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Ghana's contribution to ECOWAS

 Ghana, as one of the founding and active members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has made significant contributions to the organization's objectives and activities. Some of Ghana's key contributions to ECOWAS are as follows: Commitment to Regional Integration: Ghana has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to regional integration within ECOWAS. It actively participates in regional meetings, summits, and conferences, contributing to the decision-making processes and policy formulations of the organization. Promotion of Democracy and Good Governance: Ghana is known for its stable democracy and good governance practices. As a member of ECOWAS, Ghana has been actively involved in promoting democratic principles, conducting free and fair elections, and supporting democratic transitions in other member states. Advocacy for Peace and Security: Ghana has played an important role in advocating for peace and security in the West African region. It has...
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMITIVE COMMUNALISM MODE OF PRODUCTION

Primitive communalism  is first mode of production in which basic means of life are owned and shared by all members of the community. It preceded all other mode of the production and mark the rise of the society from sheer animalism to human society.
Communalism existed for much longer time than any other mode of production in Africa. It ranges from emergency of man more than one million years ago and existed during stone and iron age. Some of African societies like Khoisan speaking people in the dry Kalahari region of modern day Botswana and Mbuti society from modern day democratic republic of Congo, are still living in communalism mode of production.


The following are characteristics of communalism mode of production:

  • Full democracy, this is because about all members of the society had to make decision to arrive at the solution regardless of their sexes
  • Lack of specialization, this is because all people in the society are supposed to do all jobs together jobs include tool making, gathering fruits, preparing shelter and hunting.
  • Low level of development, this is because there was no surplus
  • No private ownership of means of production. this means that the means of production such as land, tools and weapons belong to the community .
  • Absence of exploitation, the communal societies had neither exploiters or exploited
  • No surplus, all production was for keeping members of the societies alive on daily basis.

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