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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ACCRA2992 |
GHANA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2001-12-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL GH |
| 02ACCRA2693 |
GHANA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-25 10:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL GH |
| 03ACCRA2208 |
GHANA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-13 16:37:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL GH |
| 03ACCRA437 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...] |
2003-03-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 03ACCRA447 |
WAGES AND TAXES: WEEK'S EVENTS SET STAGE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The government is in a very difficult position with its ongoing wage negotiations with government employees. Its new agreement with the IMF caps the wage bill at a 22 percent increase, but it has accepted a 28.6 percent increase in the minimum wage. Holding the average increase t [...] |
2003-03-04 14:33:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN GH |
| 03ACCRA468 |
ACCRA TALKS CONTINUE ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Talks between signatories to the Marcoussis Accords broke up at 4 a.m. March 7 without reaching final agreement on the composition of the new government. Allocation of ministerial portfolios continued to be the sticking point, with mechanisms to attribute the Defense and Inte [...] |
2003-03-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 03ACCRA559 |
GHANA CHOOSES PUBLIC SILENCE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Yates delivered reftel B demarche on possible NAM involvement in a UNGA Special Session on Iraq to Foreign Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyemang on March 19. Ambassador stressed the counterproductive nature of any such session while the Security Council remains seized with the issue, [...] |
2003-03-19 18:40:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER GH |
| 03ACCRA570 |
PRM/DAS KELLY RYAN'S MEETINGS WITH OPE STAFF [...] Summary: PRM/DAS Kelly Ryan visited Accra, Ghana on February 28 - March 4 to review U.S. Resettlement Program (USRP) operations in West Africa. This cable is one in a series of cables outlining meetings, discussions and impressions gleaned from the visit. Provided with various opportunities [...] |
2003-03-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF IO GH UNHCR |
| 03ACCRA585 |
AGRICULTURE REPS BRING MESSAGE TO GHANAIANS: SPEAK [...] Summary: USDA representatives met with numerous Ghanaian officials to seek support for the US position on food aid and market access in the WTO Agricultural Negotiations, to highlight US efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa and to confirm invites to the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural [...] |
2003-03-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR GH WTO AGRICULTURE |
| 03ACCRA592 |
ACCRA CANADIAN REP VOICES INTEREST IN TAKING [...] (C) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Regional Refugee Coordinator (Refcoord) for Admissions, Carla Nadeau met with Canadian High Commission Immigration Officer Elizabeth Snow to discuss refugee admissions issues in West Africa. Snow voiced interest in reviewin [...] |
2003-03-25 10:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PREF |
| 03ACCRA598 |
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...] |
2003-03-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ACCRA611 |
IMF REP'S PRIMARILY POSITIVE READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates and econoff visited Enrique de la Piedra, the IMF Resident Representative on March 20. De la Piedra offered a positive readout of the Budget now under Parliamentary review and Multiple Donor Budget Support. The Resident Representative finds affinity [...] |
2003-03-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID GH |
| 03ACCRA632 |
RULING PARTY WINS FOURTH BY-ELECTION IN A ROW [...] (U) On March 25 the Ruling NPP party won its fourth consecutive by-election since assuming power in January of 2001, handily defeating the leading opposition candidate of the NDC, and two small party candidates. By a vote of 12,220 to 4,929 for the NDC (with 3,705 for the PNC candidate and 24 [...] |
2003-03-31 15:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ACCRA676 |
CORRUPTION INSPECTION OF IOM/BANJUL COMPLETED [...] (C) Summary: West African Regional Refugee Coordinator for Admissions met with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Head of Mission to discuss the findings of the recent inspector general's investigation at IOM branch office Banjul. The team concluded that fraud concerns only reach [...] |
2003-04-08 10:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GA GH INS IO PREF |
| 03ACCRA689 |
RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel), President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...] |
2003-04-09 17:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 03ACCRA719 |
UNHCR/ACCRA READOUT ON POSSIBLE P-2 GROUP IN GUINEA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GV IO PREF |
| 03ACCRA803 |
INFLATION CONTINUES TO CREEP UP [...] Summary: The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) statistics for March show that strong inflationary pressures continue to bedevil the Ghanaian economy. Most analysts believe the GoG/IMF inflation target of 9 percent at the end of 2003 is unachievable. End Summary 2. Figures released by the [...] |
2003-04-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH |
| 03ACCRA835 |
VALCO SHUTS DOWN LAST POTLINE [...] David Thomas, the Managing Director of Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO), contacted Econoff to announce VALCO will voluntarily curtail its one operating potline effective May 5. The company took the decision, according to Thomas, in light of the current 237.80 foot level of Volta Lake. Giv [...] |
2003-04-30 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG GH ENIV |
| 04ACCRA1171 |
GHANAIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON FAILED GBAGBO MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador Yate and polchief met with Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo at his request on June 2. Akufo-Addo told Ambassador Yates that a meeting scheduled for June 3 in Abuja, consisting of Presidents Kufuor, Obasanjo and Gbagbo, Prime Minister Diarra, and ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ibn [...] |
2004-06-03 09:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1189 |
BACK TO THE FUTURE? ELECTION SEASON UPDATE [...] (U) Six months before the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, the cast of presidential candidates resembles that of the 2000 elections, with four repeat nominees. The ruling NPP's long-standing co-opting of prominent small party officials prompted one small party to investiga [...] |
2004-06-04 18:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GH GOG |
| 04ACCRA1199 |
SUGGESTED POINTS FOR POWELL/KUFUOR MEETING [...] (C) Mission proposes the following points for use by Secretary Powell in his June 11 meeting with President SIPDIS Kufuor. We recommend a supportive message, which acknowledges the Kufuor government's leading role in working toward peace in the sub-region, particularly Cote d'Ivoire and [...] |
2004-06-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA1203 |
TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY TAYLOR AND GHANA TRADE [...] (SBU) Treasury Under Secretary John Taylor met May 31 with Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, who had just returned from the African Union trade ministers' meeting in Kigali. Responding to recent U.S. and EU WTO proposals, the ministers drafted an African strategy for WTO negotiations. It calls [...] |
2004-06-08 08:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD GH |
| 04ACCRA1220 |
PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OPE [...] Summary: A/S Dewey and the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) Representative and Staff held fruitful discussions during the recent trip by A/S Dewey to W. Africa. Touching on issues related to 9/11, new caseloads, partner relations, efforts to meet the FY 04 ceiling as well as the many benefi [...] |
2004-06-09 16:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA1222 |
PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH IOM - "HOLDING [...] Summary: A/S Dewey and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission held fruitful discussions during the recent trip by A/S Dewey to W. Africa. Touching on issues related to security, fiscal management and panel physician concerns in the region, Dewey was presented wi [...] |
2004-06-10 07:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA1232 |
GHANA'S PROGRESS ON CWC ARTICLE VII: DEMARCHE [...] On Wednesday, June 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, John Kuleke, regarding Ghana's commitment to fulfill its national implementation obligations under Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). PolO [...] |
2004-06-10 11:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW |
| 04ACCRA1234 |
GHANA; RESPONSE TO UPDATE ON AGOA III [...] (C) Post expects that the economic impact of ending the AGOA third country fabric provision (Ref A) would be limited, given Ghana's (and the region's) minor apparel exports under AGOA, However, the textile and apparel sector in Ghana (and the region) would be devastated, so individual companies [...] |
2004-06-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON GH WTO AGOA |
| 04ACCRA1241 |
VIOLENT ROBBERY OF AMCIT WITH STUDENT GROUP IN [...] Begin summary. A group of 6 students and their staff leader from the University of Maryland were "welcomed" on their first night in Ghana by the appearance of a thief armed with a machete at the door of the trip chaperone's room at university accommodations. The man stole several items from th [...] |
2004-06-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC OEXC GH |
| 04ACCRA1271 |
PRM A/S DEWEY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH UNHCR AND [...] Summary: PRM A/S Gene Dewey met with UNHCR branch office and regional resettlement personnel while in Ghana on a mission to review resettlement operations. Duly impressed by the efforts of the Accra branch office as illustrated through two camp visits, Dewey came away with a sound appreciatio [...] |
2004-06-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PREF |
| 04ACCRA1280 |
TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY TAYLOR MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Taylor met May 31 with Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Paul Acquah to review the state of Ghana,s economy. Acquah stated that the GoG is on course to meet IMF and World Bank conditions necessary to achieve HIPC Completion Point in July. Acquah reiterated GoG support for th [...] |
2004-06-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN GH |
| 04ACCRA1281 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR HOSTS GHANA INVESTOR ADVISORY [...] On June 4, President Kufuor presided over the fifth Ghana Investors Advisory Council (GIAC) meeting. He highlighted recent, positive accomplishments, including MCA eligibility, and reassured the private sector that the GoG is committed to sound fiscal management during the 2004 election year. [...] |
2004-06-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIN GH |
| 04ACCRA1283 |
GHANA COMPLETES IMF LETTER OF INTENT, PUSHES FOR [...] (SBU) The GoG submitted its Letter of Intent (LOI) to the IMF on June 8, in time for IMF Executive Board meeting to go forward as planned on June 30. The GoG is working to fulfill prior actions: 1) impose a 2.5 percent VAT increase; 2) adjust water and electricity prices; and 3) complete wage [...] |
2004-06-18 08:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN GH |
| 04ACCRA1298 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION JUNE VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) officials met with GoG leaders, donors and Ghana's private sector, civil society and media during their June 6-9 visit. Finance Minister Osafo Maafo reiterated Ghana's intention to use the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) as a framework for [...] |
2004-06-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON GH MCA |
| 04ACCRA1303 |
GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL [...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...] |
2004-06-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB GH |
| 04ACCRA1369 |
GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2004 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period May 17 - June 25, 2004. The issues covered are: -- Westel/GoG Negotiations Nearing End -- Maryland State Trade Delegation -- Ghana Meeting on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- Free Enterprise Marathon - [...] |
2004-06-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH |
| 04ACCRA1382 |
THREE MURDERED JUDGES HONORED; OPPOSITION STAYS [...] (SBU) On June 28, the Ghanaian Government honored the memory of three judges murdered in 1982, in the turbulent early years of former President Rawlings' PNDC military government. President Kufuor unveiled busts of the three executed jurists before a solemn audience of Ghana's social and poli [...] |
2004-06-30 08:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR GH |
| 04ACCRA1396 |
RULING PARTY WINS SEVENTH BY-ELECTION [...] (U) On June 29, the ruling party NPP candidate won a special by-election to fill a vacant seat in Ghana's 200-member Parliament, garnering 85 percent of the vote in a modest turnout. The principal opposition NDC did not field a candidate, and neither did most of Ghana's other parties (one in [...] |
2004-07-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA1412 |
GHANA NOT KEEN ON RECEIVING ABDI MOHAMMED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA1417 |
FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SOME SUCCESS, BUT [...] The scope of the problem of child trafficking in Ghana is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of concise data and an accurate census of impacted areas. NGOs close to the issue estimate the number of children working in hazardous conditions, particularly in the Volta River fishing villages, as [...] |
2004-07-07 13:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PHUM SMIG |
| 04ACCRA1447 |
STATUS OF THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE -- THE [...] (SBU) The parties involved in the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) are working to keep it on schedule and avoid escalating costs. It appears unlikely they will meet the July 31 deadline for "Final Investment Decision" (FID), but mid-September may be possible. The "TO DO" list is daunting: 1) [...] |
2004-07-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN ECON EAID GH |
| 04ACCRA1484 |
GHANA ON ICJ OPINION AND ARAB GROUP RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ICJ UNGA |
| 04ACCRA1500 |
LABOR UNIONS IN GHANA NOT LIKELY TO RAISE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH ILO |
| 04ACCRA1509 |
GENERAL CHARLES WALD CALLS ON PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (SBU) Summary. General Charles Wald, Deputy EUCOM Commander, accompanied by Ambassador Yates and the Wald delegation, called on President Kufuor July 16. Wald offered congratulations on Ghana's MCA selection, offered to assist with GAF mobility problems, praised Ghana's ECOWAS leadership, a [...] |
2004-07-19 18:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1524 |
ACCRA III IS ON (FOR NOW) [...] (C) On July 21, in a briefing for the diplomatic corps, Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo formally announced the holding of the Accra III peace talks July 29-30. Akufo-Addo listed presidents Mbeki, Obasanjo, Bongo, Toure, Kerekou and Kufuor as attendees, as well as Prime Minister Sama of Togo, [...] |
2004-07-21 17:15:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1528 |
