News from Ghana
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June 18, 2013: Opening Remarks at the Meeting of Experts on the Theme "Preventing and Responding to Electoral Violence in West Africa"
Cotonou, Benin - Distinguished participants, It is a pleasure for me to be here today to say a few words to you all on such a crucial issue, one that poses a significant threat to the very fabric of our nascent democracy in West Africa. As we all know, as recently as two decades ago, the sub-region was characterized by authoritarian and military rules. During this period, W. Alade Fawole and Charles Ukeje...
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May 30, 2013: News Report: West African Civil Society Convening Preparatory Meeting
Accra, Ghana - Civil Society leaders from across West Africa have been in Accra (from 29 and 30 May 2013) to participate in a planning meeting to organize an annual event for the region starting this year. Please join us in providing ideas and commentary. The key objectives of the convening have been to develop a strategic approach towards realizing the ECOWAS Vision 2020 of transitioning from an ECOWAS...
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May 10, 2013: Civil Society Organizations Equipped to Raise Funds
Accra, Ghana - Resource mobilization stands as a major challenge that prevents civil society organisations (CSOs) and other voluntary institutions working to enhance development in West Africa from achieving their goals. According to a report on the state of civil society in 2013 by CIVICUS, “organised civil society needs deep introspection and to realign itself with people’s needs and their voices, and to...
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December 14, 2012: Election story of three countries: Same democracy, different priorities
- On November 6th 2012, Americans went to the polls to elect their new President. It was event that held the attention of the world, had a price tag of some $6 billion in campaign funds, and bore the potential to redefine international politics in the coming months. In Sub-Saharan Africa, two countries have since gone to the polls. Sierra Leone just had their third presidential elections since...
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October 1, 2012: Governance Monitoring Project report on Ghana 2011
- Download the Ghana 2011 report here. Preface: Governance Trends in West Africa The Governance Monitoring Project is a joint research initiative of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA). The initiative, launched in 2006, aimed to track the evolution of governance in the region and highlight...