10-462: Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is a Government of Ghana agency responsible for coordinating a comprehensive development agenda for the savanna ecological zones comprising the three northernmost regions and stretches of Brong Ahafo and Volta Regions that are contiguous to the Northern region of Ghana . Its mandate is to assist in the development of agriculture and industry in
20-765: Is a founding member of the non-aligned movement . Ghana favors international and regional political and economic co-operation, and is an active member of the United Nations and the African Union. Many Ghanaian diplomats and politicians hold positions in international organisations. These include Ghanaian diplomat and former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan , International Criminal Court Judge Akua Kuenyehia , former President Jerry John Rawlings and former President John Agyekum Kuffour who have both served as diplomats of
30-602: The Convention People's Party , successor to Kwame Nkrumah 's original party of the same name, which was the incumbent government of Ghana for 10 years from declaration of independence in 1957 to 1966, winning elections in 1956, 1960, and 1965. The National Democratic Congress won the presidential and parliamentary elections in 1992, 1996, 2008 and 2012. The New Patriotic Party won the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2000, 2004, and 2016. Since independence, Ghana has been devoted to ideals of nonalignment and
40-698: The National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party . The National Democratic Congress is the successor organisation to Jerry John Rawlings ' Provisional National Defence Council which was in power from 1981 to 1992. The New Patriotic Party , found in 1992, is the successor to the Gold Coast's The Big Six independence achiever party United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC); the People's National Convention, and
50-496: The Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary elections in late 1992. The 1992 constitution divides powers among a president, parliament, cabinet, council of state, and an independent judiciary. The government is elected by universal suffrage . Political parties became legal in mid-1992 after a ten-year hiatus. There are more than 20 registered political parties under the Fourth Republic. The two main parties are
60-633: The National People's Congress of China , Zhou Tienong who visited Ghana and met with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama . The legal system is based on the 1992 constitution, customary (traditional) law, and British common law . Court hierarchy consists of Supreme Court of Ghana (highest court), courts of appeal, and high courts of justice. Beneath these bodies are circuit, magisterial, and traditional courts. Extrajudicial institutions include public tribunals. Since independence, courts are relatively independent; this independence continues under
70-504: The Republic. Lower courts are being redefined and reorganized under the Republic. There are sixteen administrative regions of the Republic of Ghana which are divided into 6 metropolitan assemblies; 55 Municipal assemblies; and 216 districts, each with its own district assembly. Below districts are various types of councils, including 58 town or area councils; 108 zonal councils; and 626 area councils. Over 16,000 unit committees exist on
80-582: The United Nations. In September 2010, Ghana's former President John Atta Mills visited China on an official visit. Mills and China's former President Hu Jintao , marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations, at the Great Hall of the People on 20 September 2010. China reciprocated with a visit in November 2011, by the vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of
90-591: The human and social development needs of the target area. In the 2008 budget, the Government of Ghana mandated the preparation of a long-term strategy to reverse decades of neglect of the northern part of Ghana and to set the pace for sustainable development. Government of Ghana The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana . In January 1993, military government gave way to
100-648: The region to help lessen the disparity between its development and that found elsewhere in the country. Savannah Accelerated Development Authority was established by an Act of Parliament ; SADA Act 805 on 17 September 2010 with its first chief executive officer appointed in October 2011. It has a 5-year Business Plan which begun in 2012 and will end in 2016. Its office and staffing of directors and coordinators began work in March 2013. SADA will institute projects, programs and policies aimed at stimulating growth and addressing
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