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| 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 TRGY IAEA |
| 06ACCRA1676 | DINNER WITH GHANA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL: NARCOTICS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, Ambassador, PolChief and RSO had dinner with Ghanaian Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joe Ghartey, at the Minister's request. Ghartey highlighted ministry reforms and assured us the GOG is serious about counternarcotics. He promised to look into updating [...] |
2006-07-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
| 06ACCRA1688 | SOME TOGOLESE REFUGEES REPATRIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent UNHCR registration revealed that the overall count of Togolese refugees who fled into Ghana's Volta Region in 2005 has decreased from 11,900 to 6,578. Refugees remain queasy about repatriating, despite evidence that several thousand have quietly done so already without [...] |
2006-07-24 08:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM TO BN GH |
| 06ACCRA1796 | KRISAN CAMP SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morale at Krisan Refugee Camp has improved considerably since the previous Embassy visit eight months ago. While refugees exhibited renewed confidence in UNHCR and have apparently repudiated the camp's violent past, some problems with sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), l [...] |
2006-08-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM GH |
| 06ACCRA1836 | COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GHANA: THE YEJI [...] Summary: A February 2006 trip by Pol FSN and International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff revealed that IOM's project to combat child trafficking in central Ghana, funded by the PRM Bureau, has had some successes. However, the project has also highlighted many challenges in combating [...] |
2006-08-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06ACCRA1855 | ILLEGAL SMALL ARMS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana has an estimated 150,000 illegal arms. Most are crude locally made guns, but there is an unknown quantity of arms trafficking from elsewhere in West Africa. Ghana,s Small Arms Commission has worked with the UNDP and civil society on the issue since 2003 through the Ghana [...] |
2006-08-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS ASEC GH |
| 06ACCRA1898 | NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT PROSPECTS IN GHANA [...] On August 11, A/Econ Chief and the Commercial Officer met with Ghanaian Minister of Energy Joseph Kofi Adda, at his request. The Cabinet had approved a new energy policy which identified the need to double the country's power generation in the next 5-7 years, he said. He hoped to expand acce [...] |
2006-08-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG GH EINV |
| 06ACCRA1899 | GHANA: TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] During a July 19-23 visit to Ghana, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florie Liser, Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Holly Vineyard and SIPDIS accompanying USG officials engaged with GOG officials and members of Ghana's private sector to discuss strategi [...] |
2006-08-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ETRD KMCA PGOV PREL GH |
| 06ACCRA1951 | NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT PROSPECTS IN GHANA [...] On August 11, A/Econ Chief and the Commercial Officer met with Ghanaian Minister of Energy Joseph Kofi Adda, at his request. The Cabinet had approved a new energy policy which identified the need to double the country's power generation in the next 5-7 years, he said. He hoped to expand acce [...] |
2006-08-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG GH EINV |
| 06ACCRA1952 | GHANA ON THE BRINK OF AN ENERGY CRISIS [...] (U) This message is an action request (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary: On August 22, President Kufuor met with the Ambassador to seek urgent USG assistance to prevent an energy crisis caused by record low levels of water at the large Akosombo Dam. He hoped we could provide USG-owned gene [...] |
2006-08-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG GH PGOV EINV |
| 06ACCRA2012 | GHANA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUESTS HELP ON [...] (U) This is an action message (see para 6.) 2. (C) In an August 29 meeting with DCM, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joe Ghartey said he and his Department are consumed with the narcotics issue, which "began as a scandal and became a crime". The Georgina Wood Commission has com [...] |
2006-08-30 07:33:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV SNAR |
| 06ACCRA2087 | POLITICAL-ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS IN GHANA: [...] This cable covers noteworthy political and economic highlights in July-August, 2006. Topics covered in this cable are: - West African Political Parties Meet - Whistleblower Bill Passed - Renewed Violence in Yendi - Human Rights Roundtable - DHRF Signing Ceremony - [...] |
2006-09-06 16:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET GH PGOV PHUM |
| 06ACCRA217 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ULRICHT,S VISIT TO GHANA, [...] (SBU) Introduction/Summary: 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 just [...] |
2006-01-26 14:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH MAS PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA2181 | Western Region - Energy, HIV and Illegal Mining Top List of [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-18 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON GH |
| 06ACCRA2212 | GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM INITIATIVE: RESPONSE TO [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Post has identified ten USAID projects and one Public Affairs Section (PAS) projects that directly promote access to, and use of, the internet in Ghana. All of the programs mentioned have been completed, except the Last Mile Initiative and the PAS program. Most [...] |
2006-09-20 09:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECPS GH PHUM |
| 06ACCRA2250 | TWO NEW POLITICAL PARTIES IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two new political parties emerged in Ghana in August, bringing the total number of parties in Ghana to eleven. The United Renaissance Party (URP), led by Kofi Wayo, is an NPP spin-off. The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), formed by Obed Asamoah, is composed of disaffected former [...] |
2006-09-25 12:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GH |
| 06ACCRA2269 | GHANA AND THE 2008 ELECTION: THE OPPOSITION NDC [...] (C) Summary: Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party plans to choose its presidential candidate for the 2008 election by January 2007, probably in the scheduled December party congress. The front-runner is two-time candidate John Atta Mills. Four others are also i [...] |
2006-09-26 14:50:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PINR |
| 06ACCRA2270 | GHANA AND THE 2008 ELECTION: PROSPECTS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Ghana,s 2008 presidential election is still far away and the ruling New Patriotic Party will not choose its presidential candidate until its scheduled December 2007 convention. Nonetheless, there are already at least twelve contenders for the NPP flag-bearer position, includin [...] |
2006-09-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PINR |
| 06ACCRA2321 | Textile and Apparel Sector: Statistics and Projection of [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KTEX GH |
| 06ACCRA248 | REFUGEES IN GHANA: STRENGTHENING UNHCR AND GOG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 23 meeting with Embassy officers, UNHCR Representative Luc Stevens welcomed USG support for his various refugee programs in 2006 and accepted our encouragement to work more closely with the GOG. Beyond money and staffing, his primary concern was the GOG wild card: [...] |
2006-01-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH LI PREF PREL TO |
| 06ACCRA255 | A FRENCH VIEW OF GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 26, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on French Ambassador to Ghana Pierre Jacquemot. Ghana's strengths, according to Jacquemot are its friendly people and its good management of the macroeconomy. The strong role of traditional chiefs plays a generally moderating role in soci [...] |
2006-01-31 08:14:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FR GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA256 | AMBASSADOR MEETS BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO GHANA [...] (U) Summary: On January 24, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on British High Commissioner Gordon Wetherell. They discussed corruption in Ghana, Muslim outreach and the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy. End summary. Corruption ---------- 2. (C) The Ambassador expressed concerns abou [...] |
2006-01-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH PGOV PREL PTER UK |
| 06ACCRA2578 | FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS PREDICTS GHANA READY TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, DCM (as Charge) paid an initial courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings, his wife and other NDC leaders at Rawlings' residence. Rawlings and his colleagues attacked the Kufuor government as ethnically biased, corrupt and autocratic. He likened Ghana [...] |
2006-10-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA2623 | NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per Ref A on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana was totally committed to preventing chemical weapons from reaching the wrong hands. Its failure to pass implem [...] |
2006-10-31 16:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC GH |
| 06ACCRA2624 | OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS WITHIN THE UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per reftel on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana has traditionally voted in favor of self-determination for the Palestinian people and said he was not aware of [...] |
2006-10-31 16:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS GH |
| 06ACCRA2630 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30; the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her government's concerns over transparency and economic development in Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater pro [...] |
2006-11-01 16:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR GH |
| 06ACCRA2653 | UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM GH XX |
| 06ACCRA2662 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KUMASI REGIONAL MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ashanti Regional Minister Emmanuel Owusu- Ansah told the Ambassador during an October 25 meeting that he is committed to a secure and drug-free Ashanti region. Ansah requested Embassy assistance in training community policemen to deter petty crime and in setting up an export prog [...] |
2006-11-06 07:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR GH |
| 06ACCRA2674 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF NEW DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Obed Asamoah engaged Ambassador in a robust discussion on economic development, his vision for the new political party he founded, health, and education. Asamoah shared our concerns over the escalating war of words between President Kufuor and former head of state Rawlings, ass [...] |
2006-11-06 16:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GH |
| 06ACCRA2693 | 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: GHANA [...] Ghana is a market-based economy with relatively few barriers to trade and investment. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $179 million in 2005, an increase of $15 million from $164 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $338 million, up 9.0 percent from the previous year. [...] |
2006-11-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN |
| 06ACCRA2763 | Ghana Pol/Econ Highlights, Fall 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic and political events and activities in Ghana for the period of August - October 2007. The issues covered are: -- Macro-economic performance -- 2007 Draft Budget To Be Published November 16 -- Halting Progress on Ghana Telecom Privatization -- Tema [...] |
2006-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EFIN GH |
| 06ACCRA2808 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF HUD SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. In 2007, Ghana will celebrate 50 years of independence. President John Kufuor is nearly two years into his second four-year term, which has so far been marked by solid ec [...] |
2006-11-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH OTRA PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA2824 | CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD |
| 06ACCRA2842 | GHANA: DEMARCHE ON INT,L MARITIME ORGANIZATION,S [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ghana Maritime Authority scheduled to attend the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in Istanbul: Mrs. Bernadette Esa Chinery-Hesse, Board Secretary; and Captain E.B. Komeng, Maritime Security Coordinator. Both were highly supp [...] |
2006-11-28 10:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ANET AORC ECPS EU EWWT GH IMO INMARSAT KTIA |
| 06ACCRA2876 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON RELATIONS WITH GHANA [...] (SBU) On November 21, Russia's newly arrived Ambassador to Ghana, Andrey Pokrovskiy, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Bridgewater. Porkrovskiy noted that Russia is politically active in Ghana and is trying to reengage in Africa generally. He was disappointed that Ghana was not realizing [...] |
2006-11-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL RS |
| 06ACCRA2905 | GMO RICE: GOG WOULD WELCOME PUBLIC FORUM TO [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bridgewater met with GoG Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah on November 28, 2006 to address GoG concerns about American rice imports to Ghana. The Minister indicated many of the explanations he had received about the August shipment, which contained trace amount [...] |
2006-12-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID ETRD NI GH |
| 06ACCRA2954 | GHANA: PRECIOUS MINERALS MARKETING COMPANY OUTLINES [...] (U) SUMMARY: EconChief and EconOff met with Acting Managing Director Aristotle Kotey and Deputy Managing Director (Operations) George Asante of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd. (PMMC) on December 6, 2006, to discuss the actions Ghana has taken to ensure compliance with the minimum r [...] |
2006-12-11 17:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON EFIN AO GH |
| 06ACCRA2985 | SINGAPORE'S ASSISTANCE IN GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SI GH |
| 06ACCRA3001 | Visit of HUD Secretary Jackson [...] Summary: Alphonso Jackson, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD), exchanged views on addressing Ghana's housing needs with President Kufuor and a range of government and private sector representatives while visiting Accra November 26-29. The Secretary highlighted the lack of s [...] |
2006-12-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GH |
| 06ACCRA3005 | GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540 [...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...] |
2006-12-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH |
| 06ACCRA3025 | Ghana: 2007 Budget Highlights [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Ghana (GoG) released its 2007 budget on November 16, 2006. The 2007 Budget outlines a target growth rate of at least 6.5 percent, single digit inflation, accumulation of internatioal reserves of at least 3 months import cover, ad an overall budget deficit of 3. [...] |
2006-12-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH |
| 06ACCRA303 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON GHANA'S SENIOR [...] (C) On January 24, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on GoG Senior Minister J.H. Mensah. Mensah said the GoG aimed beyond the basic poverty reduction framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with its new Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy. The goal is to increa [...] |
2006-02-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
| 06ACCRA3031 | GHANA'S OPPOSITION NDC CHOOSES MILLS AS [...] (U) Summary: Former Vice President and two-time presidential candidate John Evans Atta Mills was chosen to be the National Democratic Congress' presidential candidate in 2008 during a December 21 NDC party Congress. Unlike the 2005 NDC Convention, this Congress was peaceful and largely conc [...] |
2006-12-26 10:31:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PINR |
| 06ACCRA3057 | BELGIAN AMBASSADOR ON GHANA AND COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) On December 21, Belgium's Ambassador to Ghana (based in Cote d'Ivoire) Dirk Verheyen paid a courtesy call on CDA Brown. He noted that Belgium's Embassy in Ghana was burned down 45 years ago in a local reaction to the murder of Congo's Patrice Lumumba. Belgium has never rebuilt the Emba [...] |
2006-12-29 08:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BE CI EMIN GH PREL |
| 06ACCRA3064 | CHIEF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ON BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-29 12:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD EINV GH |
| 06ACCRA335 | AMBASSADOR AND CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSS [...] (C) On January 30, 2006, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on Canadian High Commissioner Donald Bobiash. They agreed Ghana has been slow to seize the opportunities it has to become a middle-income country, and also agreed the U.S. and Canada appear to care more about corruption and p [...] |
2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV GH |
| 06ACCRA345 | GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR DELIVERS STATE OF NATION [...] Summary: President Kufuor's January 31 State of the National address reemphasized his government's commitment to human resource development, private sector development and good governance. It highlighted the GOG's macroeconomic successes while pressing for passage of the Representation of the [...] |
2006-02-08 12:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 06ACCRA355 | GHANA AND KUFUOR II: IT'S BEEN A SLOW YEAR [...] (C) The first year of President Kufuor's second term brought achievements in management of the economy and in Ghana's growing international role. However, it was also marked by growing inertia and confrontation. Major distractions included repeated corruption allegations and competition am [...] |
2006-02-09 07:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA357 | NECESSITY FOR RETAINING ECONOMIC POSITION [...] Post provides the following justification for retaining the "one-time fill" FO-04 Economic Section Entry Level Officer position (Position No. 20004008). This position is essential to meeting the increasing demands on this Embassy for economic analysis and reporting, investor-advocacy, support [...] |
2006-02-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AMGT APER GH |
| 06ACCRA362 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RUSSIAN ABASSADOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV GH |
| 06ACCRA411 | Assessment of Special Self-Help (SSH) Funding Needs [...] Post requests SSH funding in the amount of $120,000 for FY2006. The request is based on a number of factors that have made post's Self-Help program a success and on Post's desire to maintain this strong grassroots program. 2. The SSH coordinator reviewed 400 formal applications in FY05. T [...] |
2006-02-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GH |
| 06ACCRA413 | GHANA: SECGEN SELECTION AND UNESCO CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, on February 14, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations Edwin Adjei told PolOff that the Government of Ghana (GOG) has not seen any African candidate emerge for UN Secretary General and has no favorite at this time. Also, the GOG is not poised to ratify [...] |
2006-02-15 11:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL GH UNESCO |
| 06ACCRA414 | AMBASSADOR SHARES TIP CONCERNS WITH MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, the Ambassador called on Minister of Women and Children (MOWAC)'s Affairs Hajia Alima Mahama, and emphasized that credible implementation of the Human Trafficking Act signed by President Kufuor in December 2005 will play a significant role in determining whether G [...] |
2006-02-15 11:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA418 | DEMACHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater discussed Mr. Voss's candidacy with Secretary of the President, Ambassador D.K. Osei during a meeting February 8 and mentioned again it to President Kufuor after the meeting. FAA Regional Rep and EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ghana Civil Aviation [...] |
2006-02-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR CM GH MZ NI SF ICAO |
| 06ACCRA419 | GHANA'S 2005 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) At the end of calendar year 2005, INL rolled over a total of $11,388.45 in funds subobligated to Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB) under the FY00 LOA and subsequent amendments between the GOG and USG. Unliquidated balances of $37 for a Customs, Excise & Preventive Service project; $51, [...] |
2006-02-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR GH |
| 06ACCRA439 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) 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 just completed the first yea [...] |
2006-02-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ECON GH OREP OTRA PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA472 | GHANA PASSES PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATION BILL, [...] (U) Summary: On February 23, Ghana's parliament passed the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, giving Ghanaians residing abroad the right to vote. The President has 21 days to sign the bill into law. Passage came two days after a major opposition demonstration in Accra turned u [...] |
2006-02-26 08:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GH PGOV PHUM |
| 06ACCRA486 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH [...] (C) Summary. On February 21, Ambassador Bridgewater paid a courtesy call on South African High Commissioner Rapulalne Sydney Molekane. The broad-ranging discussion covered South African investment in Ghana, the current state of Ghanaian politics, Avian Influenza preparedness, civil aviation, [...] |
2006-02-27 17:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EAIR GH |
| 06ACCRA518 | GHANA'S 2006 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) As requested ref A, post submits this cable as input for the sixth 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 combating domestic trafficking in chi [...] |
2006-03-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH |
| 06ACCRA523 | AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO VOLTA REGION: REFUGEES, POVERTY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15-16, Ambassador traveled to Ghana's Volta Region to meet the Regional Minister, make a donation to a USAID-funded school literacy program, highlight USG research on Leishmaniasis, and discuss refugee, Amcit and political issues with local contacts. The Volta Region [...] |
2006-03-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PREF PREL SOCI |
| 06ACCRA547 | EMBASSY ENGAGES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with Liberian Ambassador to Ghana von Ballmoos, Ambassador expressed USG support for the new GOL and for repatriation of Liberian refugees. Ref Coord echoed these themes in a speech to graduates of a skills training program at Budumburam Refugee Camp. [...] |
2006-03-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL GH LI |
| 06ACCRA566 | GHANA PROMISES SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA,S UNSC [...] (U) The Ambassador spoke with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo March 8 and raised ref A points regarding support for Guatemala,s candidacy as Latin America,s next non-permanent member of the UNSC. Akufo-Addo quickly stated that the GOG would support Guatemala and asked when the vot [...] |
2006-03-10 09:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH GT KPKO PREL SU VE NATO UNSC UN |
| 06ACCRA590 | GOG REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOT GHANAIAN CANDITATE [...] (U) Summary: Post has received a dipnote from the MFA asking for USG support of Ghana's candidate for Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunications SIPDIS Union (ITU). The full text of the note is included in para 2. Post reccomends against/against supporting this reque [...] |
2006-03-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ECPS GH |
| 06ACCRA636 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES PRESIDENT KUFUOR TO SUPPORT CMS [...] (C) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 15 with President Kufuor to urge his support for CMS Energy's $200 million project to expand its thermal power plant in Ghana from 220 MW to 330 MW. CMS and the IFC-led lenders group have failed so far to convince Cabinet to approve the government guarante [...] |
2006-03-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EINV GH |
| 06ACCRA638 | AMBASSADOR MEETS OPPOSITION NDC LEADER JOHN ATTA [...] (C) Summary: On March 7, Ambassador met with Professor John Evans Atta Mills, former Vice President and two-time presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. Mills deliberately but firmly criticized the ruling NPP government as corrupt and vindictive. [...] |
2006-03-20 07:07:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH GOG |
| 06ACCRA643 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS GHANA'S NPP AND NDC: BEGINNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador recently hosted lunches for the leadership of each of Ghana's major political parties, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic People's Party (NPP). The NDC views the NPP as intolerant and opposed the GOG passage of a law to [...] |
