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In 1965, Ghana decided to leave the British colonial monetary system and adopt the widely accepted decimal system. The African name Cedi (1965–1967) was introduced in place of the old British pound system. Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah introduced Cedi notes and Pesewa coins in July 1965 to replace the Ghanaian pounds, shillings and ...
Axim is a coastal town and the capital of Nzema East Municipal district, a district in Western Region of South Ghana. [2] Axim lies 64 kilometers west of the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region , west of Cape Three Points . [ 2 ]
Ghana Railway Company Limited (previously known as the Ghana Railway Corporation) is the company that operates the railways of Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the efficient management of the national rail system so as to enhance the smooth movement of goods and passengers. [1]
When Ghana gained its independence from Britain in 1957, the economy appeared stable and prosperous. [1] Ghana was the world's leading producer of cocoa, boasted a well-developed infrastructure to service trade, and enjoyed a relatively advanced education system. [1]
Mpraeso is a town and the capital of Kwahu South district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana, [2] located at an altitude of 367 m on the Kwahu Plateau, which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. Mpraeso has a 2013 settlement population of 11,190 people. [1]
The OpenHistoricalMap domain name was purchased in 2009, [10] and an initial fork of the OpenStreetMap website software was deployed there in 2013. [3] [11]In 2015, the similarly named OpenHistoryMap project was founded to promote sharing of archaeological and historical data according to an open access model.
As with many big markets in Ghana, most destruction to the Kotokoraba market is attributable to fire: two major fires have razed parts of the market since 2000. In 2002 [3] fire gutted the market, destroying goods worth thousands of cedis. About 104 stalls and goods including textiles, provisions, toiletries and foodstuffs were completely ...
The town and the district as a whole have been dealing with a lack of proper health facilities even since being settled. [8] To combat this, the government of Ghana began work on a new hospital with the help of 175 million dollars in 2014. [9]