Western Africa
Ghana Government In the early 1990’s Ghana became a democratic state. The 1992 constitution divides powers among a president, parliament, cabinet, council of state, and an independent judiciary. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957 making it the first sub- Sahara country to gain independence. Ghana's first President, Kwame Nkrumah, was ousted nine years after independence, and for the next twenty-five years, Ghana was typically governed by military rulers. In the early 1990’s, after a long period of military rule, Ghana became a democratic state. Since then, it has been regarded as one of the most stable African democracies. Population 30.42m. Over the last three decades, Ghana’s urban population has more than tripled rising from 4 million to nearly 14 million people and outpacing rural population growth. Access to Internet 10,110,000 Internet users. 33.6 per cent of the population. Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to connect to the Internet. Ghana offers a fairly limited access to 3G networks. Operators in Market There are a great many locally based operators. In addition offshore operators target the market. Betway. Supabets,
sportybet.com Mybet. Premier Bet
Online Gambling Legislation Online gambling is legal and regulated by the Gaming Commission of Ghana. Ghana’s sports gambling laws rules are currently being updated. Most of the focus is in on the online sector for now. The rapid increase of many land based betting companies namely Supabet, Mybet, Premier Bet, means that spots betting in Ghana already has a strong presence. Mybet Ghana already has 140 betting shops and has been present for as far back as 1998. In February gaming Commissioner, Peter Mireku, announced that the commission was seeking to introduce tighter regulations over the online industry. At the same meeting Mireku announced that it would sanction all operators in the gaming industry who failed to comply with the Gaming Act including sports betting operators.
Guinea Government The President of Guinea is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. President Alpha Condé was re-elected to a second term in office with 57 per cent of the vote in October 2015. In May 2018, President Condé announced a cabinet reshuffle and appointed Kassory Fofana as Prime Minister. Presidential elections are due in 2020.
Population 13,398,180 Access to Internet 1,602,485. 12.0 per cent of the population. Operators in Market No locally developed sites. Offshore operators present Online Gambling Legislation Gambling in Guinea is legal but no rules in place when it comes to online gambling.
Guinea-Bissau Government The 2010 election ushered in civilian rule, but led to violent ethnic clashes as well. Led by Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the current government is the fifth Guinea-Bissau has had since elections in 2014. The politics of Guinea-Bissau takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic in transition, whereby the President is head of state and the Prime Minister is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National People's Assembly. Population 1,953,723 Access to Internet 120,000. 6.1 per cent of the population. Operators in Market No locally developed sites. Tolerated. Online Gambling Legislation Unregulated
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