INTRODUCTION General Electric (GE) is an American multinational, corporation, incorporated in Schenectady, New York, and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut in the United States. The company operates through four divisions: Technology Infrastructure, Capital Finance, Consumer, and Industrial. In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500, as the 26th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue. Additionally, they were the 14th most profitable. However, the company is listed as the fourth-largest in the world among the Forbes Global 2000, with further metrics being taken into account. Other rankings for 2011 and 2012 include 7th company for leaders, 5th best global brand, sixty-third green company, 15th most admired company, and 19th most innovative company. This essay will focus analysis on two countries of West Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana. Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic of 36 states and it's Federal, Abuja. The country shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. It's coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. There are over 500 ethnic groups in Nigeria, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The British colonized Nigeria in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. They established administrative structures and law, while recognizing traditional chiefs. Nigeria became independent in 1960. Several years later, it had civil war as Biafra tried to establish independence. Military governments in times of crisis, have alternated with democratically elected governments. Nigeria is roughly divided into Christians of the southern and central parts of the country, and Muslims, concentrated mostly in the north. A minority of the population practice traditional and local religions, including the Igbo and Yoruba religions. Nigeria, known as, "The Giant of Africa," is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. It's oil reserves have brought great revenues to the country. Nigeria is considered to be an Emerging market nation by the World Bank. Nigeria's economy is the second largest in Africa, and the 37th largest in the world. Nigeria has been identified as a regional power. It also has regional hegemony, and major influence within its region. It is listed among the, "Next Eleven," economies. Nigeria is expected to become the largest economy in Africa, overtaking South Africa in the near future, to become one of the world's Top 20 economies by 2050. Ghana is a sovereign state, and unitary presidential constitutional republic. The country is located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in West Africa. In 1957, Ghana became the first African nation to declare independence from European colonization. The country is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. The word Ghana means, "Warrior King." Ghana consists of ten administrative regions and some islands. The country is endowed with savannas, woodlands, forests, a coastal line, fertile lands, springs, waterfalls, streams, rivers, caves, lakes, estuaries, mountains, nature reserves, industrial minerals, precious metals and fossil fuel. The coast of Ghana, which has mainly sandy beaches, stretches 560 kilometers (350 miles) with a peninsula at Cape Three Points. Along the coastline are castles, forts, ports and harbors. These physical and human features are not evenly spread in the country however. Ghana has in recent years attained rapid economic growth and rising human development. Ghana is a petroleum and natural gas producer, one of the world's largest gold and diamond producers, and the second largest cocoa producer in the world. Ghana is a regional power, has regional hegemony, and is a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. They're also a member o