Afrobarometer- A Unique Tool for Assessing Good Governance
Over the last several weeks, I have written editorials in this newspaper using data from the Afrobarometer survey. Today, I want to take an opportunity to share why I am its champion and why you will regularly see such editorials from me. I was introduced to the Afrobaromter survey when the first four rounds had […]
Press Statement: Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance
A number of civil society organizations and individuals have come together to form this non-partisan coalition/movement which would harness democratic processes of mass education and mobilization to stem the dangerous trend and assure democratic renewal, economic and social justice. This movement shall be known as the Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance, CITIZENS’ COALITION […]
Turning Research Findings into Advocacy Tools Key to Influencing Policies on Gender Equality
The roundtable discussion event brought together gender activists, women/feminist scholars, and media practitioners to explore opportunities and avenues for collaboration to achieve the mutually beneficial goal of gender equality. Specifically, the roundtable discussion was an opportunity for CDD-Ghana to build partnerships with women scholars who can become consultants for future collaborative work in research, policy, […]
Academia Meets Policy
In collaboration with the Center for Gender Studies and Advocacy at the University of Ghana, CDD-Ghana’s Democracy and Development (D&D) Fellow, Prof. Jarpa Dawuni, also a Fulbright Specialist under the U.S. Embassy-administered Fulbright Program, hosted a roundtable discussion on the theme: ‘Academia Meets Policy – The Role of Feminist Scholars.’ The event brought together gender […]
Coalition of Human Rights Condemns Ongoing Conversion Therapy Workshops
The Human Rights Coalition has noticed with great concern a series of events being undertaken across the country by advocates for the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (‘Anti-Gay bill’), with the support of a group of mental health practitioners, ostensibly to provide what the group describes as ‘treatment, […]
Assessment Report on Ghana’s Education Sector Plan (2018-2021)
The review of the Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan (ESMTDP) 2018-2021 is a joint research project by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), with funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office-UK (FCDO). The aim of developing this report is to influence the development of the next medium-term […]
Ghana’s Democracy Balance Sheet – Insights from the Afrobarometer survey
I have often argued that Ghanaians have made their “peace” with democracy as the preferred system of government. This, I back up with the patterns I see in their responses to three particular questions in the Afrobaromter survey – a) support for democracy, b) method for choosing leaders, and c) rejection of authoritarian forms of […]
An Imaginary Border: The Interesting Case of Massaikrom
Boundaries define a country’s border and inform its border management strategies. An effective and proper boundary demarcation defines the area of a country’s jurisdiction, sovereignty, and the geographical scope of its security operations and relationship with other countries. In the political realm, boundaries are referred to as borders. In international politics, for example, boundaries are […]
Corruption Watch Petitions OSP Over Alleged State Lands Acquisitions
Corruption Watch Ghana has petitioned the Special Prosecutor to investigate the alleged acquisition of several acres of State lands situated within the Achimota Forest and at Ramsar sites in Sakumono by three artificial and two natural persons. A significant section of the general public has been riled by surfaced documents containing details of the alleged […]
Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)
On December 20, 2020, Transparency International (TI), Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), and Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) filed an application at the ECOWAS Court for the enforcement of fundamental human rights under Article 33 of the Rules of the ECOWAS Court, Article 21(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, Article 2(1) and (2), […]