DUE DILIGENCE ON COCA COLA-GHANA FOR THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Post has conducted due diligence on the Coca Cola operations in Ghana in order to reaffirm the company's exemplary conduct. Econoffs discussed reftel questions with government officials, Union representatives, AmCham leadership, and also, in a non-specific [...] |
2004-07-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD GH |
| 04ACCRA1539 |
CUBA TERRORISM RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA1543 |
GHANA ADVANCES ITS BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORK [...] Summary. Ghana is preparing a National Biosafety Framework, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (reftels). On July 14, Ghana's Biotech and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI) hosted a stakeholder workshop to discuss the final componen [...] |
2004-07-26 09:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV ETRD ECON EAGR TBIO GH BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 04ACCRA1550 |
GHANA FLIGHT DEPARTS FOR U.S. DESPITE FAA BAN [...] Per reftel, DCM Jerry Lanier met today with the Director General of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Captain (Ret.) Joseph Boachie to hand deliver the letter and the accompanying talking points. Boachie accepted that the FAA would be sending a reassessment team and asked that we keep hi [...] |
2004-07-27 07:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1556 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ON ACCRA III AND LIBERIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Yates met with Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo July 27, and spoke on the upcoming Accra III peace talks on Cote d'Ivoire, and the convocation of Liberian signatories to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of last summer. The minister's comments focused largely on the mecha [...] |
2004-07-27 17:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PAREL ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1560 |
CHAMBAS ON ACCRA III, LIBERIA, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. According to ECOWAS Executive Secretary Ibn Chambas, the Accra III talks will focus on four main points: return of dismissed ministers, resumption of the government of "national unity", passage of LMA legislation, and DDR. Legislation will be the most difficult issue, with Articl [...] |
2004-07-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1564 |
UPDATE ON CHINA LOAN SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: GoG officials continue to tell Post privately that the USD 300 million loan from China New Techniques Construction and Investment (CNTCI), which was approved by Parliament in April 2004, is dead (see Refs A and B for background). In May 2004, Minister of Finance and Economic Plan [...] |
2004-07-28 16:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID EFIN CH GH GOG |
| 04ACCRA1579 |
WILL THE GHANA STOCK MARKET EVER SLOW DOWN? [...] African stock markets are attracting greater and greater investor attention, and the small Ghanaian bourse is one of the fledgling markets leading the way. In 2003 the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) was the best performing stock market in the world with a return of 144 percent in dollar terms. F [...] |
2004-07-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GH |
| 04ACCRA1581 |
ACCRA III MARCHES ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - LIBERIA [...] (U) There was slow progress on the first day of the Accra III talks on Cote d'Ivoire. Led by President Kufuor and UN Secretary General Annan, all the key parties were in SIPDIS attendance as well as several (mainly West) African heads of state, UN, ECOWAS, AU, and Francophone representatives [...] |
2004-07-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1583 |
UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS [...] (SBU) DCM, EconChief and FAA Regional Rep Ed Jones met July 27-29 with the Transport Minister and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Airways (GA) officials to discuss the recent FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT) suspension of GA's service to the U.S. Emboffs also present [...] |
2004-08-02 07:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1584 |
MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH -- GHANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the events of 9/11/01 Post has made special efforts to increase contacts with and outreach to Ghana's Muslim community. Post relations with most elements of this community, which is far from monolithic, are very good and, with some groups, they are excellent. We have foc [...] |
2004-08-02 07:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO OEXC GH |
| 04ACCRA1591 |
ACCRA III: AGREEMENT REACHED ON COTE D'IVOIRE; [...] (SBU) Ivoirien parties reached late-night agreement July 30 to revive the Linas-Marcoussis Accords (LMA). The Agreement sets forth four main components: use of presidential powers to revise eligibility for the presidency; a new DDR timetable; delegation of powers to the prime minister; and re [...] |
2004-08-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1608 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for July 2004. The issues covered are: -- Launch of Private Sector Development Strategy -- Ghana Hosts Talks on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- One to Watch: Economy of Ghana Network Launched -- New Fees on Food Imports [...] |
2004-08-04 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR EINV GH |
| 04ACCRA1610 |
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE: GHANA [...] (C) Ambassador Yates delivered reftel points on the USG's Global Defense Posture review to Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo July 27. She emphasized the collaborative nature of the review, and noted that a similar demarche would be made upon the Ministry of Defense. She said that with the comple [...] |
2004-08-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS GH |
| 04ACCRA1631 |
GHANA NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION [...] Summary. After 22 months of hearings, the National Reconciliation Commission wrapped up its formal hearings on July 13, with a few high-profile cases ensuring that the NRC's closing would not pass quietly. In spite of some rumblings from the opposition party, most agreed that the NRC had done [...] |
2004-08-09 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GH |
| 04ACCRA1644 |
UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS AND FAA SAFETY [...] (U) Ghana Air's management has finally gained some measure of control over the crisis that stranded up to 5,000 passengers in Ghana, the U.S. and The Gambia (see reftels A, C, D, E for background). The third repatriation flight, on wet-leased World Air, left August 9 for Baltimore (BWI). The [...] |
2004-08-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1645 |
GHANA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUGUST 2004 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-10 17:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA1681 |
USITC STUDY AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON U.S. -- [...] In response to Ref A, Post submits the following information to assist the USITC in its investigation for its study, U.S. Trade and Investment with sub-Saharan Africa. This cable builds on Post's previous submission of November 2003 (Ref B), and includes activities of USAID's West Africa Regio [...] |
2004-08-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA1683 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR SACKS GHANA AIRWAYS BOARD OF [...] President Kufuor has dissolved The Board of Directors of Ghana Airways. Citing management lapses and eroded public confidence, the President replaced the board with a task force to "review and restructure" the airline. Meanwhile, DOT has extended limited economic authority to Ghana Airways f [...] |
2004-08-16 18:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA17 |
GHANA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the legal and regulatory environment covering agricultural biotechnology in Ghana. The Government of Ghana is still developing its biotech policies, so Post will provide regular updates, as appropriate. 2. Ghana currently has [...] |
2004-01-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD GH SENV TBIO TSPL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 04ACCRA1720 |
GHANA: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable responds to the action in reftel to provide information on child labor for mandatory DOL reporting requirements. The information is presented in question/answer format based on the questions asked in reftel. 2. Post's responses are as follows: a) Does the country have adequate [...] |
2004-08-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI GH AID |
| 04ACCRA1722 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFRICAN UNION POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-24 08:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO |
| 04ACCRA1760 |
WA LEFT WANTING: AMBASSADOR VISITS A NEGLECTED [...] The city of Wa, the regional capital of the Upper West region of Ghana, received its likely first-ever visit by an American ambassador on August 19. Ambassador Yates met with the regional minister, local religious and NGO leaders, and a small military detachment, all of whom were unanimous in [...] |
2004-08-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL GH |
| 04ACCRA1784 |
READOUT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO GHANA [...] (SBU) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Paul Applegarth visited Ghana August 23-24, conducting site visits and meeting with President Kufuor, Finance Minister Osafo Maafo, and the Ministry of Finance team in charge of preparing Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact. The [...] |
2004-09-01 17:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EFIN ETRD ECON GH MCA |
| 04ACCRA1786 |
GHANA AIRWAYS HAS NEW AMERICAN PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG appears to have made a bold move to save Ghana Airways. Minister of Roads and Transport Richard Anane told EconOffs the GoG will sell a portion of Ghana Airways to a group of American investors headed by SkyWest founder and board member Ralph Atkin, known as Ghana Inter [...] |
2004-09-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1790 |
GROUNDBREAKING SHOWCASES NEWMONT MINING'S ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) On August 25 DCM and EconOff attended groundbreaking ceremonies hosted by Newmont Mining for the first of two planned mines in Ghana. When completed, the 450 million-dollar project in the Brong-Ahafo region will represent the largest foreign investment in Ghana to date. Newmont clearly [...] |
2004-09-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EMIN GA |
| 04ACCRA1810 |
SURVEY OF GHANA'S EVOLVING BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Ghana's (GoG) sound macro policies have led to lower inflation and interest rates, paving the way for local banks and insurance companies to introduce innovative new products and vie for the 95 percent of Ghanaians who do not use the formal financial system. Banks can [...] |
2004-09-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EFIN ECON GH |
| 04ACCRA1837 |
GHANA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW UPDATE [...] PER REFTEL, POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING UPDATE ON GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: 2. BEGIN TEXT, TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2004 COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS STATE SUBMISSION Country: GHANA Current AGOA Status: Eligible State recommends continued AGOA eligibility fo [...] |
2004-09-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL GH AGOA |
| 04ACCRA1921 |
UNHCR SIGNS REPATRIATON AGREEMENT FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the GOG, and the Government of Liberia signed a landmark agreement on September 22 in Accra, providing for the voluntary repatriation of Liberian refugees living in Ghana. Unlike the flawed repatriation attempted during t [...] |
2004-09-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM GH LI |
| 04ACCRA1923 |
FOR BORDERS AND BICYCLES: INL FUNDING BUILDS [...] Two key INL programs moved forward in Ghana recently, with the completion of anti-corruption training for the Ghana Customs and Excise Protective Service (CEPS) and the donation of forty patrol bicycles to the Ghana Police Service (GPS). Both programs were well-received and well-attended by hos [...] |
2004-09-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH |
| 04ACCRA1930 |
GHANA'S NATIONAL REFORM PARTY: PROMOTING REFORM [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Charge and poloffs met with leaders of the National Reform Party (NRP). A minor party with no presidential candidate in the December elections, the NRP is contesting in ten parliamentary seats and hopes its anti-corruption/good grassroots governance message wi [...] |
2004-09-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA1934 |
GHANA'S ELECTION: THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, Charge and Poloffs hosted a lunch for National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Atta Mills and several senior party lieutenants to discuss the upcoming election. Mills was predictably critical of the ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP)'s perfo [...] |
2004-09-27 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA1960 |
ECOWAS DEFENSE MEETING IN ACCRA: AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Summary: On September 29-30 the Chiefs of Defense Staff of fourteen ECOWAS countries met in Accra for the tenth Ordinary ECOWAS Defense and Security Commission meeting. Participants pledged a total of 6,500 military personnel to form an ECOWAS standby force. Participants discussed deve [...] |
2004-10-01 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC GH MARR MCAP MOPS PREF PREL MAS ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA1978 |
UPDATE ON U.S. INVESTOR'S PLANS TO TAKE OVER FOR [...] (C) Charge and EconChief met with Amcit representatives of Ghana International Air (GIA) to discuss its agreement with the Government of Ghana (GoG) to create a new airline to take over Ghana Air's routes. GIA reps confirmed that the GoG and GIA have agreed to form a partnership, with the GoG [...] |
2004-10-04 18:13:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
| 04ACCRA1980 |
WESTEL FILES USD 60 MILLION EXPROPRIATION CLAIM [...] (C) SUMMARAY: Western Wireless International (WWI) told post they filed on September 21 for international arbitration to settle subsidiary Westel's seven-year-old dispute with the GoG. According to Westel's Managing Director Bill Taylor, WWI will not fund any further expansion in Ghana and is [...] |
2004-10-05 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS GH |
| 04ACCRA1985 |
GHANA GEARING UP FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: With slightly over two months to go before Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections, the two major political parties have launched their campaigns, published manifestos and announced their vice-presidential candidates. Other minor parties remain disorganized. The pre- [...] |
2004-10-06 11:26:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 04ACCRA1986 |
GHANA'S ELECTION: NKRUMAH LIVES ON IN THE CPP [...] (C) Summary: Charge hosted a lunch on October 1 for Convention People's Party (CPP) presidential candidate George Aggudey and two of his lieutenants. They highlighted Nkrumahist ideals of self-reliance, state-run industry, and "African solutions". Aggudey was unhappy with what he saw as t [...] |
2004-10-06 11:31:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH PGOV |
| 04ACCRA1993 |
