Foreign relations of Ghana explained
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States. Ghana generally follows the consensus of the Non-aligned Movement and the OAU on economic and political issues not directly affecting its own interests. Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and the Balkans, in addition to an eight-year sub-regional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia. Ghana is also a member of the International Criminal Court.
Guiding principles and objectives
Ghana's foreign policy since independence has been characterised by a commitment to the principles and ideals of non-alignment and Pan-Africanism as first enunciated by Kwame Nkrumah in the early 1960s. For Nkrumah, non-alignment meant complete independence from the policies and alliances of both East and West and support for a worldwide union of so-called non-aligned nations as a counter to both East and West power blocs. Pan-Africanism, by contrast, was a specifically African policy that envisioned the independence of Africa from Western colonialism and the eventual economic and political unity of the African continent.[1]
The PNDC, like most of its predecessors, made serious and consistent attempts at the practical application of these ideals and principles, and its successor, the NDC government, promises to follow in the PNDC's footsteps. Under the NDC, Ghana remains committed to the principle of non-alignment in world politics. Ghana is also opposed to interference in the internal affairs of both small and large countries. This is a departure from Nkrumah's foreign policy approach; Nkrumah was frequently accused of subverting African regimes, such as Togo and Ivory Coast, which he considered ideologically conservative. The NDC government, like the PNDC before it, believes in the principle of self-determination, including the right to political independence and the right of people to pursue their economic and social development free from external interference. Another feature of NDC rule carried over from the PNDC era is faithfulness to what a leading scholar of Africa has called "one of the most successful neoclassical economic reform efforts supported by the IMF and the World Bank."[1]
The broad objectives of Ghana's foreign policy thus include maintaining friendly relations and cooperation with all countries that desire such cooperation, irrespective of ideological considerations, on the basis of mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. Africa and its liberation and unity are naturally the cornerstones of Ghana's foreign policy. As a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), NDC policy is to adhere faithfully to the OAU Charter.[1]
Another important principle of Ghana's foreign policy involves the closest possible cooperation with neighbouring countries with which the people of Ghana share cultural history, ties of blood, and economics. The results have included various bilateral trade and economic agreements and permanent joint commissions involving Ghana and its immediate neighbours, sometimes in the face of latent ideological and political differences and mutual suspicion, as well as numerous reciprocal state visits by high-ranking officials. These measures have contributed significantly to subregional cooperation, development, and the reduction of tension.[1]
As an example of Ghana's interest in regional cooperation, the country enthusiastically endorsed formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 1975. This organisation was created specifically to foster inter-regional economic and political cooperation. It has served as a useful vehicle for contacts with neighbouring West African governments and for channelling increased Ghanaian exports to regional markets. Since 1990 ECOWAS has been engaged in a peacekeeping mission in Liberia to which Ghana has contributed a large contingent of troops. Ghana has participated in other international peacekeeping efforts as well, sending soldiers to operations of the United Nations (UN) in Cambodia in 1992-93 and Rwanda in 1993-94.[1]
In August 1994, Rawlings became ECOWAS chairman, a post that had eluded him since the PNDC came to power. He immediately undertook several initiatives to reduce tensions and conflict in West Africa. Notable among them was the Akosombo Accord of September 12, designed to end civil war in Liberia.[1]
Diplomatic relations
List of Countries which Ghana maintains diplomatic relations with:
Bilateral relations
Africa
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Algeria | 1962 | - Algeria has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana has an embassy in Algiers.
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Burkina Faso | | See Burkina Faso–Ghana relationsWith the coming to power of Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso in 1983, relations between Ghana and Burkina became both warm and close. Indeed, Rawlings and Sankara began discussions about uniting Ghana and Burkina in the manner of the defunct Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union, which Nkrumah had sought unsuccessfully to promote as a foundation for his dream of unified continental government. Political and economic ties between Ghana and Burkina, a poorer country, were strengthened through joint commissions of cooperation and through border demarcation committee meetings. Frequent high-level consultations and joint military exercises, meant to discourage potential dissidents and to protect young "revolutions" in each country, were fairly regular features of Ghana-Burkina relations.[168] - Burkina Faso has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana has an embassy in Ouagadougou.
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Egypt | 7 November 1957 | - Egypt has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana has an embassy in Cairo.
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Guinea | 1958 |
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| 15 March 1961 | See Ivory Coast–Ghana relationsBoth countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1961.[171] Ghana-Ivory Coast relations suffered from the same ups and downs that characterised Ghana-Togo relations. In early 1984, the PNDC government complained that Ivory Coast was allowing Ghanaian dissidents to use its territory as a base from which to carry out acts of sabotage against Ghana. Ghana also accused Ivory Coast of granting asylum to political agitators wanted for crimes in Ghana. Relations between Ghana and Ivory Coast improved significantly, however, after 1988. In 1989, after fifteen years of no progress, the Ghana-Ivory Coast border re-demarcation commission finally agreed on the definition of the 640-kilometer border between the two countries. The PNDC thereafter worked to improve the transportation and communication links with both Ivory Coast and Togo, despite problems with both countries.[172]
- Ghana has an embassy in Abidjan.
- Ivory Coast has an embassy in Accra.
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Kenya | 16 December 1963 | See Ghana–Kenya relationsBoth countries established diplomatic relations on 16 December 1963.- Ghana has a high commission in Nairobi.
- Kenya has a high commission in Accra.
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Namibia | 21 March 1990 | - Ghana has a high commission in Windhoek.
- Namibia has a high commission in Accra.
