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Ghana: Independence
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Ghana's post-independence economic story has been a difficult one, but over the last 20 years, stability and growth have increasingly taken hold. Real GDP growth has averaged 4% since the mid-80s and was about 6% 2004-2006. Inflation and interest rates have declined steadily, particularly over the last decade. Ghana's poverty rate has ... come down markedly, from 51.7% in 1991 to 28.5% in 2005/2006. Ghana is on track to meet the Millennium Development goal of halving extreme poverty by 2008, well ahead of the 2015 target.
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When Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2007, one of its first sporting heroes remembered the role he played in the nation's early identity. Joseph Agyeman-Gyau was a striker in the Black Stars side that won its inaugural African Cup of Nations title in 1963, just six years after the country's Independence.
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On March 6, 2007, Ghana celebrated its 50th anniversary since becoming independent. As the first African nation to win its struggle for independence, Ghana hosted delegations from around the world during its year-long Jubilee event.
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