GHANA'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION CONFIDENT ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Kwado Afari-Gyan and other EC members are confident that preparations are on track for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. Afari-Gyan said the EC was open to party complaints, and that he did not perceive dispropo [...] |
2004-10-07 17:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV |
| 04ACCRA2033 |
GHANA NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION SUBMITS [...] (U) On October 12, the Ghana National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) submitted its final, five-volume report and recommendations to the GoG. The report follows 18 months of public hearings on alleged human rights abuses during the period of 1957-1993, which includes 20 years of rule by former [...] |
2004-10-15 08:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2039 |
A VISIT TO GHANA'S BUDUMBURAM REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ref Coord's visit on October 6 to the Budumburam refugee camp near Accra revealed an atmosphere of utter calm that debunked some press claims that its residents were huddled in a state of fear under "martial law." Most Liberian residents, who by all appearances are adequately [...] |
2004-10-15 09:46:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL GH LI |
| 04ACCRA2041 |
GHANA'S ELECTION: NPP CONFIDENT OF VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: Charge met on October 13 with the Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and several senior NPP officials to discuss upcoming elections. The Chairman was confident the NPP would win the election, largely because of the government's economic performance. He was please [...] |
2004-10-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM GOG |
| 04ACCRA2044 |
GHANA'S PARLIAMENT MEETS ONE LAST TIME BEFORE [...] (C) Ghana's Parliament convened October 5 for a final, abbreviated session prior to the December elections. Parliament's agenda includes a number of bills and agreements important to the U.S. This includes the Ghana-OPIC Agreement, the Ghana-Kaiser Aluminum Agreement on the Sale of Valco, the [...] |
2004-10-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAIR ENRG EINV EIND PREL GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2082 |
IVORIAN PRESIDENTIAL BODYGUARD SEEKS REFUGEE [...] (C) Five Ivorian presidential bodyguards have applied for refugee status in Accra, according to UNHCR sources. The Ivorians reportedly faced threats within Cote d'Ivoire because the refused to participate in human rights abuses. 2. (C) According to UNHCR, the highest ranking applicant f [...] |
2004-10-20 19:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2083 |
GHANA'S RECORD LEVEL COCOA EXPORTS IN 2004 [...] (SBU) The Government of Ghana (GoG) purchased an all-time high of close to 710,000 metric tons of cocoa for the 2003/2004 season, a 40 plus percent increase over the 2002/2003 season that should bring in nearly USD 1 billion revenue for 2004. The massive increase reflects higher cocoa yields [...] |
2004-10-21 09:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ECON GH |
| 04ACCRA2138 |
SIX SENTENCED IN GHANA'S LARGEST DRUG SMUGGLING [...] On October 27, six men who were convicted in a high-profile drug trafficking case in Ghana were sentenced to twenty years each in prison. Among the six is Kevin Gorman, a UK-US dual national, whom the judge described as "the wheel around which all activities revolved." Sentencing came after mo [...] |
2004-10-29 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH CACS |
| 04ACCRA2141 |
AMCIT DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN INVESTOR IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Amcit Rasheed Nouri, country director for GhanAmer Farms (reftel), which is the majority owner of the Ghana Cotton Company (GCC), is safe after being thrown out of the company office by disgruntled employees. According to Mr. Nouri, eleven employees of the Ghana Cotton Company accompan [...] |
2004-10-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAGR ECON ETRD |
| 04ACCRA2142 |
EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION [...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...] |
2004-11-01 06:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH |
| 04ACCRA2146 |
USG'S ROLE IN URGING GHANA'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Legislation prohibiting human trafficking in Ghana has been waiting in the wings for almost three years. In post's continued efforts to encourage passage of this legislation, we do not feel the delay reflects a lack of political will to fight human trafficking. Rather, it reflects bureau [...] |
2004-11-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA2158 |
GHANAIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS HONE LOBBYING SKILLS [...] Summary. Post sponsored a workshop on grassroots democracy for 35 community leaders in the economically deprived area of northern Ghana from October 19-21, 2004. Representatives from government, non-governmental organizations, and the media met to discuss ways to create a grassroots constitue [...] |
2004-11-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA2168 |
ECOWAS/West African Security Conference in Accra [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Peace Academy (IPA), in association with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held a conference on West Africa conflict management and prevention in Accra on October 17-19. Among the specific themes discussed were: the need for ECOWAS to p [...] |
2004-11-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR GH ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA2172 |
FY04 SCP: "JUDICIAL REFORM AND [...] Summary: Five members of Ghana's judiciary, headed by the Supreme Court Chief Justice, participated in a three-week funded single country International Visitor Leadership program under the theme "Judicial Reform and Ethics". Participant line-up was: Justice George Kingsley Acquah, Chief Just [...] |
2004-11-04 09:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA2182 |
GHANA ELECTION SEASON UPDATE: ONE MONTH TO GO [...] (C) A month before Ghana's December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, the campaign is heating up but the political atmosphere is generally peaceful. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears to have the edge over its three party rivals. Poor turnout during the public exhibition of [...] |
2004-11-05 08:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2189 |
GHANA'S TIP LAW: COMMENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [...] (C) PolChief met on November 3 with Ghana,s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Papa Owuso-Ankomah, to raise concerns about progress on the draft bill of a trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law. Owuso-Ankomah was familiar with the pending legislation and its status, and said that if the mini [...] |
2004-11-05 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA2205 |
KAISER COMPLETES SALE OF VALCO TO THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Kaiser Aluminum has sold its 90-percent stake in the Volta River Aluminum Company (Valco) to the Government of Ghana (GoG)for USD 18.5 million. After Parliament ratified the sale agreement on October 28 (septel), GoG and Kaiser officials met in London on October 29 to complete the officia [...] |
2004-11-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2206 |
ALLEGED COUP PLOT THWARTED IN GHANA: SEVEN ARRESTED [...] (SBU) On November 6, the Ghanaian Criminal Investigative Division (CID) arrested seven men for allegedly engaging in 'coup plotting'. Local press reports are conflicting on whether there were current and/or active members of the military among the seven arrested. The head of the CID, Mr. David [...] |
2004-11-08 17:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2207 |
FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS RAISES ELECTION CONCERNS [...] (C) On November 6, PolChief met with former President (and senior National Democratic Party activist) J.J. Rawlings, at Rawlings' request, in his home. He was joined by his wife and two senior NDC party officials. Rawlings decried what he saw as an unlevel playing field in this election, clai [...] |
2004-11-08 17:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2213 |
GHANA: FINAL PARLIAMENT ACTION IN 2004 [...] This cable highlights significant legislation that passed Parliament during its October 5 - November 4 session and follows up on bills of particular US interest, as highlighted Reftel. 2. In its final session of 2004, Parliament ratified the OPIC-Ghana Investment Incentives Agreement, passe [...] |
2004-11-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAIR ENRG GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2214 |
GHANA:ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER 1-NOVEMBER 5, [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period October 1 - November 5, 2004. The issues covered are: -- S and P's Maintains Ghana's B Plus Rating -- Ghana's Corruption Score Improves -- FDI Numbers Also Better -- New Legislation to Spur Economy -- Gol [...] |
2004-11-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH |
| 04ACCRA2239 |
USG SUPPORT FOR GHANA'S DECEMBER 7 ELECTION [...] (U) USG support for the upcoming Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections includes $1,164,000 in USAID and STATE funding for election-related programs. PAS has provided $35,000 to support election programs related to the media. The final transfer of funds was presented on November 10 w [...] |
2004-11-12 21:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2240 |
GHANA PRESIDENT ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary: President Kufuor told the Ambassador November 11 that he would attend the emergency meeting in Abuja on November 14 as part of South African President Mbeki's diplomatic initiative to address the Cote d'Ivoirian crisis. President Gbagbo will be invited but may or may not attend. [...] |
2004-11-12 21:21:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | PGOV PINR GH |
| 04ACCRA2241 |
REFUGEE SITUATION IN GHANA [...] Per reftel, Emboff met with the head of the political department at MFA. GOG officials assured him that Ghana would not object if there were to be a flood of Ivorian refugees entering Ghana. Large numbers could cause logistical problems, but the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) had the lead o [...] |
2004-11-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM IV GH |
| 04ACCRA2251 |
SENATOR INHOFE MEETS WITH GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (U) During a brief overnight visit to Accra on November 11, U.S. Senator James Inhofe met with Ghanaian President John Kufuor and held a private evening meeting. Embassy officers met the Senator at the airport and made transportation, hotel and scheduling arrangements. 2. (C) The Amba [...] |
2004-11-16 18:46:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET GH MARR PGOV PTER |
| 04ACCRA226 |
HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN'S JANUARY 18-21 GHANA [...] Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Claude Allen traveled to Ghana January 18-21, SIPDIS accompanying the President and Board members of the Africa Development Foundation (ADF). The purpose of the trip was to review ADF projects in Ghana and meet with representati [...] |
2004-02-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON |
| 04ACCRA2282 |
INL FUNDING BOOSTS GHANA'S COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] Using INL funding totalling nearly $80,000, DOJ/ICITAP contractors conducted a four-week counter-narcotics training in Accra for officers from the Ghana Narcotics Control Board (NCB), Ghana Police Service (GPS), Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), the Customs and Excise Protective Service (CEPS), [...] |
2004-11-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR GH |
| 04ACCRA2303 |
GOVERNMENT OF GHANA'S MIXED RESPONSE TO WESTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has responded to Western Wireless International's (WWI) filing for international arbitration under UNCITRAL rules (reftel). The MoJ claims that WWI is restricted by contract to settling disputes with the GoG in Ghanaian courts under Ghanaian law an [...] |
2004-11-23 15:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV GH |
| 04ACCRA2305 |
IMF READOUT ON GHANA'S ECONOMY [...] (SBU) The IMF has raised 2004 growth estimates for Ghana to 5.5 percent. Inflation should stay at 11-13 percent and the balance of payments improved in 2004 due to large cocoa exports, donor aid flows and record remittances. There is concern on the fiscal side, with wages and fuel subsidies [...] |
2004-11-23 16:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ENRG GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2307 |
GHANA'S 2004 ELECTION: THE VOLATILE NORTHERN REGION [...] (C) Summary: The Northern Region of Ghana has a long history of conflict revolving primarily around ethnic, chieftaincy, and land disputes. In this pre-election period, intense party rivalries, tensions between claimants to the Dagomba tribal throne, and an apparent abundance of arms furth [...] |
2004-11-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 04ACCRA2319 |
FINANCE MINISTER'S UPBEAT STATUS REPORT ON GHANA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Osafo Maafo gave an optimistic appraisal of Ghana's planning for the Millennium Challenge Act (MCA) during a November 22 meeting with Ambassador Yates. In response to concerns raised by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Osafo Maafo reconfigured Ghana [...] |
2004-11-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID EINV EAGR EFIN GH OPIC MCA |
| 04ACCRA2320 |
BASKETBALL CLINICS HELD IN MUSLIM NORTHERN GHANA [...] Summary. Post, in coordination with the Department's CultureConnect Program, organized two days of basketball clinics for 40 girls in the predominantly-Muslim Northern Region of Ghana on November 12-13, 2004. Cultural Envoys and former Georgetown University basketball players, Courtland Free [...] |
2004-11-29 12:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
| 04ACCRA2339 |
GHANA MFA VIEWS OF COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) On November 24, Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Director for African Affairs, Mr. G.A.A. Saame, told PolChief he was hopeful that the tensions in Cote D'Ivoire have eased. He and Ghana's Foreign Minister had participated in initial Africa Union/ECOWAS discussions in Lagos on th [...] |
2004-11-30 16:52:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH IV PGOV PREL |
| 04ACCRA2340 |
INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON LIBERIA - GHANA [...] (C) On November 24, PolChief met with Mr. G.A.A. Saame, Ghana's Acting Director for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his Acting Deputy, Mrs. Abadoo, to deliver reftel points on the need for better local coordination and consensus within the International Contact Group [...] |
2004-11-30 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH LI PREL |
| 04ACCRA2350 |
PRESIDENTIAL BODYGUARD FROM COTE D'IVOIRE ALLEGES [...] (C) Summary: Post is processing a refugee request from a Cote d,Ivoire presidential bodyguard currently in a safe house in Accra. This message relays a rambling statement he made to us on November 12, 2004 detailing an attempted assassination against him by forces under the orders of Ivoria [...] |
2004-12-02 07:10:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH IV PGOV PHUM PINR PREF |
| 04ACCRA2366 |
GHANA IS PREPARED FOR LARGELY FREE AND FAIR [...] (C) The stage is set for a substantially free, fair, and peaceful election on December 7. All political parties have publicly and privately committed themselves to promoting transparent and violence-free elections. Although the Electoral Commission has not managed its budget well, they seem o [...] |
2004-12-02 16:47:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2367 |
