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Although women are guaranteed political participation rights under the 1992 Ghana Constitution, there is a lack of female representation in government. There has never been a female president in Ghana. In 2012, 19 women occupied seats in Parliament, while 246 men occupied the rest of the seats. [3] In 2017, the number of women elected to ...
Jerry John Rawlings. Akwasi Afrifa, soldier and former politician and head of state of Ghana. Joseph Arthur Ankrah, soldier and second head of state of Ghana. David Anumle Hansen, Ghana Navy Chief of Naval Staff. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, lieutenant general; commissioned as a lieutenant in 1954 and seconded to the British army on the Rhine.
Ghanaian names (or personal names in Ghana) consist of several given names and surnames based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds to the day in the week when they were born. These day names have further meanings concerning the ...
The following list includes societies that have been identified as matrilineal or matrilocal in ethnographic literature. "Matrilineal" means kinship is passed down through the maternal line. [1] The Akans of Ghana, West Africa, are Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They are made of the Akyems or Akims, Asantes, Fantis ...
Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. [27][30] The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". [31] An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. [32]
A. Felicia Abban (born 1935), photographer; Ghana's first female professional photographer. Betty Acquah (born 1965), painter of feminist themes. Frances Ademola (born 1928), artist, gallery owner, and former broadcaster; she had also lived in Nigeria. Dorothy Amenuke (born 1968), sculptor, fiber artist, and educator.
Pages in category "Women in Ghana" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Akan names. The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin ...