At CDD-Ghana, we work to promote and strengthen democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Ghana and the rest of Africa.
Extinguishing Ownership by Monopsony: The Unconstitutional Displacement of Ghana’s Cocoa Farmers’ Property Rights
Ghana’s nearly one million cocoa farmers sustain a vital industry. As the world’s second-largest producer after Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana’s cocoa sector supports over a million farm households and millions of jobs across farming, transport, processing, and export logistics. Yet the
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Established in 1998, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is an independent not-for-profit think-and-do-tank that works through research, policy engagement, thought leadership, and civic dialogue and partnerships to promote and strengthen democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Ghana and the rest of Africa. A founding Core Partner (and Ghana National Partner) of Afrobarometer, CDD-Ghana is also the convenor and secretariat for the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON), and West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS).
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CDD-Ghana Urges Funding for Unit Committees, Area councils
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called for operational budgets for unit committees and area councils to revitalise grassroots governance and revenue mobilisation
Depoliticise MMDAs to Boost Accountability – CDD-Ghana
A research study conducted by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called for the depoliticisation of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) as
