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Facts on Ghana Armed Forces

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Ghana Armed Forces is the finest Army Unit on the Continent of Africa. They have brought peace to many Countries in the sub-region and beyond. There was a recent change in the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces. 

The Junior brother of the President, Addo Kufuor is currently the Defense Minister.  Addo Kufuor allegedly has his eyes on the Ghanaian Presidential Seat come December 2008. We'll keep you updated!
   

Facts on Ghana Armed Forces
 
Branches: Ghanaian Armed Forces:
 Army, Navy, Air Force
Military manpower - military age and obligation of Ghana:
 18 years of age for compulsory and volunteer military service (2001)
Military manpower - availability of Ghana West Africa:
 males age 18-49: 4,761,226 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service of Ghanaians:
 males age 18-49: 2,721,239 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually in Ghana:
 males: 250,782 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures of Ghan:
 $49.2 million (2004)
Military expenditures Ghana Africa- percent of GDP
 0.6% (2004)
Disputes - international of Ghanaians:
 Ghana Armed Forces struggles to accommodate returning nationals who worked in the cocoa plantations and escaped rebel fighting in Cote d'Ivoire
Refugees and internally displaced persons in Ghana:
 refugees (country of origin): 42,466 (Liberia) (2004)
Illicit drugs in Ghana West Africa:
 illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the US; widespread crime and money laundering problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center