GHANA ELECTION ANALYSIS: NPP LIKELY TO WIN [...] (C) Summary: The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to win Ghana's December 7 parliamentary and presidential election. The NPP is well-positioned in its traditional strongholds, the heavily populated Ashanti and Eastern regions (with 67 combined constituencies out of a total of 230. [...] |
2004-12-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 04ACCRA2378 |
MUSLIM OUTREACH - WRAP UP OF RAMADAN EVENTS [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Mission Accra sponsored a series of events during the recent Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Ramadan program began with an Iftaar dinner hosted by Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, attended by the Vice President of Ghana and all of the major Muslim leadership figures in Acc [...] |
2004-12-06 10:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2384 |
GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for November 2004. The issues covered are: -- Ambassador Hosts AmCham Breakfast -- Fitch and Standard and Poor's Reaffirm Ghana Ratings -- World Bank Approves West Africa Gas Pipeline Project -- President Kufuor Opens Co [...] |
2004-12-07 15:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EMIN GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2385 |
GHANA'S ELECTION GENERALLY PEACEFUL, FREE AND FAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ghana's December 7 presidential and parliamentary election was generally peaceful, free and fair, as of 4 pm today. There were isolated incidents of violence and some delays caused by shortages of materials and other procedural glitches. We should have final election results [...] |
2004-12-07 17:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV |
| 04ACCRA239 |
GHANA CTAG MEETING [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador Yates convened a CTAG meeting on February 2 in Accra. In attendance on the donor side were the G-8 ambassadors or charge d'affaires in Accra, plus the EU and Swiss Ambassadors (the Spanish Ambassador was invited but out of country). National Security C [...] |
2004-02-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2390 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND NPP LEADING IN GHANA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 4:30 pm December 8, with slightly over half the constituency results reported, President Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party is in the lead in Ghana's December 7 election. The CPP presidential candidate has conceded defeat. So far, the NPP has also done well in the parl [...] |
2004-12-08 17:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV |
| 04ACCRA2401 |
KUFUOR AND NPP STILL LEAD IN GHANA'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As of 4:30 pm on December 9, with 185 of 230 constituency results reported, President Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) remains in the lead in Ghana's December 7 election. The NPP has won 114 parliamentary seats. The Electoral Commission is expected to officially declare [...] |
2004-12-09 17:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2402 |
OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] Despite the generous provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), West Africa is still unable to take advantage of the Act to export significant quantities and variety of fresh produce to the U.S. because of non- compliance with USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS [...] |
2004-12-09 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AGRICULTURE ECOWAS |
| 04ACCRA2409 |
GHANA: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] Are military expenditures audited? Deputy Auditor General Kwadwo Akowuah informs post that Ghana audits military expenditures, and has done so since 1996. For a long time the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Office of National Security resisted submitting to an audit of ammunition and aircra [...] |
2004-12-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN |
| 04ACCRA2410 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR REQUESTS POTUS MEETING [...] (C) This message has two requests: A) A request from President Kufuor for a meeting with President Bush, and B) A request from me for a congratulatory phone call from President Bush or senior USG official to Kufuor on his reelection. 2. (C) Ghanaian President John Kufuor specificall [...] |
2004-12-10 13:00:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PREL |
| 04ACCRA2443 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR WINS GHANA'S ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: The Electoral Commission has officially declared President John Kufuor the winner of the December 7 presidential election, with 52.7 percent of the vote (with 3 constituencies not yet confirmed). As of noon December 10, NDC candidate John Atta Mills had not yet conceded defeat. [...] |
2004-12-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 04ACCRA2455 |
GHANA: POST SUPPORTS TREASURY'S CONTINUED FUNDING [...] In 2003 the U.S. Treasury Department, with co-funding from USAID, initiated the Ghana Tax Assistance Project, designed to improve management and revenue collection for Ghana's IRS and VAT Service. USAID will end its financial support of the program in February 2005 due to budget constraints an [...] |
2004-12-13 15:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID GH |
| 04ACCRA2484 |
WEST AFRICA GAS PIPELINE NEARING THE FINISH LINE; [...] (SBU) On December 3, the Government of Ghana (GoG) hosted symbolic signing and groundbreaking ceremonies of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP). The States had not accomplished all conditions necessary for the West Africa Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to take Final Investment Decision (FID) prior t [...] |
2004-12-15 17:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG ETRD GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2498 |
OFFICIAL-INFORMAL: UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PHUM TX IR GH USUN |
| 04ACCRA2503 |
DEATH OF CPP POLITICIAN IN GHANAIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) On December 9, Convention Peoples Party (CPP) politician Alhaji Issah Mobila, died in Tamale, capital of the Northern Region of Ghana, while in military custody on charges of possession of weapons. The police and military are investigating. The opposition NDC party alleges Mobila was [...] |
2004-12-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 04ACCRA2504 |
2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR GHANA [...] This message responds to reftel request for an update of the National Trade Estimate (NTE) report. The following is Post's input to the 2005 NTE report for Ghana (Note: report also sent via email to USTR and State). TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Ghana was USD 128 million in [...] |
2004-12-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON GH |
| 04ACCRA2515 |
GHANA'S RESPONSE TO CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON [...] This cable provides an update of the Government of Ghana's (GoG) biosafety activities in 2004 in response to Ref A. Post has electronic copies of the below-referenced Biosafety Bill and Biosafety Guidelines and can forward them to interested parties upon request. 2. In July 2004, the GoG ho [...] |
2004-12-20 16:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO GH |
| 04ACCRA2517 |
GHANA: INCSR PART I [...] Ghana takes steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and has mounted major efforts against drug abuse. It has active enforcement, treatment, and rehabilitation programs; however, lack of resources remains a problem. Ghana-U.S. law enforcement coordinati [...] |
2004-12-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR GH |
| 04ACCRA2526 |
FAA REASSESSMENT OF GHANA: INITIAL READOUT [...] (C) Summary. FAA Safety Inspectors Fred Dryden and David Everett completed a three-day review of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on December 16. FAA's representative for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ed Jones, and EconOff observed the process. The team reviewed the new Civil Aviation Act, G [...] |
2004-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA2527 |
ALCOA'S BID FOR VALCO [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs met with Randy Phillips and Jeff Heeter of Alcoa December 14. Phillips and Heeter were in Ghana to follow up on Alcoa's proposal to purchase a larger stake in the Volta Aluminum Company(VALCO) and develop Ghana's bauxite reserves. The proposal also includes the const [...] |
2004-12-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2536 |
GHANA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post is pleased to provide below the 2005 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted August 2004. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Attracting foreign direct investment remains a key objective of Ghana's economic recovery program, w [...] |
2004-12-22 22:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN BEXP KTDB ELAB GH OPIC USTR |
| 04ACCRA2551 |
WAGP INVESTMENT COMPLETED FOLLOWING LAST MINUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17 and 20 the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) and West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) shareholders completed the final requirements for taking Final Investment Decision (FID). Most investors (excluding Togo and Benin) deposited their financial contributions int [...] |
2004-12-23 20:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA256 |
ELECTIONS V: TO BE OR NOT TO BE - SMALL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Ghana has two large political parties, two small parties, and 6 tiny mom-and-pop operations that exist mainly on paper. Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) hopes to cull moribund also-rans from the ranks of registered parties for the December national elections. Some of these parties d [...] |
2004-02-09 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 04ACCRA266 |
FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER IN GHANA FEBRUARY 3-5: [...] (SBU) Former President Jimmy Carter and members of the Carter Center visited Ghana February 3-5 to rally support to eradicate the last one percent of guinea worm cases worldwide. Carter attended a Country Team briefing and reception hosted by Ambassador Yates, visited guinea worm infested area [...] |
2004-02-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OVIP SOCI GH |
| 04ACCRA301 |
RAWLINGS AT NRC: BIG BUILD-UP, BIGGER LET-DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Former President Jerry Rawlings appeared before the National Reconciliation Commission on February 12. Intense media speculation preceded his appearance, which had been the occasion of considerable jockeying between the Commission and Rawlings' legal team. He answered a sho [...] |
2004-02-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM GH |
| 04ACCRA317 |
TSA INSPECTS GHANA AIRWAYS AFTER 6 CANCELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials came to inspect flight security operations procedures at Ghana Airways (GA) because of the recent incident regarding a banned co-pilot. After enduring six flight cancellations, TSA Officials were able to finally inspect a Gh [...] |
2004-02-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA362 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR ON INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. President Kufuor told the Ambassador February 23 that he has placed Ghanaian security forces on a quiet "state of alert" while he attends the AU summit in Tripoli. Concern over the recent activities of former President Rawlings, public allegations against Kufuor's National Secu [...] |
2004-02-24 16:31:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GH |
| 04ACCRA370 |
2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSON REPORT - GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 04ACCRA56 |
FOLLOW-UP TO EVIAN SUMMIT ANTI- [...] Summary. Anti-corruption and transparency are critical issues in Ghana. While the G-8 program could add value to on-going anti-corruption and transparency initiatives in Ghana, and while we think Ghana could ultimately participate successfully, the timing is not good for including Ghana as on [...] |
2004-01-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCOR PGOV ECON EINV EPET ETRD GH |
| 04ACCRA63 |
SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA [...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...] |
2004-01-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH |
| 05ACCRA1051 |
SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KUFUOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is five months into his secon [...] |
2005-05-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PREL PTER MAS |
| 05ACCRA1085 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Ghana's new Minister of Interior, Papa Owusu-Ankomah. He hoped for increased assistance in counter-narcotics and noted that the Cabinet has approved a draft trafficking in persons (TIP) bill. He promised to respond to us on propose [...] |
2005-06-01 17:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN GH KWMN PGOV PREF PREL PTER |
| 05ACCRA110 |
GHANA: REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] This cable, in response to Ref A, requests funds for FY 05 public diplomacy outreach projects related to agricultural biotechnology. Post requests funding for upcoming workshops to be undertaken in conjunction with USAID,s Program for Biosafety Systems, the goal of which is to promote the judi [...] |
2005-01-14 10:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 05ACCRA1110 |
WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to avert the high cost of arbitration, Westel's Managing Director, Bill Taylor, and the GoG are working towards an agreement to end their seven-year-old dispute. According to Taylor, Westel submitted a terms sheet acceptable to the GoG in March, but Westel's Seatt [...] |
2005-06-03 11:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KMCA GH ECPS |
| 05ACCRA1122 |
GHANA'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON TOGO AND COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and PolChief met on June 10 with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo to deliver a demarche on trafficking in persons (reported septel) and discuss his and President Kufuor's upcoming trip to Washington and meeting with President Bush. During the meeting, the minis [...] |
2005-06-06 18:46:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH IV PGOV PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA1134 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for May 2005. The issues covered are: -- GoG Moves Forward on MCA Program Development -- Ghana Hosts G8/NEPAD Summit on Agriculture -- GoG/donors discuss new Poverty Reduction Strategy -- Local Poultry Producers Sue G [...] |
2005-06-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KMCA EAGR EFIN ECPS ENRG GH |
| 05ACCRA1148 |
U.S. CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURERS IN GHANA TO WORK ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. chocolate industry is pressuring the GOG to issue a high level statement no later than mid-June declaring its commitment to eliminate child labor from the cocoa sector. Industry reps hope such a step may persuade members of Congress to drop draft legislation that would [...] |
2005-06-10 17:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD GH PGOV PREL |
| 05ACCRA1187 |
GHANA: DEMARCHE ON SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE [...] (C) On June 17, Pol Chief spoke with the Ghanaian Foreign Ministry's Acting Director for International Organizations Edwin Adjei and delivered reftel demarche on the Swiss Circular Note on the Conference for a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. Adjei said the Foreign Minist [...] |