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Nigeria | 1 October 1960 | See Ghana–Nigeria relationsGhana set up a commission in 1959 when Nigeria was still a dependent territory. This was elevated to High Commission status on the attainment of Nigeria's independence on 1 October 1960[173] Despite close cultural ties, diplomatic relations between the two countries have in many instances been volatile. After the takeover in November 1993 by General Sani Abacha as the new Nigerian head of state, Ghana and Nigeria continued to consult on economic, political, and security issues affecting the two countries and West Africa as a whole. Between early August 1994 when Rawlings became ECOWAS chairman and the end of the following October, the Ghanaian president visited Nigeria three times to discuss the peace process in Liberia and measures to restore democracy in that country.
- Ghana has a high commission in Abuja and a consulate-general in Lagos.
- Nigeria has a high commission in Accra.
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Senegal | | Both countries established diplomatic relations on .- Ghana has an embassy in Dakar.
- Senegal has an embassy in Accra.
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South Africa | 6 May 1994 | See Ghana–South Africa relationsBoth countries established diplomatic relations on 6 May 1994[174] - Ghana has a high commission in Pretoria.
- South Africa has a high commission in Accra.
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Togo | 21 January 1963 | See Ghana–Togo relationsBoth countries established diplomatic relations on 21 January 1963.[175] The strains in Ghana-Togo relations stretch back to pre-independence days. After 1918, following the defeat of Germany, the League of Nations divided the German colony of Togoland from north to south, a decision that divided the Ewe people among the Gold Coast, British Togoland, and French Togoland. After 1945, the United Nations took over the Togoland mandates. During the 1950s, when the independence of Ghana was in sight, demands grew for a separate Ewe state, an idea that Kwame Nkrumah, leader of the Gold Coast independence movement, opposed. Following a UN plebiscite in May 1956, in which a majority of the Ewe voted for union with Ghana, British Togoland became part of the Gold Coast.[176] After Togolese independence in 1960, relations between Togo and Ghana deteriorated, aggravated by political differences and incidents such as smuggling across their common border. At times, relations have verged on open aggression. The result of the transfer of Togoland to Ghana has meant that many Togolese keep one foot on either side of the border, living in Ghana by night and working in the markets of the capital, Lomé, by day.
- Ghana has an embassy in Lomé.
- Togo has an embassy in Accra.
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Americas
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Argentina | 28 March 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 1961[177] - Argentina is accredited to Ghana from its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.
- Ghana is accredited to Argentina from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
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Brazil | 2 January 1961 | - Brazil has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana has an embassy in Brasília.
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Canada | 17 May 1957 | - Canada has a High Commission in Accra.
- Ghana has a High Commission in Ottawa.
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Chile | 6 October 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 October 1961[178] - Chile has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana is accredited to Chile from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
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Colombia | 23 June 1988 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 June 1988[179] Ghana and Colombia's diplomatic relations dated back to 1988 but it remained dormant until July 2013 when Colombia opened its embassy in Accra. Colombia helps Ghana by providing assistance on building capacity of the Ghana Police Service, Immigration Service and the Narcotics Control Board on cybersecurity and drug trafficking.[180]
- Colombia has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana is accredited to Colombia from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
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Cuba | 23 December 1959 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 December 1959[181] - Cuba has an embassy in Accra.
- Ghana has an embassy in Havana.
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Jamaica | 8 May 1968 | See Ghana–Jamaica relations- Ghana is accredited to Jamaica from its embassy in Havana, Cuba.
- Jamaica is accredited to Ghana from its high commission in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Mexico | 8 August 1961 | See Ghana–Mexico relations Ghana and Mexico established diplomatic relations on 8 August 1961.[182] Soon afterwards, both nations opened embassies in each other's capitals, respectively. In 1972, Ghana closed its embassy in Mexico City. Mexico closed its embassy in Accra in 1980.[183] Mexico re-opened its embassy in Ghana in 2013.
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Peru | 23 June 1987 | See main article: Ghana–Peru relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 June 1987[186]
- Ghana is accredited to Peru from its embassy in Brasília, Brazil.
- Peru has an embassy in Accra.
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Suriname | 1 April 1977 | See: Ghana-Suriname relations- Accra currently hosts the only Surinamese embassy in Africa.[187]
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United States | 6 March 1957 | See Ghana–United States relationsBoth countries established diplomatic relations on 6 March 1957[188] The United States is among Ghana's trading partners. The Office of the President of Ghana worked closely with the U.S. Embassy in Accra to establish an American Chamber of Commerce to continue to develop closer economic ties in the private sector. Major U.S. companies operating in the country include ACS, CMS Energy, Coca-Cola, S.C. Johnson, Ralston Purina, Star-Kist, A.H. Robins, Sterling, Pfizer, IBM, 3M, Motorola, Stewart & Stevenson, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and National Cash Register (NCR). Several U.S. firms recently made or are considering investments in Ghana, primarily in gold mining, wood products, and petroleum. U.S. mining giant Newmont entered Ghana's mining sector in 2004 and intends to invest up to $1 billion. In late 1997, Nuevo Petroleum concluded an oil exploration agreement accounting for one of Ghana's offshore mineral rights zones. Several other U.S. oil companies also are engaged in offshore exploration.
- Ghana has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate-general in New York City.
- United States has an embassy in Accra.
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Asia
Europe
Oceania
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Australia | 21 February 1958 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on [200] - Australia has a high commission in Accra.
- Ghana has a high commission in Canberra.
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New Zealand | 1 March 2001 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 March 2001.[201] - Ghana is accredited to New Zealand from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.
- New Zealand is accredited to Ghana from its embassy in Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Ghana has been a member state of the Commonwealth since independence in 1957, firstly as a Dominion, then as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
See also
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