At CDD-Ghana, we work to promote and strengthen democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Ghana and the rest of Africa.
Ghana’s State-Owned Enterprises – Recurring Nightmares?
The 2024 State Ownership Report (SOR) is the ninth (9th) in the series of annual reports on the performance of state entities beginning with the 2016 report published in September 2017. The 2022 and 2023 SORs both published in August
Our Work
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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Upcoming Events
march
24feb(feb 24)8:00 am12mar(mar 12)4:00 pmCapacity Building Workshop for CSOs on Constitutional Reform
24feb8:00 am24mar8:00 amTownhall Meetings on Campaign Financing
03mar9:00 am4:00 pmAfrobarometer Dissemination for Market Women
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CDD in the News

CDD-Ghana Takes Campaign Finance Reform Drive to Upper West
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), working with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), brought its nationwide consultation on political financing reform to

Mahama’s Reset Agenda Credible in Intent, Uneven in Delivery – CDD
In a comprehensive one-year assessment of President John Dramani Mahama’s second administration, the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has characterised the first year as a
CDD-Ghana First-Year Review: Stabilization under Mahama, but Structural Reforms Lag — Panel
The Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called for deeper institutional reforms across governance, anti-corruption, the economy and national security, warning that while the administration