2005-06-17 12:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC GH IS PHUM PREF PREL SZ |
| 05ACCRA1203 |
GHANA WILL SUPPORT WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO [...] On June 16, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche seeking support for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Brigadier-General Baiden, Commissioner of the Government of Ghana's (GoG) Customs Service. Baiden said he was planning to at [...] |
2005-06-20 13:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON GH CTM |
| 05ACCRA1226 |
GHANA'S TROKOSI REVISITED [...] (C) Summary: After another investigation of the issue, Post has been unable to find evidence of systematic human rights abuses in the traditional Trokosi practice. Fewer than 50 Trokosis are currently serving in shrines, and Trokosi is a dying practice. Some organizations have used fraudulen [...] |
2005-06-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID KDEM ELAB SOCI GH |
| 05ACCRA1282 |
GHANA: VIEWS ON UN REFORM AND G-8 DEBT [...] Summary: The Ambassador met Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo on June 28 to deliver demarches on UN reforms. Akufo-Addo said Ghana supports most of the USG priorities in UN reform, including creation of a Democracy Fund, reform of the UN Human Rights Commission, the creation of a Pe [...] |
2005-06-30 18:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON EFIN GH KUNR PGOV PREL |
| 05ACCRA1284 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Ambassador Yates met June 29 with President Kufuor, at his request. Kufuor complained about reports that the U.S. had attempted to delay the June 20 Board review of Ghana's IMF program over concerns on petroleum deregulation. Ambassador reassured Kufuor that the USG had supported Ghana's [...] |
2005-07-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON GH |
| 05ACCRA1317 |
GHANA PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS WAY [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Yates met July 1 with President Kufuor to discuss ways to accelerate Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program. Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points, emphasizing that both sides needed to increase engagement in order to conclude an agreement within a rea [...] |
2005-07-06 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KMCA GH MCA |
| 05ACCRA1351 |
GHANA: DEMARCHE ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 08:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GH PREL |
| 05ACCRA1357 |
GHANA: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GH PTER UNGA |
| 05ACCRA136 |
CTAG MEETING IN GHANA [...] (C) Summary: The British High Commission convened a CTAG meeting January 12 in preparation for a UK meeting on January 28. The group agreed that there had been no deterioration of the terrorist potential in Ghana, although there were isolated concerns. The GOG has not presented proposals [...] |
2005-01-19 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EFIN GH PREL PTER UK |
| 05ACCRA1386 |
GHANAIAN PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY SHOWS RISING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A March survey of popular opinion in Ghana, released on July 6 by the Center for Democratic Development, revealed mounting concern about the economy and corruption, especially perceived corruption by the president and his staff. Nonetheless, the survey revealed that support f [...] |
2005-07-14 17:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA1389 |
WESTEL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After three months of negotiations, Westel has broken off talks with the GoG and is once again pursuing international arbitration. With the June 30 arbitration filing date looming, Westel reached an agreement with the GoG that included the mobile spectrum it has sought since th [...] |
2005-07-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON KMCA GH ECPS |
| 05ACCRA1391 |
GHANA AND AGOA: RECENT SUCCESSES WITH A DIVERSE [...] (SBU) In 2004, Ghana increased its exports to the U.S. under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by over 85%, to over $74 million dollars -- accounting for over 50% of Ghana's total exports to the U.S. In 2005, USAID's West Africa Regional Program's Accra-based West Africa Trade Hub [...] |
2005-07-14 17:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA1429 |
GHANA RESPONSE ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL [...] Per reftel, Post reports that there do not appear to be any products in Ghana that would be affected by the EU's proposals on Geographic Indications. Ghana currently imports most of the types of products listed reftel and on the EC website, including many such products from South Africa. Ghan [...] |
2005-07-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA GH |
| 05ACCRA1435 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS -- JUNE/JULY 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events in Ghana for June-July 2005. The issues covered are: -- Jeff Sachs Reiterates Call for Higher Aid flows -- Visit of State's Senior Advisor on Biotech -- Kufuor Hosts Ghana Investors Advisory Council ---------------------------------------- [...] |
2005-07-21 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID GH PGOV TBIO EINV UNGA |
| 05ACCRA1448 |
GHANA ON THE G-4 RESOLUTION: AN ADVOCATE OF THE [...] (C) On July 22, the Ambassador delivered ref A points on the USG position on the G-4 resolution to Ghanainan Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo. She urged Ghana to oppose the G-4 resolution or abstain, stressing the need to avoid a divisive debate on UN Security Council membership. He responde [...] |
2005-07-22 16:40:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC GH PREL UNGA |
| 05ACCRA1450 |
SUDANESE REFUGEES ON THE BRINK OF EXPULSION FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A melee that broke out on July 21 at Ussher Fort involving Sudanese refugees resulted in a host of negative publicity and exposed GOG contingency plans to spirit them out of the country. Both UNHCR Representative Thomas Albrecht and Ambassador Yates have appealed for careful c [...] |
2005-07-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL GH SU |
| 05ACCRA1499 |
POST COMMENT ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: [...] Post has consulted with various sources in Ghana and found no adverse information on Ghana Home Loans Co. Ltd., CAL Bank Ltd., or on any of the individuals mentioned Ref A. 2. Dominic Adu, the proposed Executive Chairman, is a Ghanaian trained in the U.K. as an accountant. Prior to workin [...] |
2005-07-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN GH OPIC |
| 05ACCRA1505 |
RESULTS OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON [...] (U) Summary: On July 19, the local chapter of Transparency International released a public opinion poll on perceptions of corruption in Ghana. The survey, while limited to three urban areas in the south, indicated that most people view corruption as pervasive and getting worse, although th [...] |
2005-07-29 14:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 05ACCRA1506 |
CHARGE DELIVERS UNSC REFORM DEMARCHE: GHANA [...] On July 29, Charge delivered reftel demarche on UNSC reform to Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Kwesi Osei-Adjei. (Note: due to the urgency of this issue, Charge met with the Deputy Foreign Minister rather than the Foreign Minister, who was not available until August 1. In the past, the Depu [...] |
2005-07-29 15:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GH KUNR PGOV PREL UNSC |
| 05ACCRA151 |
ECOWAS MEETINGS IN ACCRA: NIGER NEW ECOWAS CHAIR [...] Summary: A round of ECOWAS statutory meetings in Accra January 10-19 culminated in the 28th Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. ECOWAS heads of state unanimously selected President Mamdou Tadja of Niger as the new ECOWAS Chairman. There was candid discussion of regional conflict [...] |
2005-01-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID ECON GH PGOV PREL ECOWAS |
| 05ACCRA1516 |
GHANA CENTRAL BANK'S HALF YEAR 2005 ANAYSIS OF THE [...] The Bank of Ghana (BoG) issued its half year economic review and analysis of financial and monetary policies. Inflation declined to 15.7% in June, monetary growth slowed, interest rates and commercial lending rates are falling, remittances are almost 60% higher than in 2004, reserves are stead [...] |
2005-08-01 17:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON GH |
| 05ACCRA1517 |
GHANA CENTRAL BANK'S NEW MONETARY POLICY [...] (SBU) The Bank of Ghana (BoG) instituted a new monetary policy framework on July 1 -- including reduced reserve requirements -- to move towards an inflation targeting regime, increase transparency, and make the financial sector more competitive. Despite the potential expansionary effect of th [...] |
2005-08-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON GH |
| 05ACCRA1543 |
UNSC REFORM: GHANA TO DROP VETO TO PRESS FOR SEATS [...] (C) During an Aug. 2 discussion on the proposed Human Rights Council (ref B), MFA official Nana Bema Kumi told PolOff that Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo Addo will join African heads of state and other ministers in Addis Ababa on Aug. 4 for a single-issue summit on UN Security Council [...] |
2005-08-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AORC GH KUNR PGOV UNCHR UNGA UNSC |
| 05ACCRA1547 |
GHANA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] On August 2, PolOff delivered ref A demarche on the proposed Human Rights Council to MFA Supervising Director for Legal, Multilateral and Passports Department Nana Bema Kumi. Kumi reaffirmed the GOG's support for creating a Human Rights Council and said she saw "nothing controversial" in the U [...] |
2005-08-03 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNCHR UNGA |
| 05ACCRA1548 |
TOGOLESE REFUGEES PREPARING FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Togolese refugees in Ghana, now numbering 11,900, are gearing up for the long haul, with plans underway for the construction or renovation of hundreds of homes, the donation of medical supplies in support of refugees, and the establishment of informal summer schools in pre [...] |
2005-08-03 17:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH TO |
| 05ACCRA1615 |
PROPOSED LAW GIVES GHANAIANS OVERSEAS VOTING [...] (U) Summary: The ruling NPP party has proposed a law to enable Ghanaian citizens abroad to vote in elections. The opposition NDC party opposes the draft bill, fears the NPP wants to push it through, and says it will boycott the 2008 election if the bill is passed. The debate on the bill di [...] |
2005-08-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL |
| 05ACCRA1644 |
GOG APPROVES ANTI-TRAFFICKING BILL [...] Summary: With the July 28 passage of an anti-human trafficking law, the GOG is striving to overcome its downgrade to Tier 2 in our annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and regain its reputation as a regional leader on human rights. This legislation marks the culmination of a protracted [...] |
2005-08-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GH |
| 05ACCRA1679 |
THE U.S. - GHANA RELATIONSHIP: THE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Ghana relationship is strong and broad-based. In this message, I offer my parting thoughts on how the relationship has changed during my nearly three-year tenure as Ambassador, and identify some of the main challenges ahead. I leave very optimistic about Ghana. The Go [...] |
2005-08-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GH |
| 05ACCRA1775 |
OPPOSITION NDC RETAINS SEAT IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) In a hotly contested by-election in Accra on August 30, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party retained its seat in Odododiodio constituency, beating the New Patriotic Party (NPP) by a substantial margin. Turnout was 55%, typical for a by-election. Embassy observers no [...] |
2005-09-01 16:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GH GOG |
| 05ACCRA1788 |
GHANA DEMARCHE: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] (SBU) USAID Acting Mission Director and EconChief met September 1 with Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen to deliver Ref A demarche on food aid and the WTO. This meeting followed on Post's July 5 letter to the Minister outlining the points articulated in the earlier State cable on food aid reform [...] |
2005-09-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD GH WTO |
| 05ACCRA181 |
WESTEL UPDATE: GOG AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (SBU) The GoG has agreed to participate in the arbitration case filed against it by Westel parent Western Wireless International (WWI). This reversal of the GoG's previously stated position was announced in a letter to Westel Director Bill Taylor December 17. This decision followed AF/W Offic [...] |
2005-01-25 18:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV GH |
| 05ACCRA1812 |
GHANA ECON HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for August and September 2005. The issues covered are: -- ExxonMobil Exits Ghana, Thirteen other African Countries -- Visit of US Coast Guard Port Security Liaison Officers -- MCC gives $3 million to Develop GoG Compa [...] |
2005-09-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD ECPS KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA1868 |
GOG BUYS WESTEL TO END SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Wireless International (WWI), the primary shareholder in Ghana's embattled second national operator Westel, has sold its interest in the company to the parastatel Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) for USD 10 million. WWI dropped its international arbitration case [...] |
2005-09-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH ECON KMCA ECPS EINV |
| 05ACCRA1885 |
IAEA DECISION ON IRAN: GHANA SYMPATHETIC BUT NOT [...] (C) On September 15, Charge and EconChief delivered Ref A points on reporting Iran to the UN Security Council to the Foreign Ministry. EconChief also delivered these points and Ref B points on safeguards and verification to GoG representatives to the IAEA. Deputy Foreign Minister Kwasi Osei- [...] |
2005-09-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR TRGY MNUC ENRG AORC GH IAEA |
| 05ACCRA190 |
VALCO REBORN: ALCOA SIGNS MOU WITH GHANA GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On January 26, Alcoa signed an MOU with the GOG giving it the exclusive right to assess the feasibility of creating an integrated aluminum industry in Ghana which could pave the way for a USD 600 million investment. If both parties agree on the economic feasibility of the project after [...] |
2005-01-27 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
| 05ACCRA1900 |
GHANA SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] (SBU) On September 15, Charge delivered Ref A points on seeking Ghanaian participation in an international partnership on Avian Influenza to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwasi Osei-Adjei and Deputy Minister of Health Sam Owusu-Agyei. Deputy Foreign Minister Osei-Adjei promised to coordi [...] |
2005-09-19 17:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO GH |
| 05ACCRA1969 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN GHANA [...] (S) Summary: There is little political or religious extremism in Ghana. The Mission has an active Muslim outreach program and the USG spends about $12 million in programs annually directed largely at Ghana's 20 percent Muslim population. Other Mission activities help promote tolerance, incl [...] |
2005-09-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR GH KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL PTER |
| 05ACCRA2012 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for September 2005. The issues covered are: -- GoG/Donors plan for November 7 Consultative Group Meeting -- U.S. Customs Assesses Ghana Customs' Capabilities, Needs -- Ghana's oil refinery suffers exodus of senior emp [...] |