2006-03-22 07:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA66 | DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HAT: GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 5, PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of African Union Affairs Kwabena Baah-Doudu to urge the Government of Ghana to press the AU to request that the UN begin planning to re-hat the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2006, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Baah-D [...] |
2006-01-09 16:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU |
| 06ACCRA681 | AMBASSADOR MEETS LEADER OF GHANA'S PEOPLE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Dr. Edward Mahama, leader of the People's National Congress (PNC) party, Ghana's third largest party. Mahama was concerned about increasing confrontation in Ghanaian politics aggravated by passage of the Representation of the [...] |
2006-03-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL |
| 06ACCRA75 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT IN GHANA [...] Summary: On December 9 the Ambassador hosted a Human Rights Day celebration at her residence for 80 human rights activists, journalists and Government of Ghana officials. As part of the ceremony, the Ambassador awarded six Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) grants totaling $55,000 to local [...] |
2006-01-11 08:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 06ACCRA784 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RWANDAN REFUGEE GERVAIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Rwandan refugee Gervais Rutebuka, his wife, and their niece and nephew. Rutebuka fled Rwanda in 1994 and resided in Benin for eight years, where he obtained refugee status [...] |
2006-04-07 07:34:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM RW GH |
| 06ACCRA829 | USAID CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] USAID sponsored a conference and technology fair in Accra, March 30-31, 2006, to disseminate research highlighting the opportunities and issues for increased remittances and trade into and within West Africa. The conference goal was to discuss ways for the private sector to access more of the [...] |
2006-04-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN GH |
| 06ACCRA830 | GHANA GOVERNMENT FORMALLY REQUESTS TO HOST 2007 [...] Minister for Private Sector Development Kwamena Bartels recently asked Ambassador Bridgewater to transmit to USTR the Ghana government's formal request to host the 2007 AGOA Forum in Accra. Please direct questions/comments to EconOffs Chris Landberg (233-21-775-348, ext. 4253; landbergca@state [...] |
2006-04-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA GH |
| 06ACCRA833 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 24 with Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu to press for action on a number of pending issues: 1) the Minister's participation in USAID's March 30 remittance conference; 2) terrorism finance prenotifications (Ref A); 3) status of the money laundering law [...] |
2006-04-11 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL ELAB ENRG KTFN GH |
| 06ACCRA834 | GOG SACKS GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES' CEO [...] (C) Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff Kwadwo Mpiani sacked Ghana International Airlines' (GIA) CEO Brian Presbury April 7. National Security officers closed GIA's offices later that evening. Two Amcit employees that were in the office when National Security arrived and were [...] |
2006-04-11 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
| 06ACCRA836 | GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...] |
2006-04-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH |
| 06ACCRA839 | AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES US-GHANAIAN PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 26-29, Ambassador traveled to Ghana's Western Region to meet the Regional Minister, visit USAID-funded projects, observe Peace Corp programs, highlight USG and GOG maritime partnerships, and discuss refugee, Amcit, economic, and political issues with local contacts. Th [...] |
2006-04-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KPAO GH |
| 06ACCRA96 | GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...] |
2006-01-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH |
| 07ACCRA1012 | GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS II: Mining Industry Coping Better [...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Ghana's energy crisis. It focuses primarily on the impact on the mining sector and the industry's response. The mining sector accounts for 40 percent of Ghana's total foreign exchange earnings and consumes nearly 20 percent of total power [...] |
2007-05-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD GH |
| 07ACCRA1029 | GHANA ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The GOG has largely remained quiet about the recent elections in Nigeria. President Kufuor urged &extreme restraint8 at one point but has said little else publicly. Most Ghanaian contacts want to accept the outcome and move on, hoping that elections will improve next time. Close p [...] |
2007-05-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH NI PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA1033 | UPDATE ON KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 4 visit to Krisan Camp, Ref Coord noted relatively good morale, better access to potable water, and no incidents of sexual- or gender-based violence. There was still no lighting at night and the Camp Clinic has experienced occasional shortages of medication. Reset [...] |
2007-05-09 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM GH |
| 07ACCRA1037 | UNEASY CALM IN GHANA'S DAGBON CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: An uneasy calm remains over Ghana,s conflict-prone Northern Region. Last April, the two arguing claimants to the Dagbon chieftaincy agreed to bury their chief (Ya-Na) who was murdered in 2002. However, the next step to selecting a new chief -- the Ya-Na's funeral -- remains on [...] |
2007-05-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 07ACCRA1040 | GHANA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES THE AU [...] (C) As reported reftel, Ghana is preparing for the June 25-July 3 African Union (AU) Summit, whose focus will be planning for a "United States of Africa." In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minster Akwasi Osei-Adjei previewed the upcoming Summit. Osei-Adjei characterized th [...] |
2007-05-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GH |
| 07ACCRA1041 | GHANA'S RULING NPP PREPARES FOR ELECTION 2008 [...] (C) Summary: In December, 2007, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its national convention to select its candidate for the 2008 presidential election. There are currently 19 NPP aspirants (although none of them have formally registered with the party as a candidate), including t [...] |
2007-05-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 07ACCRA1062 | GHANA ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (C) On May 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Paul Essel, Supervisory Director of the MFA's Office of Legal, Multilateral Organizations, and Passport Affairs. Essel said that Ghana supported the establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon, but believed the issue was delicate, as it [...] |
2007-05-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PTER GH |
| 07ACCRA1078 | GHANA ON PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT) [...] (SBU) On May 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Paul Essel, the Supervising Director for Legal, Multilateral Organizations, and Passport Affairs at the MFA. Essel said that the GOG understood the USG position but would have to study this issue more closely before committing itself. He ad [...] |
2007-05-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC GH KOMC PARM UNDC |
| 07ACCRA1094 | AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1) OUTBREAK IN GHANA [...] (U) Summary: Ghana confirmed its first case of H5N1 on April 28, 2007. Since then, the GoG has done a significant amount of work to manage and contain the epidemic. To date there are four confirmed outbreak locations, all in Tema municipality (approximately 20-25 km east of Accra). No huma [...] |
2007-05-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KFLU MARR MASS CASC |
| 07ACCRA1096 | Health Workers Strike: Over but not Forgotten [...] Summary: Health workers, with the exception of medical doctors, called a nationwide strike over wages beginning April 30. The GoG declared the strike illegal but with two exceptions, public hospitals were reduced to a skeleton crew, or less, with little or no service provision. The strike w [...] |
2007-05-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN SOCI GH |
| 07ACCRA1176 | GHANA'S MFA ON HYBRID FORCE COMMAND IN DARFUR [...] (SBU) On May 23, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the hybrid UN/AU force in Darfur to MFA Supervising Director for Multilateral, Legal and Passport Affairs Paul Essel (the Foreign Minister is out of the country and the Deputy Minister was unavailable). Post had already delivered the [...] |
2007-05-24 14:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KPKO PGOV PREL SU |
| 07ACCRA1205 | GHANA'S EXPATRIATE VOTING BILL: THE CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 23 meeting with PolChief, Electoral Commission (EC) Deputy Chairman Kwadwo Sarfo-Kantanka said the Electoral Commission is preparing for eventual implementation of the controversial Representation of the People Amendment (ROPA) bill, which gives Ghanaian citizens livin [...] |
2007-05-30 16:11:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM |
| 07ACCRA1238 | GHANA ON SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On May 30, Polchief discussed reftel points on Sudan sanctions with the MFA's Supervising Director for Africa and the African Union, Mr. C.N.A. Kotey. Kotey replied that Ghana would have no problem supporting the U.S. on these sanctions, adding that the Foreign Minister would support [...] |
2007-06-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD AU UN SU GH |
| 07ACCRA1247 | GHANA'S OPPOSITION NDC ON ELECTION 2008 AND [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs recently met separately with four leaders from the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. They expressed familiar concerns about implementation of a bill allowing expatriate Ghanaians to vote and were worried about the example set by the recent flawe [...] |
2007-06-05 07:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA1341 | Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) for Thomas [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-19 18:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM |
| 07ACCRA1375 | UNSC DISCUSSIONS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and other members of the UN Security Council visited Ghana as part of a five-day African tour. They met as a group with Foreign Minster Nana Akufo-Addo and President John Kufuor. Akufo-Addo was encouraged by recent progress in Sudan and [...] |
2007-06-20 17:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH PGOV PREL SO SU AU UNSC KPKO |
| 07ACCRA1391 | EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ALPHA AND MALLAM [...] (SBU) Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Amadu Fofanah, who was born on September 8, 1997, in Kabala, Sierra Leone. Alpha was only two years old when the family fled Sierra Leone. The boy's maternal grandfather was a prominent imam and active member of the UNPP political party. Because of th [...] |
2007-06-22 11:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF |
| 07ACCRA1412 | GHANA'S PRESIDENT FORCES RESIGNATION OF KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, President Kufuor gave all ministers aspiring to run for president until early July to resign. Four ministers have already submitted resignations, while five others (including the Foreign Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry) are expected to resign soon. The [...] |
2007-06-25 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD GH PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA142 | GHANA'S RULING NPP PARTY CONGRESS: EMPHASIZING UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) held its National Delegates Conference from January 5-7 to prepare for the 2008 presidential election. President Kufuor was clearly concerned about the number of NPP presidential aspirants (nearly two dozen) and the effect a divisive camp [...] |
2007-01-22 16:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 07ACCRA1437 | GHANA’S NEW NARCOTICS DIRECTOR, GROWING [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Polchief and Pol FSN met with Ben Botwe, who recently took over from Major General Richardson Baiden as the Acting Executive Director of Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB). Botwe is preparing a budget for urgent funding priorities and wants to build a stronger relati [...] |
