The Challenges to Ghana’s Peace with Democracy
Dr. Osae-Kwapong asserts emphatically that Ghanaians have made peace with democracy, as evidenced by their strong support for democracy and positive attitudes toward democratic norms, as measured by Afrobarometer surveys. A detailed examination of the data reveals, however, that Ghana’s peace with democracy faces some challenges. Two of these challenges are highlighted in this blog […]
Vetting of Chief Justice Nominee: Matters Arising
On April 25, 2023, President Akufo Addo nominated Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Her nomination fills the vacancy being left by retiring Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. On May 26, the nominee appeared before the parliament’s vetting committee as part of the confirmation process. The nominee spent a few […]
Ghana: Campaigners Call on Govt to Remove Exorbitant Import Taxes on Sanitary Pads
https://africaneyereport.com/ghana-campaigners-call-on-govt-to-remove-exorbitant-import-taxes-on-sanitary-pads/
The IMF Bailout
On July 1, 2022, the Government of Ghana announced it was heading to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek an Enhanced Credit Facility (ECF) or what is commonly known as an “IMF Bailout”. In the official communication from the Ministry of Information that day, the government’s decision was stated as follows “The engagement with […]
Press Freedom In Ghana
May 15, 2023 Wednesday May 3, 2023 was World Press Freedom Day. This year marked thirty years of celebrating this day which highlights the critical role of press freedom as well as freedom of expression. At the same time, Reporters Without Borders released the 2023 edition of their Annual Press Freedom Index. The index, including […]
Citizen Observers from Across Africa Strategize on How to Better Safeguard Elections
Leaders from 24 citizen observer organizations from 20 countries from across Africa met in Accra, Ghana to strategize on how to better safeguard elections. The summit was the most comprehensive and diverse gathering of citizen observers from East, North, West and Southern Africa. The three day Summit from May 9 to 11, 2023 was jointly […]
Accra Summit Communiqué on the Future of Citizen Election Observation in Africa
From May 9 – 11, 2023, the Ghana Center for Democracy and Development (CDD-Ghana), Yiaga Africa, and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) convened a lessons-learning conference to advance efforts by citizen election observers to formulate, adopt and disseminate guidance for more systematic and comprehensive election observation that responds to the new realities of election observation […]
Can the introduction of Sin Taxation in Ghana be seen as a Health Intervention?
The cost of health care is a topic for debate in most countries. It is because it places a significant burden on the government and the citizens of any country. In Africa, the costs are increasing further because of the impact chronic disease are having. Several reasons can be given for the increase in Africa’s […]
CDD-Ghana, CODEO, Stakeholders brainstorm at a roundtable to share lessons learnt from Kenyan, Nigerian elections
On December 7, 2024, Ghana will hold its general elections https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/CDD-Ghana-CODEO-Stakeholders-brainstorm-at-a-roundtable-to-share-lessons-learnt-from-Kenyan-Nigerian-elections-1762394
Fixing Ghana’s Non-Existent Adult Social Care System
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that the elderly population (60 years and older) has increased almost 10 times in the past six decades from a little over 213,477 in 1960 to 1,991,736 in 2021. Of these, 43.3% are males and 56.7% are females. This paper highlights the need and proffers solutions to evolve an […]
