Germany–Ghana relations

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Germany–Ghana relations
Map indicating locations of Germany and Ghana

Germany
Ghana

Germany–Ghana relations are good and

diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in the 1950s, but contacts between the two societies go back much further and can be traced back to the 17th century.[1]

History

Fortress Großfriedrichsburg (1684)

The oldest recorded contact dates back to 1661, when the preacher

Dutch in 1717.[2]

In the

Kpandu. In 1921, German missionaries were expelled from the Volta region by the British colonial authorities after World War I.[2]

In 1932, the

Axis Powers.[3]

In 1956, the

German Democratic Republic (GDR) after the end of the Hallstein Doctrine.[2]

After German reunification, Ghana opened a new embassy in Berlin. In 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a state visit to Ghana to visit its head of state, Nana Akufo-Addo. The meeting focused on migration and deepening economic ties. Germany pledged development aid in the areas of infrastructure and energy. German Development Minister Gerd Müller, who also traveled to the country, called on German companies to invest in the country.[4]

Economic relations

The total volume of trade with Ghana amounted to 641 million euros in 2021, making Ghana one of Germany's most important trading partners in Africa.[5] Ghana purchases vehicles, machinery, and chemical products from Germany, while Germany mainly imports cocoa and petroleum from Ghana in return.[6] Nearly 80 German companies (2018) are active in the country.[4]

An

double taxation agreement (2007) exist between the two countries. In 2017, the two countries began a bilateral reform and investment partnership.[2] In 2019, the third German-African Business Summit was held in Accra.[6]

Development cooperation

Ghana is one of the priority countries for German development aid abroad. Germany aims to support Ghana in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Focus topics are sustainable economic development, poverty reduction, good governance and renewable energy and energy efficiency. The German government works with various partners and also church-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations in this effort. From 1957 to 2020, Germany provided 1.57 billion euros in development aid to Ghana. From 2018 to 2020, bilateral assistance to Ghana amounted to 145.2 million euros.[7]

Cultural relations

The

German Swiss International School, which has been under the sole sponsorship of the German government since 2012/13.[9]

German missionaries played an important role in the spread of

Diocese of Münster and several church provinces in northern Ghana.[10]

Migration

See also: Ghanaians in Germany

The number of people with a migration background from Ghana in Germany is estimated at just under 49,000 (2014). Most of them live in major German cities. Between 1981 and 2013, nearly 12,400 Ghanaian nationals were naturalized in Germany. Almost 10,000 children were born of German-Ghanaian partnerships by 2009. Ghanaians are thus among the largest migrant groups from

Daniel Aminati and footballers Gerald Asamoah, Jérôme Boateng, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Dennis Aogo. The Union of Ghanaian Associations in Germany (UGAG) represents the Ghanaian community in Germany.[12]

Sports

The Ghana national team has been coached several times by coaches from Germany, including Otto Pfister, Karl-Heinz Marotzke, Burkhard Ziese, Rudi Gutendorf and Ralf Zumdick. Ghana internationals such as Otto Addo, Hans Sarpei, Prince Tagoe, Tony Yeboah and Isaac Vorsah played in Germany.

Diplomatic missions

References

  1. ^ "60 years of Germany-Ghana relations – DW – 09/30/2017". dw.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Deutsch-ghanaische Beziehungen - pangloss.de". www.pangloss.de. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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  4. ^ a b Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Merkel sagt Ghana Unterstützung bei Infrastruktur und Energie zu | DW | 30.08.2018". DW.COM (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  5. ^ "Rangfolge der Handelspartner im Außenhandel" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ^ a b Amt, Auswärtiges. "Germany and Ghana: Bilateral relations". German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  7. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Entwicklungszusammenarbeit". accra.diplo.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  8. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "60 Years Ghana and Germany - Partners for the Future". accra.diplo.de. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  9. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Kulturbeziehungen zwischen Ghana und Deutschland". accra.diplo.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  10. ^ Bistum Münster. "Partnerschaftsarbeit" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  11. ^ "Die Ghanaische Diaspora in Deutschland" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  12. ^ "UGAG – Unity is strength". Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  13. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Deutsche Vertretungen in Ghana". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  14. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Vertretungen Ghanas in Deutschland". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-24.

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