Ghanaian-Portuguese relations

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The Ghanaian-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Ghana and Portugal . You have had direct diplomatic relations since 1975.

Today's relationship is considered good, but not very intense. Relationships date back to the 15th century when the coast of what is now Ghana became part of the Portuguese colonial empire as the Portuguese Gold Coast .

In 2015, 137 Ghanaian citizens were registered in Portugal, and 16 Portuguese were registered in Ghana in 2008.

history

Until the 19th century

Elmina in 1572, drawing by Georg Braun

In the middle of the 15th century, the Portuguese navigators João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar explored the Gulf of Guinea .

With the permission of the local rulers, Diogo de Azambuja built the São Jorge da Mina fort in Elmina in 1482, the first European fortress in sub-Saharan Africa . Until the conquest by the Dutch in 1637, Elmina remained the center of the Portuguese possessions on the Gold Coast , today's Ghana. The Portuguese built other fortresses, in particular Forte São Antonio and Forte São Sebastião , through which they then entered the slave trade with local traders.

In the 16th and especially in the 17th centuries, a number of other European powers established trading bases and fortresses on the Gold Coast, including Brandenburg-Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, England and the Netherlands, while the hinterland was controlled by the ascending Ashanti Empire. The Portuguese Gold Coast came under Dutch rule until 1642, the Forte São Antonio in Axim, the last Portuguese possession in what is now Ghana fell to the Dutch.

In the 19th century, the British finally took full control and the Portuguese were finally pushed back to other areas of the region, such as today's Guinea-Bissau or islands such as Annobón and São Tomé .

Since the 20th century

On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first former colony in Black Africa to become independent. A large number of other African countries followed, while the colonial and authoritarian Salazar dictatorship in Portugal continued to adhere to its " overseas provinces ". In particular, the Portuguese colonial war from 1961 onwards led to tense relations with the new African states.

Forte São Sebastião fortress in 2011

The Portuguese Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974 finally ended the Estado Novo regime. As a result, the now democratic Portugal put an end to the colonial war, released its African territories into independence and put its international relations on a new basis. In particular, the new, progressive Portugal sought partnership relationships with a large number of African countries.

In this context, Ghana and Portugal began direct diplomatic relations on May 27, 1975. João de Matos Proença , Portugal's representative in Nigeria, was accredited on August 5, 1977 as the first Portuguese ambassador to Ghana. After that, however, Portugal developed closer ties, especially with its former colonies and a few other states, such as Senegal , while the more Anglo-Saxon- integrated Ghana did not develop any more intensive relationship, which also developed from 1972 to 1979 under the military rule of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong and from 1979 to 2001 was under the authoritarian government of officer Jerry Rawlings .

The two countries have not yet opened mutual embassies (as of April 2017).

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in Ghana; the Portuguese representation in the Nigerian capital Abuja is responsible . An honorary consulate of Portugal has been set up in Ghana's capital Accra .

Ghana has not set up its own embassy in Portugal either; the Ghanaian representation in Spain or France is responsible. Also consulates of Ghana are not opened in Portugal.

Tanker truck for the Portuguese Galp at Lajes Air Base : fuel is the most important trade item between Ghana and Portugal

economy

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have its own office in Ghana; the AICEP branch in Nigeria is responsible.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth 37.9 million euros to Ghana ( 2015 : 25.1 million; 2014 : 23.9 million; 2013 : 22.6 million; 2012 : 12.0 million) of which 25.1% fuels, 22.1% minerals and ores (especially building materials), 13.2% machines and devices and 8.7% paper and cellulose paste.

In the same period, Ghana delivered goods worth 59.1 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 142.9 million; 2014 : 128.6 million; 2013 : 261.2 million; 2012 : 6.8 million) , of which 85.2% fuel, 12.5% ​​agricultural products, 1.3% food and 0.3% wood.

This put Ghana in 57th place for Portuguese foreign trade as a buyer and 56th as a supplier. In Ghanaian foreign trade, Portugal ranked 16th among buyers and 43rd among suppliers.

Team line-ups for the international match between Ghana and Portugal on June 26, 2014 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

Sports

Football is the most popular sport in both countries.

The Ghanaian national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have only met once (as of February 2017). At the 2014 World Cup , Portugal won 2-1 on June 26, 2014 at the Brasilia National Stadium .

Occasionally, Ghanaian soccer players also play for Portuguese clubs, including David Addy , Augustine Ahinful , Christian Atsu , Kwame Ayew , Samuel Inkoom , Haminu Dramani , Moses Sakyi , Sulley Muniru and goalkeeper Razak Brimah . National player Bernard Mensah began his professional career with the Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães .

Asumah Abubakar was born in Ghana and is a national of Portugal, where his father has lived for a long time. Abubakar made his debut for the Portuguese U-19 national team when he scored a goal in the 2016 U-19 European Football Championship in Portugal's 4-3 win against hosts Germany.

The Ghanaian and Portuguese women's national teams have not yet played against each other (as of March 2017).

Web links

Commons : Ghanaian-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Ghana , diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Ghanaians in the official immigration statistics by district , Portuguese immigration and border authority SEF, accessed on April 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Overview on Ghanaian-Portuguese migration (Table A.3), accessed on April 29, 2017
  4. ↑ Elmina Castle near Castles, Palaces & Fortresses. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad , website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on April 29, 2017
  6. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Ghana , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP , accessed on April 29, 2017
  7. ↑ see list of international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets
  8. ↑ see list of the internationals of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets