‘Building Local Entrepreneurial Skills to Support the Rural Poor’ CDD/EU LED – Project Closure and Handing Over
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), in partnership with the Asutifi North District Assembly (ANDA) and the Global Alliance for Development Foundation (GADeF), initiated a Local Economic Development (LED) project dubbed “Building Local Entrepreneurial Skills to support the rural poor for sustainable economic self-reliance”. With financial and technical support from the Delegation of the […]
International Human Rights Day, 2022
CDD-Ghana bemoans the growing neglect of state responsibilities and duties towards the protection of human rights of its citizens particularly vulnerable and the marginalized in our society after several years of adopting and ratifying so many human rights conventions and treaties including its own Constitution that mandates the state to respect and protect the fundamental […]
A call to unite as the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day
In commemoration of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day, Corruption Watch wishes to call attention to the need for unity of purpose on the political leadership front to optimize efforts at fighting corruption. Corruption Watch opines that state actors, especially government must lead all stakeholders to rally efforts towards demonstrating a better commitment to implementing and […]
To cap or not to cap?
Because we are so special, aren’t we? How many Justices do we have on the Ghana Supreme Court now? I have even lost count! The last time I bothered to check, it was inching its way up toward the number 20. Kenya, a fellow common law country, with a population numbering over 50 million (Ghana: […]
CDD-Ghana Board appoints Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo as new Chairperson
The Board of Directors for the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) have appointed Professor Audrey Sitsofe Gadzekpo as the new Chair for the Board. This took place during the 71st Board meeting on September 26, 2022, upon the retirement of the immediate past Chair, Mr. Seth Dei on June 1, 2022. Professor Gadzekpo had […]
The 2023 Budget –The Political Opportunities and Challenges
The 2023 Budget and Economic Statement was finally presented to Parliament on November 24, 2023. In the public commentary following the presentation, two items have caught the attention of citizens – a) the reduction of the E-Levy charge to one percent (1%) and the removal of the One Hundred Ghana Cedi (GH₵100.00) daily limit threshold […]
Happy Farmers’ Day
As we celebrate gallant farmers today, Maame Ekua O. Oduro, CDD-Ghana’s D&G intern urges leaders to zealously restructure the economy to rely more on homegrown products, adopt biotechnology to combat the effects of climate change and explore advanced opportunities to promote food security. Click here to read more > https://bit.ly/3VOvOZ7 #CDDPublication
The Russia-Ukraine war: A silver lining for Africa?
The Russia-Ukraine war began with the deployment of Russian troops to a shared Russian-Ukrainian border towards the end of 2021. On February 24, 2022, Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, ordered military operations in Ukraine, arguing that the invasion was to “de-militarize” and “de-Nazify” the Republic of Ukraine. Nine months have passed since the conflict began and […]
Violent Extremist and Terrorist Threats: Examining Ghana’s Preparedness
The growing spate of violent extremism and terrorism in the sub-region spells doom for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 16 which focuses on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Ghana is now the only country among the earlier mentioned coastal states that has not suffered from any violent extremist and terrorist […]
The Censure Committee and the Judicialization of the Business of Parliament
The ad hoc committee of Parliament, set up and directed by the Speaker of Parliament to investigate certain allegations in connection with a motion of censure brought against the Minister of Finance, made some “rulings” in the course of its public hearings that ended last week. One such ruling was that the committee, and for […]
