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Ghana German Democratic Republic
Like other major communist powers, East Germany sought to
exploit Kwame Nkrumah's radicalism to erode Western influence in
Ghana and to use Ghana as a base for spreading communism throughout
West Africa. The relationship between the two countries began in
1964, when the Bureau of African Affairs approached the East German
Trade Mission in Accra and requested intelligence training for its
staff. Subsequently, two East German officers who worked for the
Ministry of State Security traveled to Ghana to assess the bureau's
training requirements. One of these officers remained in Ghana and
inaugurated a "Secret Service and Intelligence Work" course for
seven members of the Bureau of African Affairs. This officer later
offered an "Intelligence Work Under Diplomatic Cover" course for
six other people who worked in the Bureau of African Affairs and
who eventually were assigned to posts in Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya,
Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Burundi. East Germany also helped the
Ghanaian government to create an intelligence section in the Bureau
of African Affairs. These activities ended after Nkrumah's
downfall.
Data as of November 1994
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