2005-10-01 10:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD EAID ENRG GH |
| 05ACCRA2036 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER [...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, and pro-American country. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is nine months into his second term, which has been marked by intra-party tensi [...] |
2005-10-04 18:05:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL PTER GH MAS |
| 05ACCRA2150 |
GHANA: DEMOCRACY BUILDING SUCCESSES [...] Summary: In response to reftel A, post offers the following lessons from its efforts to strengthen Ghana's thirteen-year-old democracy. These lessons focus on our efforts to enhance the USG's credibility with political parties and human rights organizations, build capacity of local governments [...] |
2005-10-20 16:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI GH KDEM PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA2168 |
GHANA'S RESPONSE ON ICJ CANDIDATE [...] (U) On Oct. 5, PolOff delivered talking points and curriculum vitae of International Court of Justice candidate Thomas Buergenthal per reftel A to Supervising Director of Multilateral, Legal and Passports Nana Bema Kumi at Ghana's Foreign Ministry. Kumi said the GOG ordinarily develops lists o [...] |
2005-10-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH UNSC UNGA |
| 05ACCRA2205 |
BELLVIEW PILOTS ALLEGE COVERUP OF EXCESSIVE FLIGHT [...] (C) On October 27, Ghana International Airlines' (GIA) Amcit Vice President of Operations Albert Vitale (STRICTLY PROTECT) told Econoff in confidence that he had recently interviewed four Ghanaian pilots currently employed by Nigeria-based Bellview Airlines for pilot positions at GIA. Vitale s [...] |
2005-10-27 16:53:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GH NI |
| 05ACCRA2267 |
GHANA'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY: POST'S SUBMISSION [...] Mission's submission regarding Ghana's continuing eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act(AGOA) is formatted at requested in ref a. Submission was originally transmitted in ref. b. 2. Begin eligibility paper: TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION 2005 COUNTRY ELIGIBI [...] |
2005-11-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO ETRD ECON XA GH |
| 05ACCRA228 |
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Introduction: Post appreciates the extensions given for completion of this report, but wishes to underscore the difficulties involved in collecting the data. The Government of Ghana employs one person at the Bank of Ghana to monitor all issues related to money laundering. His long recent ab [...] |
2005-02-02 18:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN GH |
| 05ACCRA2287 |
UNHCR DISCUSSES RESETTLEMENT, KRISAN CAMP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their initial courtesy call, Ambassador Bridgewater and Acting UNHCR Representative Luc Stevens discussed resettlement issues, the brewing unrest at Krisan Camp, the possible repatriation of Togolese refugees, and contingency planning for Cote d'Ivoire. Stevens said the [...] |
2005-11-08 11:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL GH TO CI |
| 05ACCRA2304 |
GHANA'S DEFENSE MINISTER SEES MILITARY AS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's first official call on Minister of Defense Kwame Addo-Kufuor on November 7, the minister announced his vision to transform Ghana's military into a "development partner" of the Government of Ghana. A presidential hopeful, the minister used the meeting largely [...] |
2005-11-09 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 05ACCRA2311 |
VIOLENCE AT GHANA'S KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 8, refugees at Krisan camp in the Western Region of Ghana torched houses, and destroyed offices and vehicles, including from UNHCR. UNHCR's Senior Protection Officer in Ghana told PolChief and visiting RefCoord from Abidjan on November 10 that the violence was sp [...] |
2005-11-10 17:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH IV PREF PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA2312 |
AMCIT HOSTAGE SITUATION RESOLVED AT GHANA GOLD MINE [...] (SBU) On November 9, Ghanaian mine workers held hostage senior staff, including Amcits, of a mine operated by the Ghanaian subsidiary )- Bogoso Gold Ltd. (BGL) -- of a U.S. based mining company, Golden Star. BGL informed Post and other affected Embassies about the situation on November 10, st [...] |
2005-11-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PREL PGOV EMIN GH |
| 05ACCRA2315 |
PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GHANA [...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 courtesy call, outgoing Palestinian Ambassador and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Ibrahim Omar told the Ambassador that U.S. government efforts to gain allies among West African Muslims and stabilize the region will only succeed if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [...] |
2005-11-11 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH IS |
| 05ACCRA2316 |
GHANA'S INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSSES NARCOTICS, [...] (U) Summary: On November 2, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Interior Papa Owusu Ankomah. The Minister emphasized Ghana's increasing role as a transit point for narcotics and pressed for further narcotics enforcement assistance. He also acknowledged Ghana's poor prison c [...] |
2005-11-11 16:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 05ACCRA2327 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS VICE PRESIDENT OF GHANA ALHAJI [...] Summary: On November 10, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Ghanaian Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The Vice President praised our strong bilateral relationship, especially the MCA compact. He said the Northern Region of Ghana is calm and he was proud of the GOG's early submission o [...] |
2005-11-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA2335 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MAJORITY LEADER AND [...] Summary: On November 9, the Ambassador called on Ghana's Majority Leader (and Minister of Parliament) and Speaker of Parliament. She emphasized the importance of parliament and good governance. Both parliamentary leaders praised US-Ghana ties and hoped for more USG support. The Speaker sa [...] |
2005-11-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GH |
| 05ACCRA2344 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS MCA [...] (SBU) On November 11, 2005, Ambassador Bridgewater and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) officials held the most open and frank discussion to date with President Kufuor about the state of Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program. On the eve of meetings in Washington between the [...] |
2005-11-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA ECON EAGR PREL GH MCA |
| 05ACCRA2382 |
GHANA CIVAIR UPDATE - POSITIVE CHANGES AND REAL [...] (U) Summary: Ghana's civil aviation sector has entered a period of rebuilding after a year which saw the demise of Ghana Airways, the crash of Ghana-based MK Airlines' 747 in Nova Scotia, and the subsequent downgrade of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), which barred all Ghanaian carrie [...] |
2005-11-21 17:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAIR GH ECON |
| 05ACCRA2401 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2005 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for October-November 2005. The issues covered are: -- Government Submits Annual Budget to Parliament -- World Bank Review of Consultative Group Meeting -- World Bank Seminar on Fighting Corruption -- Treasury Advisors Ho [...] |
2005-11-23 18:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAGR PREL SENV EMIN GH |
| 05ACCRA2402 |
AVIAN FLU: GHANA'S PLAN OF ACTION [...] (SBU) The GoG's response to the threat of an Avian Flu outbreak has so far been measured and pro-active. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture are working closely with USAID/Ghana and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a comprehensive preparedness plan, which includes an assessm [...] |
2005-11-23 18:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO XA GH SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX SEC |
| 05ACCRA2425 |
CORRUPTION IN GHANA I: PERVASIVE PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Corruption in Ghana is not as bad as in many other African countries but it is pervasive and increasingly sophisticated. That said, The GOG is committed to democracy and rule of law and Ghana has a lively media and civil society. The President faces accusations of conflict of [...] |
2005-11-29 07:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA2427 |
CORRUPTION IN GHANA II: FIGHTING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Reftel looks at corruption in Ghana, and this cable examines efforts to tackle the problem. Since President Kufuor came to office in 2000, Ghana has passed three anti-corruption laws, established an Office of Accountability in the presidency, allowed a more free media environm [...] |
2005-11-29 08:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA2435 |
EMBASSY GHANA'S RAMADAN OUTREACH TO MUSLIM [...] SUMMARY: This year Post continued to expand its Muslim outreach program during the recently completed Ramadan celebrations. The Embassy hosted more events, took the program to more areas, and reached more Muslim citizens than in any year so far. I was involved personally in several of the act [...] |
2005-11-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KISL KPAO PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA248 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, 2005 Minister)designate for Finance and Economic Planning, Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu and Acting Minister of State for Economic Planning, Dr. Nii Ashong paid an informal visit on the Ambassador to express appreciation for the U.S. Government,s (USG) support to Ghana. The [...] |
2005-02-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET GH |
| 05ACCRA2484 |
WTO DOHA ROUND ACTION PLAN: GHANA [...] (SBU) In response to Reftels, Ambassador, Econoffs, and USAID/Ghana and USAID West Africa Regional Program (WARP) officers are working closely with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to prepare GoG representatives for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Hong Kong with trai [...] |
2005-12-06 17:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP GH WTRO |
| 05ACCRA250 |
STATUS OF REFUGEES IN GABON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Accra-based Refugee Coordinator and Embassy Libreville officers met with refugees and Gabonese officials on January 25 - 27 to discuss refugee issues. Although GOG officials said they warmly welcomed those fleeing violence in other countries, refugees recited a litany of compl [...] |
2005-02-07 07:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL GB |
| 05ACCRA2512 |
OPPORTUNITY MISSED: GHANA UNLIKELY TO BACK U.S. [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater met with Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen December 7 to discuss the upcoming WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. Kyerematen confirmed Ghana's intention to negotiate as a bloc with other African Union (AU) WTO members --despite serious differences wit [...] |
2005-12-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL KDEM GH PROV WTRO |
| 05ACCRA2548 |
POLICE EXCESSES IN CRACKDOWN AT KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, RefCoords from Accra and Abidjan and AF/W Desk Officer for Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire visited Krisan refugee camp in Ghana's Western Region to investigate reports that police had beaten camp residents from November 8 - 11. Emboffs saw first-hand scars on the forehea [...] |
2005-12-15 11:33:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM CASC GH |
| 05ACCRA2554 |
2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 09:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR GH |
| 05ACCRA2563 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Nana Akufo-Addo on December 7 and discussed the Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, regional issues, the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, the Iraqi elections and Ghana's new seat on the UN Security Council. En [...] |
2005-12-19 10:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH PGOV PREL WTO MCA |
| 05ACCRA2565 |
GHANA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED [...] Summary: Ghana's textile and apparel sector is small and -- despite the extension of AGOA benefits -- continues to shrink. Labor problems, cheap imports, lack of access to capital, smuggling, and copyright infringements have all contributed to a slow but steady decline over the last 30 years. [...] |
2005-12-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD |
| 05ACCRA2566 |
GHANA: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Ghana was not included in the 2004 Country Report on Terrorism. To date, no acts of international terrorism have ever occurred in Ghana. Ghana is not a sanctuary or safe haven for terrorists. Per reftel A instructions, Ghana will not require a detailed assessment. 2. The Government of Ghan [...] |
2005-12-19 12:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO GH |
| 05ACCRA2582 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH IOM CHIEF [...] SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's meeting Davide Terzi, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission, Terzi said the persistent cultural acceptability of child trafficking and the UNHCR's laggard handling of refugee resettlement significantly hamper IOM programs. Terzi al [...] |
2005-12-20 17:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF GH |
| 05ACCRA2583 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOOD AND [...] Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater made a courtesy call on Minister for Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah December 6. The Ambassador focused on Post's efforts to promote biotechnology, a revised agriculture strategy, and Ghana's agriculture-focused Millennium Challenge Account Compact Proposal. [...] |
2005-12-20 17:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR GH AGRICULTURE MCA |
| 05ACCRA2584 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GAS PIPELINE AND CMS ENERGY [...] Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater made a courtesy call on Minister of Energy Professor Mike Oquaye December 19. The Minister and Ambassador discussed Ghana's preparation for the completion of the West Africa Gas Pipeline, the status of CMS Energy's expansion project, alternative energy sources, [...] |
2005-12-20 17:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG GH |
| 05ACCRA2585 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POLICE ABUSES AND CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of police beatings at Krisan Refugee Camp during her meeting with the Minister of the Interior on December 16. The Minister indicated a willingness to investigate our findings and expressed indignation that UNHCR had not kept him informed. The Mi [...] |
2005-12-20 17:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GH |
| 05ACCRA2587 |
THE AMBASSADOR RAISES MISSION PROFILE IN TAMALE [...] Summary: During an intensive four-day trip to the Northern Region (November 29-December 2), historically plagued by ethnic conflict, but currently poor but peaceful, Ambassador and Mission team engaged in many successful programs that showcased transformational diplomacy at its best. The hi [...] |
