CDD-Ghana Takes Campaign Finance Reform Drive to Upper West
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), working with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), brought its nationwide consultation on political financing reform to the Upper West Region on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, warning that unregulated money in politics is pushing Ghana toward a state of “democracy capture.” The forum in Wa was the […]
CDD-Ghana Convenes Stakeholder Dialogue on the Mahama Administration’s First Year in Office
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) convened a multi-stakeholder roundtable to present its independent, evidence-based assessment of the first year of the John Mahama administration, covering the period from 7 January 2025 to 7 January 2026. The dialogue, held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, brought together more than 100 policymakers, civil society leaders, academics, […]
Report: One-Year Assessment of the Mahama Administration
CDD-Ghana has released its One-Year Assessment of the John Mahama Administration, providing an independent, evidence-based review of the government’s performance across six thematic areas: Democracy and the Rule of Law, Anti-Corruption and Accountability, Economy and Jobs, Environment and Social Development, Defence, Security and Peacebuilding, and Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The report examines institutional performance, […]
Mahama’s Reset Agenda Credible in Intent, Uneven in Delivery – CDD
In a comprehensive one-year assessment of President John Dramani Mahama’s second administration, the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has characterised the first year as a “story of promising signals constrained by structural realities”. While praising exceptional macroeconomic stabilisation, the report highlights significant implementation gaps across governance, anti-corruption, and environmental sectors. According to CDD, the Mahama […]
CDD-Ghana First-Year Review: Stabilization under Mahama, but Structural Reforms Lag — Panel
The Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has called for deeper institutional reforms across governance, anti-corruption, the economy and national security, warning that while the administration of John Dramani Mahama has achieved early stabilization, structural weaknesses persist. At its First-Year Assessment forum held in Accra on February 19, 2026, the think tank evaluated the John Mahama […]
‘Stability Built on a Fragile Foundation’ — CDD Warns in Mahama First-Year Economic Review
The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has cautioned that Ghana’s recent economic recovery under the John Dramani Mahama administration, though impressive on the surface, rests on what it describes as a “fragile foundation”. In its one-year assessment released Thursday, February 19, the civil society group acknowledged that many Ghanaians are beginning to feel relief […]
CDD-Ghana Calls for Independent Anti-Corruption Commission in the One-Year Review of Mahama Administration
The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has urged sweeping institutional reforms to strengthen Ghana’s anti-corruption architecture, warning that the first year of the John Dramani Mahama administration shows both encouraging steps and significant gaps. In its one-year governance assessment released on Thursday, February 19, the civil society organisation called for the urgent establishment of […]
CDD-Ghana Flags Violence, Governance Gaps and Legal Loopholes in Assessment of One-Year of Mahama Administration
The Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has raised concerns about persistent violence, institutional weaknesses and unresolved legal gaps in Ghana’s presidential transition process, in its one-year assessment of the Mahama administration. In its review of developments, CDD-Ghana observed that transitions in the Ghana Fourth Republic—particularly between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic […]
CDD-Ghana Warns of ‘Backdoor’ Criminal Libel; Slow Pace on Key Accountability Reforms
The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has raised fresh concerns about press freedom and the pace of anti-corruption reforms in its one-year assessment of the John Dramani Mahama administration. In the report released on Thursday, February 19, the civil society group warned that the government has yet to fulfil key promises aimed at expanding […]
CDD-Ghana Outlines Roadmap for Campaign Financing
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has proposed a comprehensive legislative roadmap to tighten oversight of political party financing and curb the growing influence of money in Ghana’s electoral process. It said unchecked campaign spending and vote-buying threatened the integrity of the country’s democracy. In a press statement issued on Thursday, February 13, 2026, […]