2007-06-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR |
| 07ACCRA1438 | GOG CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AT THE AU SUMMIT [...] (S) Summary: On June 27, the Ambassador met with Secretary to the President D.K. Osei at his urgent request, SIPDIS to discuss security concerns related to the African Union Summit. Hundreds of undocumented, armed individuals suspected to be Libyans have arrived at the airport. Osei was [...] |
2007-06-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | ASEC GH PINR PREL PTER |
| 07ACCRA1439 | GOG CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AT THE AU SUMMIT [...] (S) Summary: On June 27, the Ambassador met with Secretary to the President D.K. Osei at his urgent request, SIPDIS to discuss security concerns related to the African Union Summit. Hundreds of undocumented, armed individuals suspected to be Libyans have arrived at the airport. Osei was [...] |
2007-06-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | ASEC GH PINR PREL PTER |
| 07ACCRA1440 | HIGH HOPES FOR LIQUID GOLD [...] (C) Summary: To much fanfare, Kosmos Energy, a Dallas-based oil company, announced that an exploration well in deep water about 30 miles offshore of Ghana's West coast had hit oil. While further exploration is required before the commercial viability of the find can be confirmed, the local [...] |
2007-06-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA1451 | PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield and the U.S. SIPDIS delegation to the Africa Union Summit met with Ghanaian President John Kufuor. Kufuor agreed with the USG approach on Sudan but his staff thought the current draft UNSC [...] |
2007-07-03 07:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CI GH PREL SO SU |
| 07ACCRA1455 | PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...] |
2007-07-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG |
| 07ACCRA1461 | PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AU PEACE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, on the margins of the June 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit. They agreed with the need to coordinate AU and UN documents on Su [...] |
2007-07-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ER ET GH PREL SO SU |
| 07ACCRA1483 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE AGOA FORUM-JULY 18-19, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. Ghana has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sustained economic growth. Ghana and the United States have enjoyed strong, positive ties [...] |
2007-07-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR AMGT GH |
| 07ACCRA1520 | GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR BEGINS CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10 and 11, President Kufuor submitted to parliament the names of thirteen new ministers in the beginning of a Cabinet shuffle. The new list promotes a number of deputy ministers, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akwasi Osei-Adjei to Foreign Minister. The [...] |
2007-07-11 17:56:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA1523 | LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA FACE MAJOR CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mood at Budumburam Refugee Camp, 25 miles west of Accra, is somewhat tense, as the June 30 deadline for repatriating to Liberia with UNHCR assistance has passed. A last-minute surge resulted in over 1,000 refugees signing up to repatriate, but change is coming even for tho [...] |
2007-07-11 21:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH LI TO |
| 07ACCRA1549 | CANDIDACY OF AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING FOR IOM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-16 17:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GH |
| 07ACCRA155 | MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR: TIDBITS ON ENERGY, [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with Ambassador, President Kufuor made a strong plea for help with power generation. Ghana needs 100 megawatts by mid-February to avoid power disruptions during the March Jubilee celebrations, he said. Ambassador mentioned several U.S. commercial options, about [...] |
2007-01-23 18:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG GH PREL SOCI |
| 07ACCRA1573 | KUFUOR SUGGESTS MOROCCO AS POTENTIAL AFRICOM SITE [...] (C) Summary: On July 11, President Kufuor told Ambassador and General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander, US European Command that, in principle, AFRICOM is a &good8 thing. Kufuor then focused on the future placement of AFRICOM,s headquarters and urged the U.S. to work closely with the African [...] |
2007-07-24 16:48:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GH |
| 07ACCRA1579 | GHANAIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) On July 24, Paul Essel, Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport, and Legal Affairs at the MFA, told poloff that the GOG has not yet decided on its delegation to the 62nd UN General Assembly. However, Essel did say that he is "almost certain" President Kufuor will attend given the [...] |
2007-07-25 16:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA1585 | A/S FRAZER'S MEETINGS IN GHANA: SUDAN, SOMALIA, AU [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the July 18-19 AGOA Forum in Accra, Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Jendayi Frazer and NSC Special Assistant to the President on African Affairs Bobby Pittman met with senior GOG officials, including outgoing Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo and President Kuf [...] |
2007-07-25 17:09:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AU GH PGOV PREL SO SU |
| 07ACCRA1606 | Trafficking in Persons Report Rollout in Ghana [...] (SBU) Summary: PolChief and Human Rights Coordinator recently met with senior Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) officials to discuss the 2007 Trafficking and Persons (TIP) Report. MOWAC reps were disappointed with Ghana's Tier 2 ranking and asked that any reference to the Grace C [...] |
2007-07-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1662 | GHANAIAN RESPONSE ON ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE ON UNSC [...] On August 2, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Worwornyo Agyemang, Acting Director of the Bureau for International Organizations and Conferences at the MFA. Agyemang thanked us for the information and said that she would relay it to her superiors. BRIDGEWATER [...] |
2007-08-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR GH |
| 07ACCRA1663 | INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF [...] On August 2, poloff delivered reftel information to Worwornyo Agyemang, Acting Director of the Bureau for International Organizations and Conferences at the MFA. Agyemang thanked us for the information and said she would pass the information to her superiors. BRIDGEWATER [...] |
2007-08-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1664 | GHANA SUPPORTS UNESCO RESOLUTION [...] On August 2, poloff delivered reftel talking points and information to Worwornyo Agyemang, Acting Director of the Bureau of International Organizations and Conferences at the MFA. Agyemang said that while Ghana supported the UNESCO resolution, she would have to confer with her superiors in the [...] |
2007-08-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO GH |
| 07ACCRA1713 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PAYNE [...] Ambassador Bridgewater warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Hon. Donald Payne (D-NJ) and Mr. Ted Dagne to travel to Ghana August 22-24. The purpose of the visit is to meet with government officials and discuss regional and country specific issues. 2. Point of Contact: The C [...] |
2007-08-14 09:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GH |
| 07ACCRA1717 | EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR ALPHA OUMAR BARRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Oumar Barry, a citizen of Guinea, born 26 April, 1974, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, for refugee processing. Barry worked as a driver and distributor of publications for Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Guinea. He also assisted HRW in identifying vict [...] |
2007-08-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH GV |
| 07ACCRA1757 | Prominent Candidates Announce Campaign for Convention [...] (SBU) In recent days, two well-known personalities have announced their intention to challenge for the presidential nomination of the Convention People's Party (CPP), and signaled a possible revival for this once-powerful political movement. On August 13, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, former Minister f [...] |
2007-08-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1791 | GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS: DAM AT CRITICAL LEVEL; EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables on Ghana's energy sector. The first, ref A, provided background on the crisis and near-term remedial measures. The second, ref B, focused primarily on the impact of the crisis on the mining sector. This cable provides an update on the crisis [...] |
2007-08-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA1818 | GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, President Kufuor told General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander of European Command and the nominee to command Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Ambassador that the U.S. needs to conduct &lots of diplomacy8 concerning AFRICOM. Kufuor reiterated points reported in ref A say [...] |
2007-08-29 16:44:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS GH |
| 07ACCRA1819 | GEN WARD MEETS WITH NEW DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, newly installed Minister of Defense Albert Kan-Dapaah told General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander of European Command and Presidential Designate for Commander of Africa Command (AFRICOM) that he looks forward to increased cooperation with the U.S. In a separate mee [...] |
2007-08-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1821 | GHANA UNDECIDED ON 1540 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-30 12:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP GH |
| 07ACCRA1822 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is selecting Parliamentary Candidates for constituencies in three northern regions (Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions) ahead of the 2008 general elections. [NOTE: The NPP has been historically weak in these areas, and does not hold parliament [...] |
2007-08-30 18:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1849 | GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS: RESTRUCTURING TOWARD FULL [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the fourth in a series of cables on Ghana's energy sector. The first, ref A, provided background on the crisis and near-term remedial measures. The second, ref B, focused primarily on the impact of the crisis on the mining sector. The third, ref C, provided an update on t [...] |
2007-09-04 09:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA1871 | TOGO: REO VISISTS MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF [...] (U) The REO met with Fisheries department officials, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment and the Natural SIPDIS Resources program manager for the Peace Corps. The REO visited the artisanal fishing vessel basin and a fish smoking facility. ------------------------------ F [...] |
2007-09-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CM SENV OTRA AF OES GH |
| 07ACCRA1889 | OPPOSITION PARTY OUTLINES CASE FOR CHANGE IN [...] (C) In an August 29 meeting with PolChief, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's SIPDIS main opposition party, complained that the Electoral Commission (EC) failed to conduct its annual update of voter registration lists in 2007, which the NDC contends will [...] |
2007-09-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GH |
| 07ACCRA1893 | GHANA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, on September 6 Charge spoke to D.K. Osei, President Kufuor's Foreign Policy Advisor, to convey USG concerns over tensions surrounding the run-off presidential elections in Sierra Leone, and to seek a statement from President Kufuor in his capacity as head of the Afr [...] |
2007-09-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SL GH |
| 07ACCRA1895 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOARD OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-07 06:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC GH |
| 07ACCRA1904 | KIMBERLEY PROCESS: GHANA AWAITS PROMISED TECHNICAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG is eager to move forward with promised USG technical assistance (TA) to help Ghana improve its capacity to abide by its Kimberley Process (KP) commitments. With the passage of key events such as the KP Review Team visit [...] |
2007-09-07 10:55:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA1907 | GHANA'S RESPONSE TO MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC AORC GH |
