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Ghana Telecom and Transport System

Richard Anane is the Transport minister. He's still trying to explain how he gave $90,000 to cater for his baby in the USA.

Richard Anane

Transport Minister

(has resigned)

Ghana's Telecom and Transport system has seen the biggest development in the past 7 years.

The Communications Minister has to deal with telecom operators who seek cover when the National Communications Authority (NCA , the regulator) tries to correct them.

Ghana has two world class ports and harbor. Arriving at the Kotoka International Airport will tell you this West African country means business.

Coincidentally, these two ministers (Richard Anane and Mike Oquaye) have had their share with Ghanaian News papers regarding their personal lifestyles and Assets.

Prof. Mike Oquaye is the minister of Communications in Ghana. He has had his fair share with the ghana news papers on his assets

Prof. Mike Oquaye

Communications Minister

Facts on Telecom and Transport (Airports, Roads and Harbors)

Facts on Ghana's Telecom industry

Telephones - main lines in use in Ghana:	302,300 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular in Ghana Africa:	3 million as of 06/20/2006. Joinafrica will keep updating this figure because Ghana Telecom companies are growing rapidly.
Telephone system in Ghana West Africa:	general assessment: poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway domestic: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed international: country code - 233; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors; fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Radio broadcast stations in Ghana:	AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)
Radios in Ghana:	12.5 million (2001)
Television broadcast stations in Ghana Africa:	10 (2001)
Televisions in Ghana Africa:	1.9 million (2001)
Internet country code of Ghana:	.gh
Internet hosts in Ghana West Africa:	407 (2004)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Ghana Africa:	12 (2000)

Facts of Ghana's Transport System

Railways in Ghana West Africa:	total: 953 km narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Highways in Ghana West Africa:	total: 46,176 km paved: 8,496 km unpaved: 37,679 km (1999 est.)
Waterways in Ghana West Africa:	1,293 km note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2003)
Pipelines in Ghana:	refined products 74 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:	Takoradi, Tema
Merchant marine in Ghana West Africa:	total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2005)
Airports in Ghana:	12 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways in Ghana West Africa:	total: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways in Ghana West Africa:	total: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.) The national airline is Ghana International Airlines.

Ghana has chalked a lot of success when it comes to good governance. The Ghanaian government is admired the most in West Africa.

She has held West Africa's Chairmanship on many Occasions. President Kufour had his turn of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West Africa)

Ghana holds the seat of the Secretary General of the West African governing body.

Ghana news is very aggressive without fear or favor for any group of persons.

Read some Ghana news here soon. Joinafrica will be compiling a list of websites where you can read ghana news