2005-12-20 17:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GH KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA2619 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENT REJECTS CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) President Kufuor rejected recent corruption allegations (reftels) and assured his support for press freedom during a December 21 meeting with Ambassador Bridgewater. Ambassador warned Kufuor of the perception that corruption is worsening in Ghana, and noted U.S. concerns with lack of tran [...] |
2005-12-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PHUM PINR PREL PGOV GH |
| 05ACCRA302 |
DCM MEETS GHANA'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, DISCUSSES [...] Summary: On February 9, DCM Jerry Lanier and PolChief paid a courtesy call on Ghana's new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ayikoi Otoo. DCM highlighted our interest in passage of an anti-trafficking law and in negotiating a new extradition treaty, as well as obtaining the extraditio [...] |
2005-02-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CJAN GH KTIA KWMN PHUM |
| 05ACCRA306 |
DCM MEETS MINISTER-DESIGNATE OF EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH, [...] Summary: DCM and Poloff called on Minister-Designate of Employment, Youth, and Manpower Development Joseph Kofi Adda on February 10 to highlighted our interest in Ghana's passage of an anti-trafficking law. Adda said that Ghana intended to enact the law but it would take some time for the cab [...] |
2005-02-11 07:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB GH KTIA KWMN PHUM |
| 05ACCRA311 |
GOG AND UNHCR PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE INFLUX OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The death of former President Eyadema has added a new wrinkle to the historically troubled relationship between Ghana and Togo - despite President Kufuor's close relationship with the Eyadema family. Anticipating trouble, several dozen Togolese have already been observed trekk [...] |
2005-02-11 11:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL GH TO |
| 05ACCRA314 |
GHANA: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] Per reftel criteria, Post recommends the following private sector contacts that can be contacted to discuss a sectoral approach to tariff liberalization: Mr. Andrew Lawson, Executive Director Association of Ghana Industries Tel: 233-21-777283, 779023, 779024, 779793 Fax: 233-21-773143 Ema [...] |
2005-02-11 12:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD GH WTO |
| 05ACCRA350 |
INL PROGRAMS INITIATED ON COMMUNITY POLICING AND [...] Two INL-funded programs in Ghana were successfully initiated in January. A new community policing unit was launched in Kumasi on January 28 (with twenty new patrol bikes) and the Embassy donated four computer workstations to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) on January 31. The launchings correspo [...] |
2005-02-16 12:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR GH |
| 05ACCRA364 |
MEETING WITH GHANA'S NEW MINISTER OF WOMEN AND [...] (U) Summary: On February 16, A/DCM and PolChief paid a courtesy call on Alima Mahama, Ghana's new Minister of Women and Children Affairs, to inform her about USG interest in passage of a trafficking in persons law. She said the ministry had recently submitted its comments on the draft TIP [...] |
2005-02-17 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB GH KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA370 |
GHANA MFA VIEWS ON TOGO [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, MFA Supervising Director of Political and Economic Affairs Leslie Christian told PolChief he saw some positive signs in the Togo situation. The fact that Faure Gnassingbe went to Nigeria on February 17 is encouraging, he opined. His information was that Gnassin [...] |
2005-02-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA399 |
GASOLINE PRICES UP 50 PERCENT AS GHANA MOVES [...] (U) Summary: On February 20, Minister of Finance Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu announced significant price increases for petroleum products. The price of gasoline jumped 50 percent, to USD 3.33 per imperial gallon. Diesel and Kerosene went up over 40 percent, to USD 2.94 and USD 2.66 per imperial gall [...] |
2005-02-24 17:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ENRG EPET GH |
| 05ACCRA400 |
USAID/WARP DISCUSSION OF A SECOND COMMON CURRENCY [...] Summary: USAID/West Africa Regional Program (WARP) hosted a January 28 meeting in Accra, Ghana, to discuss the establishment of a common currency (the "Eco") for the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) --which consists of Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone-- and the work of the [...] |
2005-02-24 17:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GH |
| 05ACCRA404 |
GHANA: INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Economic Situation: Ghana has a market-based economy with few barriers to trade and investment. In February 2005, the GoG ceded control of petroleum prices to the National Petroleum Tender Board, made up of GOG representatives and oil retailers, and gasoline prices immediately jumped 50 perce [...] |
2005-02-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD GH |
| 05ACCRA406 |
USAID/WARP DISCUSSION OF A SECOND COMMON CURRENCY FOR [...] Summary: USAID/West Africa Regional Program (WARP) hosted a January 28 meeting in Accra, Ghana, to discuss the establishment of a common currency (the "Eco") for the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) --which consists of Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone-- and the work of the W [...] |
2005-02-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN GH |
| 05ACCRA407 |
FAA COMPLETES REASSESSMENT OF GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: FAA has completed its reassessment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The FAA team was impressed with the progress made by the GCAA staff since the last visit in December 2004 (reftel). In the short term, however, Ghana will be downgraded to Category II status somet [...] |
2005-02-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV GH |
| 05ACCRA416 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2005 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period December 2004 to February 2005. The issues covered are: -- IAEA in Ghana -- UK Firm Negotiating Power Deal -- West African Agribusiness Conference -- Information Technology Conference -- World Bank Water [...] |
2005-02-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV ENRG ETRD GH |
| 05ACCRA432 |
GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART ONE [...] (SBU) This is the first of post's two-cable response to reftel which requests information for the fifth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on comba [...] |
2005-02-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 05ACCRA433 |
GHANA 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT (PART TWO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 05ACCRA464 |
A GHANAIAN ANALYST'S VIEW OF THE TOGO CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: James Gbeho, one of Ghana's most prominent foreign policy analysts and a former Foreign Minister, recently presented a paper in Accra on the Togo crisis. He was cynical about the motives of Faure Gnassingbe and the Togolese military. He saw the possibility of civil war, with [...] |
2005-03-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA471 |
AMBASSADOR AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Mary C. Yates, African Development Foundation (ADF) Board Chairman Edward Brehm, and ADF President Nathaniel Fields met with President Kufuor March 2 to discuss the current state and future of ADF's assistance to Ghanaian businesses. Minister for Private Sector Development [...] |
2005-03-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAID EFIN ETRD GH |
| 05ACCRA49 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENT AND PARLIAMENT SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary: President John Kufuor was sworn in for a second term on January 7. His inauguration was delayed by several hours because of a tug-of-war over the selection of the new Speaker of Parliament, Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes. This showdown could sour relations for some time between the two [...] |
2005-01-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV GOG |
| 05ACCRA504 |
POST LOBBIES GOG ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LAW [...] (U) Summary: Over the past three weeks -- in meetings with the President, the Speaker of Parliament, and others -- post has continued to urge the Government of Ghana to pass a trafficking in persons (TIP) bill. There is a reasonable chance the bill will go to parliament by the end of April. [...] |
2005-03-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA505 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FAA REASSESSMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary C. Yates met with President Kufuor March 9, to discuss FAA's assessment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). National Security Advisor, Francis Poku, arranged the meeting. The Ambassador and EconOff explained FAA's decision to downgrade Ghana to Categor [...] |
2005-03-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
| 05ACCRA519 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S PRESIDENT ON MCA, TIP, [...] (C) Ambassador Yates met March 9 with President Kufuor to recommend urgent action on Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal, Trafficking in Persons (TIP) legislation, and planning for the April G8/NEPAD Agricultural Productivity Conference (Ref A). The President acknowledged the [...] |
2005-03-15 17:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KWMN PHUM PREL KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA535 |
MEETING WITH TOGO OPPOSITION LEADER GILCHRIST [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, PolChief met in Accra with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio, at PolChief's request. Olympio hoped the April 24 election would be free and fair enough for a credible outcome and was confident the combined opposition would win. Nigerian President Obasanj [...] |
2005-03-17 17:10:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA549 |
GHANA'S RESPONSE TO SECRETARY RICE'S ECOWAS MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: D.K. Osei, Secretary to the President, told Emboffs that Ghana would support the U.S. on bringing Charles Taylor to justice, as addressed in Secretary Rice's recent letter to President Kufuor. However, the support "would not be very loud." The GOG is concerned that seeking ju [...] |
2005-03-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH LI OPDC PHUM PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA550 |
GHANA: SURVEY RESPONSE ON CHILD MARRIAGE [...] This message is post's response to reftel, which requested information about the prevalence and adverse effects of child marriage in Ghana. Legal Age of Marriage --------------------- 2. Under Ghana's Children's Act, the legal age required to marry is 18 for both girls and boys. There i [...] |
2005-03-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI |
| 05ACCRA552 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER, MIKE [...] (C) The Ambassador used a March 14 courtesy call on new Energy Minister Mike Oquaye to inquire about the status of petroleum sector deregulation and highlight USAID technical assistance to the energy sector and West Africa Gas Pipeline. Oquaye confirmed the GoG would halt the deregulation proc [...] |
2005-03-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA553 |
AMBASSADOR AND NEW ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) During a March 14 courtesy call on new Energy Minister Mike Oquaye (see Reftel for readout) Ambassador Yates inquired about the GoG's recent agreement with "Arabian Gulf Oil Limited," purportedly from Bahrain, on a USD 2.8 billion oil refinery investment. Oquaye was unable to give details, [...] |
2005-03-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH |
| 05ACCRA566 |
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON GHANA'S TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) On March 17, PolChief and EconChief met with Kwadwo Mpiani, the President's Chief of Staff, to follow up on issues raised by the Ambassador during her March 9 meeting with President Kufuor (reftels). PolChief reiterated the importance of passing a trafficking in persons (TIP) bill by th [...] |
2005-03-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA570 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENCY RESPONDS TO EMBASSY LOBBYING ON [...] (C) Summary: Senior GoG advisors to President Kufuor told Emboffs of steps they are taking to accelerate Ghana's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) process. They have instructed the Finance Ministry to expedite the financing and full-time staffing of a permanent Ghanaian MCA team, with the g [...] |
2005-03-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG ETRD KMCA GH MCA |
| 05ACCRA605 |
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This message is keyed to questions raised (ref B) regarding post's draft 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report (ref A). 2. Question: Please state the number of trafficking victims processed through Accra's shelters/children's homes in 2004. Ghana's Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Empl [...] |
2005-03-29 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ELAB GH KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 05ACCRA626 |
KEEP GHANA ON TIER 1 [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ghana, at the very highest levels, has conveyed to us its intent to pass anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation. The bill has been delayed because of bureaucratic problems, the national election, and the demands of forming a new government. However, we [...] |
2005-03-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA634 |
SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY COMMANDER, EUCOM, GENERAL [...] (SBU) U.S. interests center on support for Ghana's fifteen-year-old democracy and promotion of open markets. The long-term success of Ghana's constitutional democracy is not guaranteed. Government institutions are still evolving, and economic challenges, left unresolved, could erode popular [...] |
2005-03-31 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH OVIP |
| 05ACCRA636 |
REPORT ON MRP "COMBATTING INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary. The Chief Inspector of Police at the Women and Juvenile Unit of the Ghana Police, Elvis Bawa Sadongo, was among the participants in the MRP on "Combatting International Crime" from January 7 - 28, 2005. He said his trip was a real "eye-opener" because he and the other IVLP participa [...] |
2005-04-01 06:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
| 05ACCRA637 |
REPORT ON AFRP "RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE [...] Summary. Two Ghanaian radio broadcasters were among the participants in an AFRP on "Radio Broadcasting in the U.S." from January 31-February 18, 2005. Both had rave reviews for the program and said the experience broadened everyone's perspective. One of the journalists was particularly impr [...] |
2005-04-01 06:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
| 05ACCRA644 |
SPEAKER DEBUTS HIPLIFE DOCUMENTARY TO WIDE [...] Summary. From February 17-26, 2005, post sponsored a series of film screenings across Ghana of a PAS-funded documentary that described links between Ghanaian hiplife artists and the United States. The film showings were part of post's African American History Month celebrations. Post used [...] |
2005-04-01 11:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH |
| 05ACCRA650 |
AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER SIGN BILATERAL [...] Ambassador Yates and GoG Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu signed the bilateral Paris Club debt reduction agreement (Refs A and B) on Thursday, March 31, 2004. Under the agreement, the U.S. forgives USD 4,641,600, which represents 100 percent reduction of the eligible stock of debt owed to [...] |
