Ghana: Information on the Assembly of God Church in Kumasi, on the names of its leaders since 1984, and on a confrontation that took place at a gospel meeting on 4 December 1995 at Kumasi Kejetia when a group of Moslems attacked the gospel meeting and police detained some of the Moslems and some members of the congregation
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA27341.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the Assembly of God Church in Kumasi, on the names of its leaders since 1984, and on a confrontation that took place at a gospel meeting on 4 December 1995 at Kumasi Kejetia when a group of Moslems attacked the gospel meeting and police detained some of the Moslems and some members of the congregation, 1 July 1997, GHA27341.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4e28.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the Assembly of God Church in Kumasi, on the names of its leaders since 1984, and on a confrontation that took place at a gospel meeting on 4 December 1995 at Kumasi Kejetia when a group of Moslems attacked the gospel meeting and police detained some of the Moslems and some members of the congregation could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For general information on religion in Ghana, please consult the attached document.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. Monthly.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997.
The Europa World Year Book 1996. 1996. 37th ed. Vol. 2. London: Europa Publications.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1996.
Human Rights Watch World Report. 1996, 1997.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1996-1997.
West Africa [London]. Weekly.
On-line search on NEXIS database.
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
Attachment
New African [London]. July/August 1997. "God is Serious Business in Ghana," pp. 36-38.