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Surcharge and disallow to curb the perennial loss of limited financial resources – Citizens’ Coalition to Auditor-General

The Coalition for Democratic and Accountable Governance (Citizens’ Coalition) has petitioned the Auditor-General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to surcharge all persons and institutions implicated in the Auditor-General’s Report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2019, 2020, and 2021. In a petition submitted to the Auditor-General after hours of picketing within the enclave of the […]

Conflict of Interest – The Appearance Test vs. The Legal Test

Conflict of interest allegations continue to engulf two public officials – the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Ata, and the Minister of State, Finance, Mr. Charles Adu-Boahen. But, beyond these two, is a conversation we need to have regarding how we resolve the tension between the private and public interests of government officials. What Really […]

Ghanaians split on impact of current ‘hung’ Parliament, Afrobarometer survey shows

Almost half of Ghanaians say the country’s “hung” Parliament has made members of Parliament (MPs) more effective at scrutinizing government spending, the recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. But fewer see gains in MP effectiveness at passing laws or building consensus among political parties in the current Parliament, which for the first time is equally divided between […]

Controlling the Prices of Pharmaceutical Products in a Depreciation Era

Controlling the Escalating Prices of Pharmaceutical Products in an Era of High Cedi Depreciation Over the last month, the Cedi has seen significant depreciation against most major currencies. As this has happened, the cost of goods and services has risen in line with the depreciation and associated inflationary pressures. As I write, the full impact […]

OSP vs. Labianca, Colonel Damoah Saga Raises Questions About State of Governance in Ghana

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PRESS RELEASE – Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi The ongoing public dispute between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Labianca Company Limited (‘Labianca’) raises a number of troubling questions about the state of governance in Ghana today. The dispute is over questionable dealings between Labianca and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. The […]

The Electoral Commission’s Proposed Constitutional Instrument

The proposed Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations 2021 Constitutional Instrument by the Electoral Commission of Ghana is generating a heated debate. This debate is fueled by a key provision that, for purposes of voter registration, the National Identification Card be the sole means for demonstrating one’s eligibility. Before I proceed on the issue of […]

Kenya Elections: WAEON Deploys 20 Election Observer Trainees

WAEON has deployed trainees, who are young and mid-level professionals working with domestic election observer organizations across West Africa, will be embedded into the observation structure of the Nairobi-based Elections Observation Group (ELOG) throughout their stay. This forms part of a 12-month project titled “Strengthening Election Observation in West Africa”, which aims to improve civil […]

Afrobarometer

Instituted in 1999, Afrobarometer is a Pan-African, non-partisan survey research project that conducts...

CODEO

CDD-Ghana established the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) in the year 2000...

Corruption Watch

It seeks to promote integrity in public life by demanding and activating responsiveness and accountability ...

D&G Bootcamp

The overall goal is to promote and deepen democratic consolidation, good governance...

Freedom Project

The overall goal is to promote and deepen democratic consolidation, good governance...

I Am Aware

The I AM AWARE project is CDD-Ghana’s non-partisan citizen empowerment campaign..

WAEON

WAEON is an independent, non-partisan, and non-religious organization...

WAYLead Fellowship

The overall goal is to promote and deepen democratic consolidation, good governance...