Denmark–Ghana relations
Bilateral relations
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Relations between Denmark and Ghana date back to 1660, when Danes settled the Gold Coast.[1] Bilateral relations are described as warm and strong.[2] Denmark has an embassy in Accra[3] and Ghana has an embassy in Copenhagen.[4] Denmark has assisted Ghana with development since 1958.[5]
Trade
In 2007, Danish exports to Ghana amounted to 108 million DKK, while Ghanaian export to Denmark amounted to 210 million DKK.[5]
Development assistance
From 1958, Denmark assisted Ghana with development. The development assistance stopped in the end of the 1970s to 1983. Ghana was chosen as a Danish programme country in 1990.[5] Denmark assists Ghana with economic development, peace and stability, health, transport, support to the private sector and the fight against poverty.[6]
See also
Further reading
- Ole Justesen (2005). Danish sources for the history of Ghana 1657-1754. Viborg: Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. p. 500. ISBN 87-7304-312-5. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
