Ghana Army

Ghana Army
Founded	29 July 1959 (65 years ago)
Country	Ghana
Type	Army
Role	Ground Warfare
Part of	Ghana Armed Forces
Colors	Scarlet, Black and Dartmouth Green
Commanders
Chief of the Defence Staff	General Thomas Oppong-Peprah
Chief of the Army Staff	Lieutenant General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona

The Ghana Army is the principal land warfare force of Ghana. In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast became independent from the British Empire, the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West African Frontier Force and formed the basis for the new Ghanaian army. Together with the Ghana Air Force and Ghana Navy, the Ghana Army makes up the Ghana Armed Forces, which is controlled by the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence and Central Defence Headquarters, both of which are located in the Greater Accra Region.