Founded in the tail end of the 21st century, the Ghana Space Committee (Comité de L'espace Ghana) is a national coalition representing the public and private space assets of Ghana. Run by a council composed of representatives from Ghana’s space industries along with the Ministry of Space, the Ministry of Defense, and a rotating position to be held by a non-profit NGO, the Committee directs the position of and projects of Ghana’s space program. To this end the Committee has direct control over national space assets unless otherwise seized or in use by the national bureaucracy or executive, most notably in the form of the Onyame Space Elevator and Orbital Marines. The Committee also acts as the public face of Ghana’s possessions and settlements across the solar system, to both the Ghanaian public and the international community.

Some international organizations, most notably the African Union, have expressed concerns regarding the autonomous and well-armed nature of the Committee, especially in the face of power plays in West Africa between Ghana and the re-emerging Nigerian states. So far, the Committee has made no official response to these comments.



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The flag of the GSC is of four Ayas on a green background fanning out in four directions. The Aya is an Adinkra symbol representing the perseverance and growth of the Ghanaian people, spanning out into four directions to hint at Ghana's fateful spread across the solar system. The green represents the Earth, but is also an inversion of the traditional red Akanese background, to denote a break from the past and yearning for the future. The gold Ayas and gold fringes are simply because the founders of the Committee thought it looked nice.