2005-04-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTIA KMCA |
| 05ACCRA652 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF MANPOWER, [...] Summary: In a March 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Ghana's new Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment Joseph Adda said he wants to give labor issues more prominence. His ministry is developing a strategic plan and engaging constructively with labor unions. The Ambassador raised the nee [...] |
2005-04-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PHUM |
| 05ACCRA656 |
FIRE AT PORT KILLS 15, DAMAGES OIL REFINERY SUPPLY [...] (U) Summary: On March 25 a large fire at the port of Tema broke out on a ship at the PCS Tema Shipyard (PCS) and damaged the parastatel Tema Oil Refinery's (TOR) fuel offloading pipeline, the Volta River Aluminum Company's (VALCO) alumina conveyor and a small shipping and cold storage company. [...] |
2005-04-04 07:53:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KMCA ETRD ENRG |
| 05ACCRA658 |
GHANA'S PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT FOUR [...] (C) Post,s view of Ghana,s prospects over the next four years follows, and is in part based on the President's hour-long tour d'horizon with the Ambassador on March 9 and post-election conversations between Emboffs and key Ghanaian players. The political challenges ahead include increases in [...] |
2005-04-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN GH KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL EINV |
| 05ACCRA661 |
OUTREACH TO THE MUSLIMS OF GHANA'S NORTHERN REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs were generally well received on an intense Muslim outreach trip to Tamale, capital of Northern Region, on March 23-25. Interlocutors raised questions about U.S. foreign policy, USG activities in Ghana, and about how they could benefit from scholarships, USG assistan [...] |
2005-04-04 09:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM GH |
| 05ACCRA754 |
CHILD LABOR IN GHANA'S COCOA INDUSTRY: HIGH STAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: At least 80,000 children are estimated to be working in Ghana's cocoa industry. Several programs are in place to eliminate child labor in this sector. However, the problem in Ghana and Cote d,Ivoire fueled Congressional demands for U.S. industry to certify their chocolate as ch [...] |
2005-04-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV |
| 05ACCRA769 |
TOGO OPPOSITION LEADER GILCHRIST OLYMPIO'S VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: On April 20, PolChief met with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio in Accra, at PolChief's request. Olympio was optimistic the opposition would win the April 24 election, although the saw the potential for government manipulation of the vote counting. If the oppositi [...] |
2005-04-21 15:59:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA770 |
REFUGEES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Refugees in The Gambia comprise a disparate assortment of illiterate Senegalese farmers, Sierra Leonean professionals, and Liberians. While UNHCR provides for almost every imaginable need for the residents of Bambali Camp, urban refugees in Banjul struggle to eke out a meager [...] |
2005-04-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GA SL SE LI PREF |
| 05ACCRA773 |
INFLUX OF 224 NEW SUDANESE REFUGEES INTO GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: In what may be the beginning of a larger wave, 224 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Ghana over the past two weeks. Except for four women residing at a UNHCR transient center, all are currently housed at the former Usher Forte prison, which is nearly at full capacity. The g [...] |
2005-04-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KWMN PREF PREL SU |
| 05ACCRA775 |
TOGO DEVELOPMENTS: ECOWAS AND GILCHRIST OLYMPIO [...] (C) Summary: ECOWAS President Tandja issued a press release April 22, sent to PolChief by Executive Director Chambas, condemning the 3 am statements of Togolese Interior Minister Boko and restating ECOWAS's commitment to retaining the scheduled April 24 date for the Togo election. Chambas [...] |
2005-04-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PREF TO |
| 05ACCRA787 |
GILCHRIST OLYMPIO'S VIEWS OF ABUJA MEETING AND [...] (C) Summary: PolChief met on April 26 with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio in Accra. Olympio said that in Abuja he had agreed to Obasanjo's request that he and Faure Gnassingbe cooperate in a government of national unity. However, the agreement was "in theory", while in practic [...] |
2005-04-26 14:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA791 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF JUSTICE: [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, Ambassador and PolChief met with Ghana's new Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ayikoi Otoo and his new Deputy Minister to discuss extradition matters, pending legislation and several human rights cases. The Ambassador formally asked about the status of th [...] |
2005-04-26 18:04:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | CJAN GH KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SNAR |
| 05ACCRA800 |
SERIOUS REFUGEE FLOWS OUT OF TOGO BEGIN [...] (SBU) According to UNHCR Representative Rafik Saiki, who is based in Cotonou, some 4,000 refugees have arrived in Benin from Togo as of 16:00 local on April 28. A number of NGO's, including Catholic Relief Services, were assisting the new arrivals as they crossed the border, most of whom had [...] |
2005-04-28 16:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH TO BN PREF |
| 05ACCRA809 |
TOGO OPPOSITION LEADER HOPES FOR U.S./CANADA-LED [...] (C) Summary: On April 28 evening, PolChief met with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio in Accra. PolChief urged the opposition to publicly state a willingness to dialogue, to pursue legal channels of protest, and to publicly urge calm. Olympio did not see much scope for an opposi [...] |
2005-04-29 13:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA828 |
NUMBER OF TOGOLESE REFUGEES SWELLS TO 16,000 [...] Refugees continue to surge across Togo's borders with Benin and Ghana. According to UNHCR, the number in Benin reached 9,874 as of 10 p.m. on May 2, an increase of 799 in one day. Observers are bracing for another wave after Togo's constitutional court rules some time today on the validity o [...] |
2005-05-03 18:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH BN TO PREF |
| 05ACCRA829 |
REFUGEES IN GABON -- AN UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ref Coord, PRM/A Program Assistant, and Poloff (Embassy Libreville) met with refugees in Libreville on April 14 to address resettlement, protection, and repatriation issues. In response to a small pro-settlement demonstration earlier in the week, we explained that the 41 cases [...] |
2005-05-04 07:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF GB EG CO |
| 05ACCRA845 |
TOGO OPPOSITION LEADER GILCHRIST OLYMPIO HEADING [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, PolChief met again with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio, at PolChief's request, to discuss recent developments. Olympio had just met with President Kufuor, who asked him if he would meet with Nigerian President Obasanjo again, and with Ghana's Foreign Min [...] |
2005-05-05 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA87 |
GHANA'S PRESIDENT NAMES MAJORITY OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. On January 12, President Kufuor nominated 24 ministers, as well as regional ministers for the ten regions of Ghana. Among other changes, he proposes shifting the Finance and Women and Children's portfolios, dropping the Energy Minister, and retaining the Ministers of Foreign A [...] |
2005-01-13 17:36:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH KWMN PGOV PINR PREL GOG |
| 05ACCRA870 |
AMBASSADOR MEET GHANA'S MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, PolChief and DATT mt on April 29 with Ghana's Minister of Dfense Kwame Addo-Kufuor (the President's brother), at the Minister's request. The Ambassador highlighted our excellent military-to-military relationship. Kufuor voiced optimism on Togo and Cote d'Ivoire [...] |
2005-05-06 14:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH IV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TO |
| 05ACCRA889 |
EMBASSY GHANA HOSTS LIVELY HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE [...] Summary: Post recently sponsored a human rights roundtable of 18 Ghanaian human rights contacts to seek feedback on the Human Rights and International Religious Freedom Reports and to explain USG human rights priorities. Participants appreciated the reports but thought they painted an overly [...] |
2005-05-10 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 05ACCRA892 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANAIAN PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (U) This message has an action request (see para 18). 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Yates had a lengthy, private conversation with Ghanaian President Kufuor on Thursday evening, May 5. They discussed the current situation in Togo, his NPP party,s loss of the first bi-election of his second [...] |
2005-05-10 17:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GH PHUM ECON EAID TO EPET EINV |
| 05ACCRA928 |
REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR TOGOLESE OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. resettlement program on behalf of Togolese opposition party activist Dr. Kofi Biayewa Okouta and his family of seven, who have taken refuge in Ghana. They have presented credible evidence of persecution based [...] |
2005-05-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM TO GH |
| 05ACCRA943 |
GHANA REFUGEE ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberian refugees in Ghana recently pelted the camp manager's car with stones, causing UNHCR to withdraw all services to the Budumburam settlement for one week. Of the 224 newly arrived Sudanese refugees, 40% have now been interviewed and 3% have been favorably adjudicated. N [...] |
2005-05-12 17:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH LI SU TO |
| 06ACCRA1013 |
GHANAIAN NGO HOSTS TOGOLESE AND IVORIAN PARTY TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two separate events, Ghana's Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) hosted conferences with Togolese and Ivoirian political parties in Accra to discuss creative listening and conflict management skills. The IEA expects to host a second conference for Togolese parties in May. [...] |
2006-05-03 07:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GH CI TO |
| 06ACCRA1072 |
Ghana's Dagbon Conflict Moving Toward Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four years after his murder, the late king of the Dagbon traditional area in northeastern Ghana, Ya Na Yakubu Andani II, was buried in Yendi on April 10. This brought to an end a prolonged stalemate between the Andani "gate" (line of succession) and its rival Abudus over the c [...] |
2006-05-09 07:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GH |
| 06ACCRA1141 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF GENERAL JONES [...] (SBU) Ghana is democratic, market-oriented, pro-American, and has one of the best human rights records in Africa. President John Kufuor is in his second term. Ghana is on the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors this year. As the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independen [...] |
2006-05-16 16:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH MARR MCAP PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA1160 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE TO GHANA: IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK High Commission recently chaired a donors, meeting on law enforcement assistance to Ghana. The U.S. and the U.K. are the only significant donors on law enforcement issues. The U.K. is focusing on narcotics trafficking, financial fraud, document fraud, basic police tr [...] |
2006-05-19 09:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID GH PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
| 06ACCRA1164 |
MAKING SENSE OF GHANA'S CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Ghanaian President John Kufuor reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping six ministers, eliminating three ministries and shifting some portfolios. On May 12, he named new Deputy and Regional Ministers, reducing the overall number of ministers from 88 to 77 (see reftels). K [...] |
2006-05-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA1236 |
GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID ETRD EAIR EMIN GH |
| 06ACCRA1259 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-02 11:19:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG IR AORC |
| 06ACCRA1291 |
GHANA POLICE SERVICE GRADUATES INSTRUCTORS AND [...] Speaking at two recent graduation ceremonies for ICITAP-funded instructor development courses and the Ghana Police Service's 39th Cadet Officers' Course, GOG officials confirmed Ghana's commitment to ongoing training and lauded advances in the police training program, but admitted that shortfa [...] |
2006-06-07 07:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS ASEC SOCI GH |
| 06ACCRA1308 |
LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted former President Rawlings, his wife, and four aides for lunch on May 19. The Ambassador explained at the start that the Embassy made it a policy to meet with all major party leaders in Ghana. She encouraged Rawlings and his entourage to share their vision [...] |
2006-06-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GH |
| 06ACCRA1357 |
ADDRESSING THE IRAN ISSUE AT THE JUNE 12-16 IAEA [...] (SBU) Charge made Ref A points with FMA Chief Director Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang on June 9. Nee-Whang said the GoG had consistently supported the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes only and that it would back the role of the IAEA to verify that Iran's nuclear program was peaceful. Nee-W [...] |
2006-06-14 07:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA PREL KNNP AORC UNSC GH |
| 06ACCRA14 |
GHANA'S PARTY CONVENTIONS: RAWLINGS CANDIDATE WINS [...] (C) Summary: Ghana's two leading political parties held conventions which elected new party leadership and will help set the stage for national elections in 2008. The ruling NPP convention was marked by a tight leadership contest and left President Kufuor weakened within his party. The main [...] |
2006-01-03 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL GOG |
| 06ACCRA1409 |
GHANA CIVIL AVIATION WRAP UP -- JUNE 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR GH |
| 06ACCRA143 |
FIRST LADY VISITS GHANA [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Ghana on January 15-17 in what will be remembered as a highlight in U.S.-Ghana relations. Accompanied by daughter Barbara, she launched the Africa Education Initiative Textbooks and Learning Materials Program in Africa, visited an HIV/AIDS clinic in a l [...] |
2006-01-18 17:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GH KPAO OVIP PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI |
| 06ACCRA163 |
DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ADCO AORC GH KUNR PHUM PREL |
| 06ACCRA164 |
IAEA AND IRAN: GHANA'S VIEWS [...] (C) On January 19, Ambassador raised ref A points on Iran and the IAEA with Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Awasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country.) The Ambassador mentioned that she had raised the IAEA issue on January 13 with Professor Bekowe, Chairman of the Council [...] |
2006-01-20 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC GH KNNP PREL |