At CDD-Ghana, we work to promote and strengthen democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Ghana and the rest of Africa.
The Reform Window: Groundwork for Democratic Renewal in a Year of Transition – 2025 Annual Report
2025 began with a defining moment for democratic governance in Ghana and across Africa. Ghana entered a new political era following a historic electoral transition, even as democratic governance across the region faced mounting pressures that tested institutional resilience, civic
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Established in 1998, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is an independent not-for-profit think-and-do-tank that works through research, policy engagement, thought leadership, and civic dialogue and partnerships to promote and strengthen democracy, good governance, and inclusive development in Ghana and the rest of Africa. A founding Core Partner (and Ghana National Partner) of Afrobarometer, CDD-Ghana is also the convenor and secretariat for the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON), and West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS).
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Press Statement – CDD-Ghana Calls on Chief Justice to Uphold Judicial Impartiality and Avoid Perceptions of Partisan Bias
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Don’t weaken the courts over Sedina verdict, CDD-Ghana fellow urges Ghanaians
Democracy and Development Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor John Osae-Kwapong has urged Ghanaians to exercise restraint in their criticism of












