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Ghana: United States
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Ghana and United States of America are bonding in business at a very high rate. This has built relations between the two nations, promoting growth and mutual trust in all developmental areas.
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Ghana became a republic under the 1960 Constitution and the first prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah, was elected President. By 1964, Nkrumah had centralised power and limited opposition, had himself declared president for life and established a single-party state. A military coup in 1966 brought an end to Nkrumah’s rule. Military rule continued until 1993, with brief periods of democratic civilian rule (1969-1972, 1979-1981). The fourth republican constitution came into effect in 1993, and in 1996, the first elected government to complete its first term was elected to a second term, under the former military ruler Jerry Rawlings.
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The schools in the upper and more rural regions of Ghana received the Inveneo Education Station computers. The Inveneo Education Station is an ultra low-power computer and LCD screen designed for operation in rural areas that lack dependable access to electricity. It requires only 17 watts of power and can run on any 12-volt power generation system in combination with a battery back-up. The Education Stations are ... solid state (they have no moving parts) so they are resistant to the challenges of heat, dust and humidity often found in rural environments. The third school in Bogoso was provided hardware from the pilot production of a new Intel computer. Over a ten day period the set-ups and training at each location went smoothly.
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It was in response to such needs that USADF's Partner Organization in Ghana, the Integrated Productivity and Development Centre (INPRODEC), was established in 2001. INPRODEC seeks to improve the socio-economic status of the underprivileged in Ghana through the provision of innovative and reliable financial and technical services to grassroots groups and individuals. INPRODEC is dedicated to ensuring a steady increase in the number of Ghanaian SMEs which have been transformed into highly profitable, export-oriented and sustainable enterprises.
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Ghana achieved independence from Britain in 1957. Like the Unites States the Ghanaian government has three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judiciary. Like the United States, Ghana has a President who is elected to a maximum of two four-year terms. There is a single-chamber Parliament, whose members are elected to four-year terms. As in the United States, Ghana has a Supreme court with justices who are nominated by the President, but must be approved by the legislature.
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Ghana maintains an embassy in the United States at 3512 International Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-686-4500). Its permanent mission to the United Nations is located at 19 E. 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 (tel. 212-832-1300).
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