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Ghana's contribution to the African Union
Financial
contribution
Ghana
has been a regular contributor to the financial needs of the African Union.
Every member state, Ghana inclusive, is enjoined to pay annual dues to the
union since the dues help in financing the administrative arm of the union.
Apart from the dues, member states may also also be called upon to make other
financial commitments.
Peace-keeping
efforts
Another
contribution Ghana has made and continued to make to the African Union is her
contribution of soldiers to take part in peace-keeping Missions on the
continent. Some of the places where Ghana has sent her soldiers include
Darfur and Somalia to help restore order. This has helped to bring peace to an
otherwise bad situation.
Regularly
attended summits of African Union
Another
way Ghana has contributed to the African Union that it has been present at every
summit that was organized by the organization. Ghana has been in the forefront
of the making of critical decisions on Africa.
Taking
care of refugees
Ghana
has accepted refugees from other countries that suffered from instability and
chaos. Many years ago, many Togolese citizens rushed to Ghana to seek refuge
from political persecution. Ghana has also taken refugees from the war in
Liberia and Sierra Leone. These refugees have either returned to their
countries of origin after peace was restored or have decided to remain in their
countries of adoption.
Human
resource
There
many Ghanaians who have been employed by the organization based on their
qualification to work in their area of competence. In other words,
Ghana's human resource has been instrumental in the administration of the
African Union.
Hosting
AU Conferences
Another
contribution of Ghana was the hosting of the 2007 summit of the African Union.
Ghana successfully organized a summit of Heads of State and Government in
2007.
Founding
Fathers
Another
contribution of Ghana was that she appended her signature to the document
establishing the African Union. This singular act makes Ghana one of the
founding members of the African Union.
1. Highlight six contributions Ghana makes to the African Union
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