Československý Hydroprojekt v Africe
Czechoslovak ‘Hydroprojekt’ in Africa

Summary/Abstract: Post-war Czechoslovakia was an active player in so-called Third World countries. In the African region it could continue the work of the embassies and diplomatic representations it had already established there during the so-called First Czechoslovak Republic, and use contacts that had functioned in the past. It was supported by the fact that Czechoslovak industry had a very good reputation around the world. African decolonisation in the 1950s and 1960s and the economic and political situation of the newly established states opened up the door to foreign players, including Czechoslovakia. Ghana became one of the important focal points of Prague’s interest in Africa in the early 1960s. This study provides an insight into Czechoslovak–Ghanaian relations from the establishment of independent Ghana to the 1990s, focusing mostly on the era of President Kwame Nkrumah in 1960–1966, the richest from the viewpoint of mutual contacts. Special attention is paid to the delegating of Czechoslovak experts from various industries and their work there. The next part elaborates on the activities of Czechoslovak experts from Hydroprojekt, a national enterprise, who as part of development cooperation assisted in the building of the Ghanaian water management system.

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