The 2023 Budget –The Political Opportunities and Challenges
The 2023 Budget and Economic Statement was finally presented to Parliament on November 24, 2023. In the public commentary following the presentation, two items have caught the attention of citizens – a) the reduction of the E-Levy charge to one percent (1%) and the removal of the One Hundred Ghana Cedi (GH₵100.00) daily limit threshold […]
Happy Farmers’ Day
As we celebrate gallant farmers today, Maame Ekua O. Oduro, CDD-Ghana’s D&G intern urges leaders to zealously restructure the economy to rely more on homegrown products, adopt biotechnology to combat the effects of climate change and explore advanced opportunities to promote food security. Click here to read more > https://bit.ly/3VOvOZ7 #CDDPublication
The Russia-Ukraine war: A silver lining for Africa?
The Russia-Ukraine war began with the deployment of Russian troops to a shared Russian-Ukrainian border towards the end of 2021. On February 24, 2022, Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, ordered military operations in Ukraine, arguing that the invasion was to “de-militarize” and “de-Nazify” the Republic of Ukraine. Nine months have passed since the conflict began and […]
Violent Extremist and Terrorist Threats: Examining Ghana’s Preparedness
The growing spate of violent extremism and terrorism in the sub-region spells doom for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 16 which focuses on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Ghana is now the only country among the earlier mentioned coastal states that has not suffered from any violent extremist and terrorist […]
The Censure Committee and the Judicialization of the Business of Parliament
The ad hoc committee of Parliament, set up and directed by the Speaker of Parliament to investigate certain allegations in connection with a motion of censure brought against the Minister of Finance, made some “rulings” in the course of its public hearings that ended last week. One such ruling was that the committee, and for […]
The Political Landscape – Insights from the Afrobarometer Survey
One of the exciting things about multiparty democracies is the formation of political parties and the important role they come to play in such spaces. One of the key steps during Ghana’s transition to the 4th Republic was the lifting of the ban on political parties and their activities. With the benefit of data from […]
Corruption Watch Wins Two GJA Awards
Corruption Watch’s investigator, Francisca Enchill, was awarded the coveted Investigative Journalist of the Year and Female Journalist of the Year awards at the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards held at the Kempinksi Gold Coast Hotel last Saturday, November 12, 2022. Her investigative piece, ‘Pay or Die: The Agony of Pregnant Women in Hospitals’, which earned […]
Government needs to build confidence in the people, in two key areas
We are facing a systemic problem brought on by insular decision-making that is fraught with partisan politics and a failure to tap into the vast talent of competent Ghanaian citizens across the globe who could have helped manage our economy better. We have been to the IMF 17 times, and I do not know why […]
A Painful Pill or Necessary Evil? Examining the Rising Cost of Retail Medicines
Ghana’s pharmaceutical sector is heavily reliant on foreign exchange, with an estimated 70% of all products being imported whilst the remaining 30% is produced locally. With local manufacture, it is estimated that 83% of all materials are also imported, making the sector heavily sensitive to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Another contributor to pricing in the […]
Emergency Management: Citizens’ Views on Government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 global pandemic was an event no one anticipated when the year 2020 began. This unanticipated event with the health risks it presented and the urgent need to protect human lives, required strategic policy responses from governments. In the case of Ghana, the government’s action included a) a partial lockdown for three weeks in […]
