Reflections On Dr. Bawumia’s Speech – Part II
In the second part of his analysis of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s speech, Dr. Osae-Kwapong indicates that candidates for the presidency handle their performance records differently based on whether they are incumbents or in opposition. The public’s dissatisfaction with the administration of Akufo-Addo, on the other hand, raises questions regarding the beginning and ending points of the […]
Reflections On Dr. Bawumia’s Speech – Part I
“I believe the time has now come for me to speak to you, the good people of Ghana, about my candidature, what we have experienced as a nation, my vision, and priorities, and why I believe I am the best candidate for the presidency of this country in the 2024 Presidential election,” the Vice-President and […]
The 2024 Elections: Dr. Bawumia’s Upcoming Speech
Wednesday, February 7, Vice-President and NPP Presidential Candidate will be delivering a major speech to the general voting public. The theme for the speech is Ghana’s Next Chapter: Selfless Leadership And Bold Solutions For the Future. Political observers will recall his public lectures in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential elections and agree that he […]
The 2024 Elections: Choosing A Running Mate
It is 2024. This means it is officially election season. We know who the flagbearers are for the two main political parties. The question now is, who will partner them as running mates? Does it matter? How critical is the role of the running mate to a presidential candidate’s electoral fortunes? The Influence of The […]
Has Democracy Been Good For The Poor?
In 2006, Michael Ross, a political scientist, wrote a thought-provoking article titled “Is Democracy Good for the Poor?” Among many things in that article, he said this “democracy unquestionably produces noneconomic benefits for people in poverty, endowing them with political rights and liberties. But for those in the bottom quintiles, these political rights produced few […]
Strengthening Capacity for Evidence Informed Decision-Making at the Local Level
In June 2019, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, with the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation initiated a pilot project to strengthen the capacity of policy actors to use data and evidence in policy planning and program implementation at the sub-national, district level in Ghana. The report highlights the contributions, lessons learned, […]
CDD-Ghana Senior Fellow receives Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Emerita Professor Takyiwaa Manuh, a Senior Fellow at the Center, has been awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law 2023. In observance of International Human Rights Day, 2023, which coincided with the 75th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, eleven individuals […]
CODEO Preliminary Report On The 2023 District-Level Elections And Unit Committee Elections
This is a preliminary report in the aftermath of the District Level and Unit Committee Elections in Ghana on December 19, which was captured by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO). Were the elections free, fair, and peaceful? Dive into the findings now.
CODEO deploys 420 observers for the District Level Elections
CODEO has mobilized some of its member organizations, previous CODEO election observers and selected civil society organizations to voluntarily observe the 2023 DLE. On Friday, 15 December 2023, CODEO trained selected observers on the legal framework for elections, the code of conduct for observers, and key procedures to observe at the polling stations. In addition, […]
The 2023 District-Level Elections
Analyzing variations in voter turnout in District-Level Elections in Ghana, we examine the intricacies of satisfaction with local government performance, perceptions of corruption in local governments, and more in our most recent blog post. There is still much that our local governments can do to alter the perceptions we have developed of them. We, the […]