| 07ACCRA1908 | GHANA ON SEEKING A UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC |
| 07ACCRA1916 | GHANA - ICAO CANDIDACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED; RECAP OF CIVIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconOff delivered the third ICAO Assembly demarche requesting support for U.S. candidacy to the ICAO Council. Ghana's Minister of Aviation indicated support would be based on reciprocity as Ghana also seeks re-election. The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) inquired about t [...] |
2007-09-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD GH SENV |
| 07ACCRA1935 | IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM [...] (S/NF) Alhaji Hamidu Borsu Chodi A) Influence. Chodi influences viewers and listeners via his radio and TV programs. He also is able to reach a wide audience through his columns in the two leading Ghanaian newspapers. Chodi also frequently speaks at forums across Ghana. B) Biodata: Chodi [...] |
2007-09-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KISL PTER GH |
| 07ACCRA1962 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) On August 27, the "Ghanaian Observer," a private daily newspaper, published a leaked survey in which the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) asked participants nationwide who they supported in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) race to succeed President Kufuor. The report has raised publ [...] |
2007-09-18 15:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA1964 | GHANAIAN DELEGATION TO UNGA [...] (SBU) On September 17, the GOG State Protocol Office provided the following information concerning the Ghanaian delegation to UNGA. Responses are keyed to reftel request: A. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government. Plans to attend. -- John A. Kufuor, President -- Plans to arrive [...] |
2007-09-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA1971 | GHANA UNDECIDED ON FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2034 | GOG HAS NO COMMENT ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-27 17:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV GH |
| 07ACCRA2035 | SOMALIA - GHANAIAN SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-27 17:01:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL PGOV GH SO |
| 07ACCRA2077 | Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of about 22 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. President John Kufuor has governed since assuming office democratically in January 2001, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who ruled for 19 years. Presidential elections are scheduled for [...] |
2007-10-01 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GH |
| 07ACCRA2091 | Ghana: Information on Textiles and Apparel Production [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-02 17:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX GH |
| 07ACCRA2118 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-04 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI GH |
| 07ACCRA2119 | SEEKING A FORMAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-04 17:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC GH |
| 07ACCRA2140 | GOG NOT DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with Ghanaian officials and Western diplomats paint a disappointing picture of the Ghanaian Government,s efforts to combat its increasing problem with illegal narcotics trafficking. Several GOG officials and others question whether Ghana,s leadership appreciates the [...] |
2007-10-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | PGOV SNAR PINR PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2144 | GHANA'S PRESIDENCY OF THE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Ghana assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of October, we expect its focus to be Africa centered, particularly as it relates to peace and security. According to Ghanaian officials, their agenda will likely include Sudan, Somalia, the Ethiopian [...] |
2007-10-10 08:58:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS GH |
| 07ACCRA2146 | Ghana: Updated Information Apparel Industry [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is SBU. Please treat accordingly; not for internet publication. This cable provides updated information on Ghana's apparel factories that are taking advantage of AGOA. The West Africa Trade Hub surveyed each garment factory and obtained information on number of mac [...] |
2007-10-10 16:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX GH |
| 07ACCRA2162 | GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables on the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. It covers policy and services. Septel will address privatization of the two national carriers. Ghana's ICT sector has considerable promise. Telephone penetration rates have ri [...] |
2007-10-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EAID GH |
| 07ACCRA2165 | KUFUOR'S TRIP TO ADDIS ABABA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 10, Chief of State Protocol Ambassador Kobina Wudu told poloff that on President Kufuor,s recent trip to Ethiopia, Kufuor met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and paid a courtesy call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. While most of the trip focused on Africa [...] |
2007-10-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GH |
| 07ACCRA2169 | GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: PRIVATIZATION LIMPS FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. The first focused on policy and services. This cable focuses on the privatization of the two national carriers: Ghana Telecom and Westel. Long-stalled plans to privatize a l [...] |
2007-10-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN GH |
| 07ACCRA2173 | OPPOSITION ACTIVIST COMMENTS ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: National Democratic Party (NDC) activist Fiji Kwetey told PolChief during a October 5 meeting that his party would likely select NDC parliamentary foreign affairs spokesman John Mahama as its Vice Presidential candidate. He indicated that NDC insiders view former Trade Ministe [...] |
2007-10-12 10:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2227 | GOG HAS LITTLE CONTROL OVER NARCOTICS FLOW THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff toured Kotoka International Airport on October 16 to survey GOG efforts to combat the transit of narcotics. The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has around seven overworked and underpaid officers patrolling the airport. Resources are scant and a NACOB official told poloff th [...] |
2007-10-22 07:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PINR GH |
| 07ACCRA2240 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: As the 2008 presidential/parliamentary elections approach, two smaller parties - the Convention People's Party (CPP) and the People's National Convention (PNC) - are determining their respective Presidential candidates. Meanwhile, Ghanaian political observers are increasingly concerned [...] |
2007-10-23 07:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2244 | TWO AFGHANS ARRESTED IN NARCOTICS STING OPERATION [...] (SBU) On October 22 in Accra, pursuant to a U.S. request, the Ghana Police arrested two Afghan nationals, Nasrullah Safiullah and Mohammad Ashraf Mohammad-Omar, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin and import it for sale in the U.S. During a long DEA undercover operation, Safiu [...] |
2007-10-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR PREL PGOV PINR GH AF |
| 07ACCRA227 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR AS AU CHAIR: A FIRST TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Ghanaians view President John Kufuor's selection as AU chair as a recognition of the country's African leadership role, democratic credentials, and status as the first independent country on the continent. Kufuor will use his low-key, positive leadership style to tackle Afric [...] |
2007-02-01 16:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC GH PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA2273 | RECENT NARCOTICS ARREST HAS GHANAIAN DRUG BARONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ghanaian criminal community is reeling after the well-publicized October 22 arrest of two Afghan nationals for narcotics trafficking (reftel), according to police and other contacts. Contacts have said the drug "barons" were very surprised to learn that DEA was actively conduc [...] |
2007-10-25 16:43:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC SNAR PREL PGOV PINR KCRM GH AF |
| 07ACCRA2280 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-26 12:56:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA2281 | DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-26 12:57:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR GH |
| 07ACCRA2292 | CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-29 17:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU GH |
| 07ACCRA2293 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CANDIDATE FOR IAAC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA2320 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR PISTOLE'S [...] (SBU) We look forward to your November 9 visit and provide the following background: 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2007 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. It has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sus [...] |
2007-11-01 15:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC ECON EAID GH |
| 07ACCRA234 | MEETING WITH NDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MILLS [...] (C) Summary: During a January 26 meeting with PolChief, former Vice President and NDC presidential candidate John Evans Atta Mills provided additional details on an alleged plot to assassinate former President Rawlings. He commented on his health, saying he had received radiation therapy fo [...] |
2007-02-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PINR |
| 07ACCRA2350 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-05 17:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2356 | U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-06 11:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM AORC |
| 07ACCRA2374 | PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; PASSES ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING BILL [...] (U) After reconvening on October 23, Ghana's Parliament passed the Anti-Money Laundering Bill on November 2. This bill, which had been under consideration for nearly a year, will strengthen Ghanaian law enforcement authorities' arsenal by criminalizing money laundering for crimes that go beyond [...] |
2007-11-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN GH |
| 07ACCRA2381 | Ghana - Signs of Economic Overheating [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of its most recent mission to Ghana, the IMF expressed concern about an overall worsening of the macro-economic situation and signs that the economy may be overheating. While growth continues to be strong, foreign reserves are at worrisome levels, inflation seems st [...] |
2007-11-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID GH |
| 07ACCRA2385 | Ghana - National Trade Estimate 2008 [...] Summary. This cable contains Embassy Ghana's submission for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. As instructed reftel, a copy in Word format was submitted via e-mail to USTR. End Summary. 2. Begin Text of National Trade Estimate: TRADE SUMMARY ------------- (Not updated, per r [...] |
2007-11-09 07:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN ECON GH |
| 07ACCRA2391 | GHANA: DEMARCHE ON UNMEE REPORT AND [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-09 15:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC GH |
| 07ACCRA2392 | NPP CANDIDATE CRITICIZES KUFUOR'S INFLUENCE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 31 meeting with POL Chief, New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Dan Botwe urged foreign donors to provide more support to political parties, complaining that Ghana's strong presidential system left other democratic institutions, including political parties [...] |
2007-11-09 15:03:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM GH |
| 07ACCRA2402 | UK DRAWS HARD LINE WITH GOG ON NARCOICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23-24, UK Foreign Office Minister of State Dr. Kim Howells visited Ghana and delivered a stern message on narcotics to President Kufuor, Minister of Interior Kwamena Bartels, and Attorney General Joe Ghartey. According to UK High Commission contacts, Howells told the GO [...] |
2007-11-14 08:53:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PGOV KCRM GH |
| 07ACCRA2403 | NKRUMAH'S PARTY LOOKS FORWARD TO 2008 ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with poloffs, the Convention People's Party (CPP) Deputy Secretary said that the CPP has the potential to "create some surprises" in the 2008 Presidential campaign. The CPP is strongest in the Eastern and Central Regions but has a foothold in the Ashanti [...] |
