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George Abu Wemah
George Abu Wemah was a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's ambassador to Upper Volta ( Burkina Faso) from 1961 to 1964, Ghana's ambassador to Bulgaria from 1964 to 1966, Ghana's high Commissioner to the United Arab Republic (UAR) from 1966 to 1969, and Ghana's ambassador to Mali from 1969 to 1974. Early life and education Wemah was born on 21 May 1917 at Tamale in the Northern Region. He had his early education at Tamale Government Boarding School from 1927 to 1934 and continued at Achimota College from 1934 to 1940 where he received his Teachers' Certificate "A". While at Achimota College, he was the Games prefect. He won full colours in football, cricket and hockey in his first and second years. Career and ambassadorial appointments In January 1941 Wemah entered the Gold Coast Civil Service and served in that capacity for about three (3) years. He later taught at the Tamale Government Teacher Training College as a pioneer staff from 1944 to 1953. From 1953 to 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Ghana In Bamako
The Embassy of Ghana in Bamako is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Ghana to Mali. It also serves as the official residence of the Ghana ambassador to Mali. Ghana's diplomatic relations with Mali could be traced from the Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union. The union disbanded in May 1963 however Ghana and Mali continued to appoint ambassadors to represent their countries in the capital of their former ally. They were called; Resident Minister. The Embassy previously operated intermittently and was closed in April 1983 for economic reasons. The last opening was in October 2002. Ghana's current ambassador to Mali is Francis Amanfoh Gen. Francis Adu Amanfoh is a Ghanaian army personnel and diplomat. He has the rank of major general in the Ghana Army. He was appointed by John Agyekum Kufour as Ghana's ambassador to Liberia from February 2006 until March 2009. Education and .... List of Ambassadors References {{Diplomatic missions in Mali Bamako Ghana Ghana–Mali rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achimota School
Achimota School ( /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The school was founded in 1924 by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey and the Rev. Alec Garden Fraser. It was formally opened in 1927 by Sir Frederick Guggisberg, then Governor of the British Gold Coast colony. Achimota, modelled on the British public school system, was the first mixed-gender school to be established on the Gold Coast. The school has educated many Ghanaian leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Edward Akufo-Addo, Jerry John Rawlings, and John Evans Atta Mills all of whom are former Heads of State of Ghana. Kofi Abrefa Busia, a former Ghanaian head of government and prime minister, taught and studied at Achimota. Also included in its list of African heads of state are Zimbabwe's second president Robert Mugabe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanaian Civil Servants
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and the Ashanti Empire in the south. Beginning in the 15th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
