Democracy’s Difficult Days
Democracy for a long time, I feel, did not have to make an argument for why it held legitimacy over other forms of government. By default, it was adjudged the best form of government. It appeared to enjoy moral superiority over the others. The names used to describe other forms of government were a clear […]
The Democracy Pledge – A Call To Our Political Parties
Today, September 15, is International Day of Democracy. The United Nations set this day as one for sober reflection on the state of democracy in the world. How do we continue to uphold and promote the principles of democracy? To answer this question for Ghana, I return once again to my recently published book […]
Enhancing Stakeholder Collaboration For Improved Border Management To Reduce Cross-Border Crimes
The desk study report aims to identify challenges and opportunities for improving border management to reduce cross-border crimes. This study p r o v i d e s a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e international and national legal frameworks that address cross-border crimes and migration. The […]
We Want Democracy, We Just Don’t Like How It Is Working
In the wake of the coup in Niger, Prof. Carlos García Rivero wrote the following in an article which appeared in The Conversation (an online independent news organization), “from the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups a year on the continent. By the end of the […]
Liberia at Crossroads, October 2023 General Elections: A Test of Institutional Maturity
There are three main challenges that have the potential to disturb the peace in Liberia in the upcoming elections: First, there is a high level of mistrust of state institutions including the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Courts, including the Magisterial Courts. There are real operational challenges in Liberia, […]
CDD-Ghana has not conducted polls on NPP parliamentary aspirants in Okaikwei North Constituency
CDD-Ghana has seen a message showing poll results for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirants for Okaikwei North Constituency and disassociates itself from this misinformation.
Ghana Cities Monitor 2023 Report
CDD-Ghana has initiated the Ghana Cities Monitor (GCM) with support from the Hewlett Foundation, to provide comprehensive, reliable, and timely citizen experiential data on a wide array of services and infrastructure that affect the quality of life within Ghanaian cities. The GCM aims to strengthen evidence-driven decision-making and augment existing opportunities for public participation and […]
A Fragile Peace With Democracy?
The Democracy Index, produced by the Economic Intelligence Unit, reports on the state of democracy worldwide. The index captures the state of democracy in five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Countries are classified into one of four types of regimes – “full democracy”, “flawed democracy”, […]
The Mid-Year Budget Review – A Boost For Cocoa Farmers
The Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana was presented to Parliament on July 31, 2023. As part of the presentation, the Honorable Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, provided an update on one of the required structural reforms of the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
WAEON Condemns Arrest of Citizen Observer Groups in Zimbabwe
The West African Election Observers Network (WAEON) condemns the arrest of citizen observer groups (Election Resource Centre and Zimbabwe Election Support Network) during Zimbabwe’s general elections. It calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all persons arrested for doing their civic duty and calls on the government of Zimbabwe to respect its constitution and […]