2007-11-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2409 | THE PNC VIEW OF THE 2008 ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with Dr. Edward Mahama, the leader of the People's National Convention (PNC) party, Mahama said the PNC supports a greater state role in Ghana's economy, more intense efforts to stamp out corruption and a stronger Parliament. He said plans to reunite the [...] |
2007-11-15 07:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2417 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-15 17:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA2418 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR UNHURT AFTER CAR ACCIDENT [...] (U) On November 14, as President Kufuor,s motorcade was traveling from his residence to "the Castle" (the presidential office building), a Mercedes Benz collided with Kufuor,s armored Mercedes Benz when the presidential motorcade sped through a major intersection. It appears that President Ku [...] |
2007-11-15 17:24:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM GH |
| 07ACCRA2420 | FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR MEETS WITH BNI, GHANA POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on November 9 with the Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and Ghana Police officials, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation to more effectively combat transnational crime. The Director of BNI told [...] |
2007-11-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM PINR GH |
| 07ACCRA2425 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF IAEA DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC GH |
| 07ACCRA2426 | MAJOR HEROIN FACILITATOR ARRESTED IN ACCRA [...] (SBU) On November 20, the Ghana Police, in conjunction with DEA, arrested Kwame Asiedu, a.k.a. Clement Kwame Ablorh, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin to the U.S. Asiedu was a major organizer and facilitator of trafficking Southwest Asian heroin through Ghana to the U.S and h [...] |
2007-11-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GH |
| 07ACCRA2443 | GHANAIAN WOMEN - 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing more than half the population, Ghanaian women have contributed substantially to Ghana's development since independence. Aside from their critical role in Ghana's economy, women participate in the public sphere, taking on leading positions in politics and civil socie [...] |
2007-11-27 12:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON GH |
| 07ACCRA2451 | NPP PARTY LEADERS LOOK TO REUNIFY PARTY AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 19 meeting with POL Chief and POL FSN, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Peter Mac-Manu said he is focusing on maintaining NPP unity as the party undergoes a contentious leadership contest in the run up to its December party congress. Mac-Manu said he recently met [...] |
2007-11-29 07:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON GH |
| 07ACCRA2477 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: The 2008 Presidential race to succeed President Kufuor continues to heat up as prominent members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), including Vice President Aliu Mahama and Former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, have complained that the NPP's nomination process has not been tran [...] |
2007-12-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2484 | Ghana - Economic Round-up [...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in October and November: -- Parliament Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill; -- Central Bank Proposal to Raise Banks' Capital Base; -- Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee Increases Prime Rate; -- Coco [...] |
2007-12-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA249 | A Hero's Homecoming for Kofi Annan [...] (SBU) Summary: Homecoming celebrations marked the return to Ghana of former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on January 23, 2007. In a conciliatory gesture, main opposition National Democratic Party (NDC) presidential candidate John Atta Mills attended a welcoming reception hosted [...] |
2007-02-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AORC GH |
| 07ACCRA2498 | NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR PARM GH |
| 07ACCRA2499 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-06 16:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC GH |
| 07ACCRA2506 | GHANA: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 07:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNGA GH |
| 07ACCRA2511 | WOMEN IN GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT - ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women have contributed significantly to Ghana's social and economic development since its independence fifty years ago. They play a critical role in agriculture, Ghana's largest economic sector, and are responsible for most of the nation's food production. In recent years, Ghan [...] |
2007-12-12 07:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON ELAB GH |
| 07ACCRA2533 | ONE YEAR LATER: NARCOTICS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just over a year ago, the GOG released the Georgina Wood Committee report in response to a public outcry after several embarrassing cocaine scandals in 2005. The GOG endorsed the report and pledged to quickly implement its proposals, but it has largely failed to do so. Most key [...] |
2007-12-13 17:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2534 | TWO CONVICTED FOR ROLE IN 2005 COCAINE SCANDAL [...] (U) After a year long trial, an Accra court on November 28 sentenced both Kwabena Amaning, aka Tagor, and Alhaji Isaah Abass to 15 years hard labor in connection with the 2005 cocaine scandal involving the MV Benjamin. As reported in ref A, the 2005 cocaine scandal kicked off when five kilogr [...] |
2007-12-13 17:16:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2565 | SHARING DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR TEXT WITH UNSC AND MNF-1 MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC IZ EFIN GH MARR |
| 07ACCRA2567 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 16:12:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU GH |
| 07ACCRA2577 | CODEL INHOFE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR AND MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, President Kufuor and Ghana's Defense Minister told CODEL Inhofe that Ghanaian peacekeepers for Somalia and Darfur must be properly equipped before a deployment. Otherwise, he said, it would be akin to "sending them to the slaughter." Kufuor and Ghana's military l [...] |
2007-12-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KWMN MARR MOPS GH |
| 07ACCRA2586 | THE LEADING NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only one more day remains in the race to select the next New Patriotic Party Presidential candidate for the 2008 election. In this two part series, Post will take a closer look at the leading candidates for the NPP's nomination and septel will focus on the internal dynamics infl [...] |
2007-12-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 07ACCRA2587 | THE NPP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND ELECTION 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the December 22 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Convention moves closer, the debate has intensified, and rank and file supporters appear more disillusioned by ostentatious campaigns and exorbitant spending. Some party officials fear the NPP is losing touch with its base and privat [...] |
2007-12-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 07ACCRA2590 | GHANA RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information keyed to ref A request. GOG efforts to addresses narcotics trafficking --------------------------------------------- - 2. (C) Ghana is increasingly becoming a significant transshipment point for cocaine from South America and heroin from Southwest Asi [...] |
2007-12-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GH |
| 07ACCRA2591 | Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom to Lead CPP in 2008 Presidential [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 17, the Convention People's Party (CPP) elected on the first ballot Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom as its candidate for the 2008 Presidential election. Nduom, educated in the U.S. and a former minister in the Kufuor administration, urged the CPP to unite in his acceptance speec [...] |
2007-12-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2599 | NPP SELECTS AKUFO ADDO AS FLAGBEARER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Sunday December 23, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) selected former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD Nano Akufo Addo as its nominee for the 2008 presidential election after a solid victory over 16 other candidates. While Akufo Addo received approxima [...] |
2007-12-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA2604 | RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: Resource nationalism in Ghana has not been a major concern for the extractive industries since the nationalization of mining interests in the 1970s. The policy was reversed in the l980s under the Rawlings administration. Per the 1992 Constitution, mineral resources are the [...] |
2007-12-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT EINV EMIN ENRG GH |
| 07ACCRA263 | GHANA ON COTE D'IVOIRE: GROWING FRUSTRATION [...] (C) On February 1, Ghana's Secretary to the President Ambassador D.K. Osei told Ambassador he was not very optimistic about the prospects for peace in Cote d'Ivoire. He did not discount the possibility that a deal could be struck with President Gbagbo and thought new ECOWAS Chair Blaise Camp [...] |
2007-02-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH IV PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA27 | PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR [...] Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor came to the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book opened in memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. President Kufuor wrote: "On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Ghana, I express condolences to the government and [...] |
2007-01-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA285 | GHANA AT 50: SETTING THE SCENE - JUBILEE...NOT [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of reports looking at Ghana at 50, intended to be scene setters for the official delegation which will be visiting this year. On March 6, Ghana will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. The mood so [...] |
2007-02-08 15:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH MCAP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI |
| 07ACCRA286 | GHANA AT 50: DEMOCRACY TAKING ROOT [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables looking at Ghana at 50. Ghana's 15-year-old democracy is taking root, with a strong civil society, lively free media, and a history of four free and fair national elections. Ghana scores reasonably well on various governance indices. [...] |
2007-02-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07ACCRA294 | TOGOLESE REFUGEES IN GHANA NEARLY TWO YEARS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after Togolese refugees streamed across the Ghana border following post-election violence, the number of refugees repatriating to Togo has slowed, even though their situation in Ghana has become somewhat less attractive. Food rations for half of them have stopp [...] |
2007-02-08 17:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM TO BN GH |
| 07ACCRA314 | GHANA AT 50: SECURITY CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Ghana at 50. Ghana faces a host of security challenges. Narcotics trafficking is probably the most nefarious, with the potential to corrode democracy and stability over time. While in many ways Ghana is relatively safe, especially com [...] |
2007-02-09 13:00:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC GH PGOV PREL PTER |
| 07ACCRA321 | GHANA AT 50: A MIXED ECONOMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of scene setter cables on Ghana at 50. Ghana can not only boast stability and an emerging democracy (septels), but also two decades of sustained economic growth and modest poverty reduction. However, economic stability is fragile, heavily depe [...] |
2007-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN GH SOCI |
| 07ACCRA464 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RICARDO ECUA-MBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Ricardo Ecua-Mba to the U.S. Resettlement Program, together with his son, both of whom took refuge in Ghana in 2000. Ecua-Mba is the former Vice Minister of Education and Assistant Director General of the military cabinet of Equatorial Guinea. In 19 [...] |
2007-02-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF GH EK |
| 07ACCRA474 | GHANA AT 50: U.S.-GHANA RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: This is the fifth in a series of scene setter cables focusing on Ghana at 50. Despite periods of friction in our relations, Ghana and the U.S. have had strong, positive ties for the past decade and are now at an all-time high. Ghana is a reliable, democratic partner for the U.S [...] |
