Ghanaian Arabs
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Ghanaian Arabs (
. Ghana has the largest Arab population in western Africa.Distribution
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The vast majority of Arabs live in major cities and towns in south central, south eastern, south western or southern Ghana. Coastal cities such as Accra, Cape Coast, Sekondi-Takoradi, and Tema also have Arab populations. Apart from Accra and Kumasi, Coastal Areas and Southern Ghana, there are Arab communities in Koforidua and Sunyani.
Background
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Al Ahram Weekly newspaper of Egypt
.Arab with ties to Ghana. She was the late wife of Ghana's first president and revolutionist Kwame Nkrumah, whose marriage was seen as helping plant the seeds of cooperation between Egypt and other African countries as they struggled for independence from European colonization. This helped advance the formation of the African Union.[1] Arabs who have lived in Ghana for most of their lives have acquired Ghanaian citizenship.[citation needed
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Economics
Mostly Lebanese
hotel chains, import and export companies. Historically Arab merchants have been operating in Ghana and across Sub-Saharan Africa for millennia.[dubious ][citation needed][2][failed verification][3][failed verification
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See also
External links
References
- ^ African Union Summit Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Migration in Ghana. encyclopedia.com. 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/pdfs/ghana-country-paper Country Paper: Ghana] Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
