Key Governance Issues and Proposals for Reform Ahead of the 2024 Elections and the Launch of Political Party Manifestos
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CDD-Ghana Congratulates Parliament on Passage of Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act
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“From Dubai to December: A Ghanaian Driver’s Electoral Resolve”
“Hello, Hashim,” I said. “His name is not Hashim,” my friend corrected. “Hashim” is the butler who booked the taxi for us.” “Oh, I see. What’s your name?” I inquired. “I am Hoffman,” he replied. “Are you British?” I asked, curious about his accent and eager to determine which part of Africa he was from […]
CDD-Ghana Monthly Magazine (June 2024)
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Politics and Public Policy – Legislating Gender Equality (Part II)
As previously mentioned in Part I, there is yet another attempt to pass an affirmative action bill. The legislation, Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill 2024, was presented to parliament on June 14, 2024. In Part I of this three-part series, the analyses mapped the gender dispositions landscape in Ghana which showed that Ghanaians a) have […]
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 […]
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 […]