2007-02-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID ECON ETRD GH PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07ACCRA478 | GHANA AT 50: ENDURING LEGACY OF AFRICAN [...] (U) Summary: This is the sixth in a series of cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the second in a series focused on Ghana's external relations. Ghana,s legacy of continent-wide leadership began with its first president Kwame Nkrumah. Nkrumah's legacy includes a commitment to multilateral or [...] |
2007-03-01 15:37:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GH PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 07ACCRA483 | GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...] |
2007-03-01 18:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS |
| 07ACCRA484 | DIVIDED POLITICS ON THE EVE OF GHANA'S JUBILEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Heading into its Jubilee week, Ghanaian politics is heated and polarized. The ruling NPP party and the main opposition NDC party have recently offered contrasting views of the state of the nation. NDC presidential candidate John Atta Mills will participate in Jubilee activi [...] |
2007-03-01 18:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA485 | GHANA ON GUINEA: OSEI SAYS MUST FIND FACE-SAVING [...] (C) On February 22, Ambassador had a lengthy discussion with Secretary to the President Ambassador D.K. Osei about Guinea. Osei underscored the need to get trade unions into the negotiations to select a list of 3-4 potential candidates for prime minister that President Conte could accept. S [...] |
2007-03-01 19:04:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH GV PGOV PREL |
| 07ACCRA486 | GHANA: DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS USG TO "DISCUSS [...] (C) Ghanaian Minister of Defense Kwame Addo Kufuor and Ambassador met one-on-one at the Minister,s request on February 26 at the Defense Ministry. Addo Kufuor recalled his strong and positive personal regard for the United States, and the positive and strong military to military relations our [...] |
2007-03-01 19:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH MOPS PREL |
| 07ACCRA497 | CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...] |
2007-03-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH |
| 07ACCRA499 | GHANA: INPUT FOR ANNUAL AGOA REPORT TO CONGRESS [...] In response to reftel, this cable transmits embassy Ghana's submission for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. 2. Begin Text Status ------ AGOA eligible, including for textile and apparel benefits. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------- [...] |
2007-03-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON GH |
| 07ACCRA568 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR FRANCOIS NIYIBIZI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Rwandan Francois Niyibizi, his wife and two children to the United States resettlement program. Francois Niyibizi fled with his wife in July 1994 towards Goma in former Zaire when the genocide started. He feared for their safety as his wife is Hutu- [...] |
2007-03-13 17:14:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GH CO |
| 07ACCRA569 | WEST AFRICAN REFUGEES ON HOLD FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Accra is home base for the Regional Refugee Coordinator Office, which has responsibility for refugee resettlement in 21 countries in West and Central Africa, one of only two such offices in sub-Saharan Africa. We take refugee resettlement issues very seriously and appreciate the [...] |
2007-03-13 17:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH SL LI |
| 07ACCRA593 | GHANA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary: On March 6, Ghanaians celebrated 50 years of independence with a colorful parade and other events attended by delegations from all over the world. The GOG appreciated the presence of the U.S. Presidential delegation, headed by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jack [...] |
2007-03-14 17:37:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GH |
| 07ACCRA613 | GHANA ON SOMALIA, SUDAN, ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country) to discuss Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Deputy Minister said Ghana would issue statements on Somalia and Zimbabwe by Mach 19 and was committed to resolvi [...] |
2007-03-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH PHUM PREL UNHCR ZI KPKO CT CD UNSC AU |
| 07ACCRA614 | VIEWS OF AND ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: On March 8, Ambassador attended a meeting with Ghanaian President Kufuor arranged by Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., who was visiting Ghana for the 50th anniversary Jubilee and had also recently met with former President Rawlings. Jackson said Ghana's political polarization was hu [...] |
2007-03-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GH PGOV PINR |
| 07ACCRA62 | GRACE COLEMAN EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (SBU) On December 28, 2006 PolChief raised with Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joe Ghartey the status of the extradition request of Ghanaian Member of Parliament Grace Coleman on charges related to trafficking in persons. PolChief reminded Ghartey that we have never received a GOG [...] |
2007-01-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH CFED CJAN PREL |
| 07ACCRA651 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR EMMANUEL MARIE DINDA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Emmanuel Marie Dinda (DOB: 16 October 1966, POB: Mbuji-Mayi, DRC) to the U.S. resettlement program. Dinda took refuge in Ghana in February 2005. He previously served as Administrator of Presidential Affairs from 1993 to 1997 under former Congolese Pre [...] |
2007-03-22 16:23:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GH CO |
| 07ACCRA654 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES WILMAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Tetee Janjayamars Wilson and Wilmah Martha Jacobs to the U.S. Resettlement Program, together with Wilmah's son, Tetee's daughter, and four foster children whose mother was brutally murdered in June 2006. They have presented evidence of fear of persecu [...] |
2007-03-22 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GH LI |
| 07ACCRA708 | REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR SUSIE WEAH [...] (C) Embassy Accra hereby refers Susie Weah (DPOB: 15 JUL 1985, Harper, Liberia) to the U.S. resettlement program. In Liberia, Weah's father worked as a chauffeur for the school superintendent for Maryland County. After rebels threatened to kill Weah's entire family, Weah fled from Liberia to [...] |
2007-03-29 16:53:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM GH LI |
| 07ACCRA709 | THE FUTURE OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Aida Haile Mariam told Ref Coord on March 14 that refugees were becoming more serious about repatriation, with the deadline for returning to Liberia with UNHCR assistance only 3-1/2 months away. A preliminary headcount at Budumburam Camp completed on March [...] |
2007-03-29 18:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH LI TO |
| 07ACCRA731 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON GHANA AS AFRICAN UNION (AU) [...] (U) Summary: In a March 23 speech to parliament Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo noted President Kufuor's busy agenda of upcoming meetings in his capacity as AU Chair. The centerpiece is the AU Summit in Accra on June 25-July 3, which he said would focus on how the Union should be [...] |
2007-04-02 17:35:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON GH IV PREL SO SU ZI |
| 07ACCRA811 | IMF MISSION: UPBEAT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. IMF Resrep (protect) provided local embassy representatives an upbeat assessment of the IMF Mission that concluded on March 28. Follow-on discussions with GoG officials echoed the positive readout. After a somewhat disappointing Mission in February when fiscal data were wor [...] |
2007-04-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GH |
| 07ACCRA838 | THIRD ECOWAS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA HOSTED THE THIRD ECOWAS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: ADOPTION OF THE 2006-2010 ACTION PLAN (ACTION PLAN) FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOSAFETY, FROM MARCH 27-30 IN ACCRA, GHANA. T [...] |
2007-04-17 18:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON GH TBIO SENV |
| 07ACCRA847 | GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: his is the first in a series evaluting Ghana's energy crisis, focusing on near-term remedial power generation measures. Providing over 65 percent of the country's energy, the water level at Akosombo Dam is at a record low; dam operations are limited, load shedding is more freque [...] |
2007-04-18 17:44:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD GH |
| 07ACCRA850 | LIBERIAN GRACE MINOR WANTS OFF THE SANCTIONS LIST [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 5. 2. (C) On April 12, Ambassador met with former Liberian Senator and alleged former handler of Charles Taylor's investments Grace Minor at her request. Minor said she had come to Ghana four years ago because of an illness that could not be treated [...] |
2007-04-19 12:49:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GH LI |
| 07ACCRA872 | GHANA: POST AND DOD POINTS OF CONTACT FOR AVIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU MARR MASS CASC |
| 07ACCRA947 | HIGHLIGHTING MALARIA AWARENESS DAY IN GHANA - APRIL 25 [...] Ghana celebrated Africa malaria day on April 25, 2007 with a variety of activities supported by the Government of Ghana, health development partners including the USG mission as well the local NGO community and private sector. The events carried out are part of an ongoing effort to raise awar [...] |
2007-05-02 07:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO |
| 07ACCRA957 | Embassy Referral for Francis A. Aglamey [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Mr. Francis A. Aglamey and his family to the U.S. resettlement program. Mr. Aglamey took refuge in Ghana in 2006. As Director General Assistant of the Mission Baptist Hospital in Adeta, he gave orders to treat the wounded protestors after the April [...] |
2007-05-02 11:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF GH TO |
| 08ACCRA001382SUSPECTEDDUPLICATE1 | GHANA PRE-ELECTION POLLING-- A WIDE MARGIN FOR [...] (U) Summary. There is limited polling data available ahead of Ghana's December 7 presidential election. The polls that are available show a tight race between the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress, with neither party strong enough to win a first round e [...] |
2008-10-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1003 | GHANA TIP CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: An EMBOFF visited northern Ghana July 31 to observe conditions of children rescued in July 17 raid. The children are in generally good condition, but resources for their continued welfare are limited. The Koranic teacher arrested for holding the children is now out on bail. The [...] |
2008-08-05 16:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF GH PHUM |
| 08ACCRA1005 | GHANA-- UPDATE ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Summary: The construction of an AFRICOM funded airport interdiction facility moved a step closer on July 29 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Charge Sue K Brown and Ghana Narcotics Board Executive Secretary Ben Botwe. Five convicted cocaine traffickers received long pris [...] |
2008-08-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL SNAR GH |
| 08ACCRA1006 | GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary. The Electoral Commission on July 31 began the voter registration exercise, after months of delay. NPP supporters continue to wait for a decision on a running mate for Presidential Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, who has assumed the role of the party's leader from President Kufuor. The [...] |
2008-08-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF GH IV |
| 08ACCRA1035 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS 1206 WCA MARITIME EQUIPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Accra | SECRET | MARR PTER GH |
| 08ACCRA1048 | GHANA VOTER REGISTRATION --LONG LINES AND SUSPECT [...] (SBU) Summary. Ghana's long delayed voter registration exercise ended August 13, marked by long lines, insufficient materials, and accusations of partisan tampering with the process. EMBOFFs toured voter registration centers in Accra, Ashanti, Central and Western regions, finding long lines of [...] |
2008-08-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1052 | ACCRA INPUT FOR FY 09 AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION [...] (U) (Summary) EMBOFF's conversations with Ghanaian officials found broad support for participation in the Africa Partnership Station (APS). The Ghanaian officials were unanimous in seeing APS as an opportunity for staff training and development. Ghanaian officials cited their need to develop [...] |
