Election 2024: Reimagining the fight against multidimensional poverty
The Ghana Statistical Services’ (GSS) recent report on multidimensional poverty in Ghana showed that, a little over seven million (7,317,555) or twenty-four percent (24%) Ghanaians are multidimensionally poor. Measuring poverty this way gives a comprehensive picture of the extent of deprivation faced by Ghanaians. Multidimensional poverty looks at three key areas – education, health, and […]
Politics and Public Policy: Legislating the Free SHS Program
In the 2017-18 academic year, the government introduced the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program by essentially an administrative directive. Seven years later, the government has announced its intention to present a bill to parliament that gives legislative backing to the program. This is a step in the right direction. The timing of thought […]
The Paradox of Corruption as an Election Issue
How much weight do voters place on corruption when deciding which candidate or political party to vote for? I raise this question not to suggest that the Ghanaian voter does not care about the issue of corruption in government because I strongly believe they do. Rather, it is quite intriguing to examine their responses to […]
Election 2024 – Are Ghanaians In A Dilemma?
Amidst Ghana’s current economic challenges and other governance hurdles, is change constant or expected in the December 2024 polls? In this latest blog piece, Dr. John Osae-Kwapong, D&D Fellow at the Center, considers research findings from Afrobarometer, Global Info Analytics, and Professor Smart Sarpong’s baseline study on ‘voter intentions’ for an analysis into who could […]
Allegations Against the Attorney General
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Ato Forson, is charged with causing financial loss to the State and is currently standing criminal trial together with a businessman. This is no laughing matter because the consequences of being found guilty means the deprivation of their daily life and liberty routines. Given the stakes, such trials must […]
The OSP – Fighting Corruption
In 2016, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) made its case against the John Mahama government on two fronts – poor management of the economy and widespread corruption in government. To fight corruption effectively, they (NPP) promised to set up a new anti-corruption entity. The consensus was that Attorney Generals, being part of the government, will […]
Engaging the Voter in the Health Conversation in this Election Year: Navigating Manifesto Promises for a Healthier Ghana
As Ghana gears up for another election, citizens find themselves at the crossroads of political rhetoric and pressing healthcare needs. In a liberal democracy like Ghana, where elections occur every four years, political parties use their manifestos to present alternative views on how they plan to improve the country’s health system. Some have suggested that […]
Election 2024: Who Will Make A Pledge To Ghana’s Democracy?
Ghana is seven months away from another crucial election. As usual, candidates are sharing their vision and ideas with voters. They are making promises and taking jabs at each other. All this makes for a bustling election season. As has been the case, the election is really a contest between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) […]
The 2024 World Press Freedom Index – Ghana’s Performance
Today is World Press Freedom Day. It’s also the day Reporters Without Borders release their World Press Freedom Index. All the 180 countries included in the index receive a) an overall score and rank; b) a score and rank in five subcomponent areas; and c) and an overall designation of the state of press freedom […]
The Vital Role of Journalists in Navigating the Health Conversation in an Election Year
Another election is on the horizon in Ghana and many seeking executive office will put out manifestos, spelling out their intentions and why they should be given the mandate to govern. These documents would have to be scrutinized by society to try and make sense of the intentions of the authors and the feasibility of […]
