu Plateau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Gambaga Scarp form major uplands and escarpments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lake Volta which is created by the Akosombo Dam and considered as one of the largest artificial lakes globally<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Drainage System:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The drainage system is <\/span><b>dominated by the 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>Economy: Gold, cocoa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more recently oil form the cornerstone of Ghana&#8217;s economy and have helped fuel an economic boom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Accra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/pm-modi-to-embark-on-multi-nation-visit-to-ghana-trinidad-tobago-argentina-brazil-and-namibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DDNews<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana is a West African country bordered by C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire to the west, Togo to the east, Burkina Faso to the north, and the Gulf of Guinea to the 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