2008-08-15 07:52:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN MARR MASS SNAR MOPS PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA1058 | NPP ANNOUNCES VP CANDIDATE [...] (U). The New Patriotic Party announced late on August 14 that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would be its vice presidential candidate in the upcoming election. Dr. Bawumia is currently the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, and is a technocrat with no previous electoral experience. The choice will be [...] |
2008-08-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF GH |
| 08ACCRA107 | DEMARCHE ON LACK OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CHILD SEX [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-17 16:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA1076 | Parliament Approves Vodafone Acquisition [...] (U) Summary: GhanaQs parliament on August 14, 2008 approved by a majority vote the $900 million sale and purchase agreement between the Government of Ghana and Vodafone International Holdings B.V. for the acquisition of 70 percent shares of Ghana Telecommunications Company. The debate before [...] |
2008-08-21 08:31:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV GH |
| 08ACCRA1103 | GHANA--EC CRITIQUES REGISTRATION, NPP LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission expressed concerns about the recently finished voter registration exercise. He acknowledged questions about the integrity of the voter roll following allegations of under-age and multiple registrations. The New Patriotic Part [...] |
2008-08-26 10:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KDEM PREL PHUM GH |
| 08ACCRA1122 | PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA1159 | Ghana: Special Self Help Final Obligation [...] PostQs USD 70,000 Special Self-Help Fund (FY07) allocations have been awarded to 12 projects listed below. Grants were allocated under three elements: Water Supply and Sanitation (4 projects); Social Services (5 projects); and Social Assistance (3 projects). Geographic distribution of proje [...] |
2008-09-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON GH |
| 08ACCRA1168 | GHANA'S RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ghana is unlikely to take a leadership position on Zimbabwe at the UNGA Third Committee, according to Paul Essel, director of International Organizations at Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. POLOFF demarched Essel September 10, specifically raising the matter of a resolution on Zimbab [...] |
2008-09-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN GH ZI IR |
| 08ACCRA1169 | VOTER REGISTRATION: ELECTORAL COMMISSION ADMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Afari-Gyan began a September 5 meeting of the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) by admitting that there were problems with the registration exercise, which saw 290% more new registrants than a similar exercise two years ago. He asserted that [...] |
2008-09-11 10:26:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1174 | GHANA CIVIL SOCIETY, CLERGY AND PARTY LEADERS [...] (U) Summary: Civil religious and political leaders have consistently called for peaceful elections and calm and reemphasized their message following recent incidents of violence in Northern Ghana that saw several killings and the destruction of property (REFTEL). The calls for calm are receiv [...] |
2008-09-12 08:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1179 | BIT TALKS: LIMITED PROGRESS DURING KUFOUR VISIT [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Exploratory discussions regarding a U.S.-Ghana Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will likely generate only limited progress during President KufuorQs state visit to the United States (starting September 14, 2008). The Kufour Administration is shifting into election mode and sh [...] |
2008-09-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EIND PGOV GH |
| 08ACCRA118 | GHANA'S PRESIDENCY OF THE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Ghana assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of October, we expect its focus to be Africa centered, particularly as it relates to peace and security. According to Ghanaian officials, their agenda will likely include Sudan, Somalia, the Ethiopian [...] |
2008-01-22 11:07:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS GH |
| 08ACCRA1242 | GHANAQS FINANCE MINISTER DEAD [...] (SBU) Ghanaian media is reporting that Ghana's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, has passed away in South Africa. Baah- Wiredu, one of President Kufour's most popular ministers, was in South Africa for medical treatment for an undisclosed illness since last week. [...] |
2008-09-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN SF GH |
| 08ACCRA127 | GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...] |
2008-01-23 15:37:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA130 | GHANA AUTHORITIES RAID ACCRA BROTHEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 19, Ghana police conducted a raid of several brothels alleged to be involved in child prostitution. Over 200 individuals were picked up in the raid. Three "brothel agents" were arrested and held; the clients were arrested and released on bail; the adult wo [...] |
2008-01-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA1311 | KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KVIR GH |
| 08ACCRA1312 | U.S. AFRICA COMMAND UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL GH |
| 08ACCRA1317 | CLEANSING THE VOTER REGISTER -- STRONGER SOAP [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than 2,000 polling stations throughout Ghana opened on October 5 to give parties and citizens the opportunity to challenge the eligibility of registrants. As the week set aside for this process draws to a close, the response has been totally underwhelming. For all of the [...] |
2008-10-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1319 | DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on UN Security Council Resolution 1835 regarding Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) In respo [...] |
2008-10-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC KNNP IR GH |
| 08ACCRA132 | GHANA DELEGATION TO AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] Per reftel, Ghana's delegation to the AU Summit will be led by President John A. Kufuor, Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Secretary to the President D.K. Osei, and the President's Press SIPDIS Secretary. Ghana's delegation plans to travel to Addis on January SIPDIS 28 and return to A [...] |
2008-01-24 17:08:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KSUM GH |
| 08ACCRA1324 | Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of 22 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. President John Kufuor has governed since assuming office democratically in January 2001, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who ruled for 19 years. Presidential elections are scheduled for 2008. [...] |
2008-10-10 12:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GH |
| 08ACCRA1352 | USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: EFFECTS OF [...] SUMMARY: GhanaQs physical infrastructure is adequate between the capital and the countryQs two major seaports, but can be less comprehensive in other parts of the country. There are ample areas for Ghanaian government and international donor collaboration and coordination in order to enhance [...] |
2008-10-16 16:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OTRA ASEC GH |
| 08ACCRA1360 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON QOSITIOQANDIDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Prof. John Atta-Mills, presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congess (NDC), the major opposition party in Ghana's December 7 election. Atta-Mills spent much of the meeting vociferously denouncing the campaign tactics of President John Kufuor and [...] |
2008-10-17 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR KDEM GH |
| 08ACCRA1383 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AKUFO-ADDO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador called on Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), to underline USG's expectation for free and fair elections in Ghana. Akufo-Addo assured Ambassador that the NPP was a party steeped in democratic principles, a [...] |
2008-10-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1386 | GHANAIAN ELECTIONS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for December 7. This cable provides background for the framework and process. END SUMMARY. 2. Ghana is governed by the 1992 constitution that created the Fourth Republic. It is a constitutional democracy with a [...] |
2008-10-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL |
| 08ACCRA1397 | GHANAQS 180 ON BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Shifting from its last formally communicated position (REFTEL A), Ghana is now back to a serious exploration of a Bilateral Investment Treaty with the United States. However, internal consultations within the relevant Ghanaian ministries will probably not be concluded in time fo [...] |
2008-10-28 08:34:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV GH |
| 08ACCRA1404 | GHANA OPPOSITION ALLEGES RULING PARTY CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition shadow minister for energy Moses Asaga outlined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party election manifesto focused on broadening the benefits of Ghana's economic growth. While praising the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) earlier management of Ghana's economy o [...] |
2008-10-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR GH |
| 08ACCRA1420 | GHANA ELECTIONS: A GATHERING STORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's political campaign has become increasingly strident, with the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party accusing the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of unbridled corruption, involvement in narcotics trafficking, and the development of a sophisticated stra [...] |
2008-11-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1421 | GHANA ELECTIONS: A GATHERING STORM? (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's political campaign has become increasingly strident, with the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party accusing the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of unbridled corruption, involvement in narcotics trafficking, and the development of a sophisticated strat [...] |
2008-11-03 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1426 | THE POLITICS OF THE GHANAIAN HAJJ [...] (C) SUMMARY. After two consecutive years of Ghanaian pilgrims missing the Hajj and being left to camp out on the fringes of Accra's airport, rival factions in Ghana's Muslim community met in Ghana's high court on November 3 to determine which group would have the right to organize this year' [...] |
2008-11-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1428 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on the additional Iranian entities and individuals named under Executive Order 13382 to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MFA had no substantive res [...] |
2008-11-05 16:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC KNNP EFIN IR GH |
| 08ACCRA1448 | GHANA ELECTIONS: BUSSING STUDENTS FOR POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party in Cape Coast physically prevented a group of university students from transferring their voting district to this university town in Ghana's Central Region early this week. According to NDC party officials, the [...] |
2008-11-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1449 | GHANAQS 2009 TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $217 million in 2007, an increase of $120 million from $97 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $416 million, up 43.7 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Ghana were $199 million, up 3.4 percent. Ghan [...] |
2008-11-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN GH |
| 08ACCRA1462 | GHANA ELECTIONS: THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES [...] SUMMARY. For the first time in its history, Ghana has held two nationally-televised presidential debates in which the candidates for both major parties, along with the two minor parties that currently hold seats in Parliament, came together to answer questions on the issues facing the country. [...] |
2008-11-14 13:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 08ACCRA1466 | EC: PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTION CONTINUE, VOTER [...] (U) Summary. The Chairman of Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, told a November 13 meeting of the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) that progress was being made in cleaning the voter rolls, with nearly 350,000 names deleted in an on-going program. Afari-Gyan told t [...] |
2008-11-14 13:36:00 |