Denmark–Ghana relations

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]

Denmark -Ghana relations

Denmark	Ghana

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

• Foreign relations of Denmark
• Foreign relations of Ghana
• Danish Gold Coast

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.