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Ghana’s democracy is a reality, not an illusion – Prof Lumumba
Renowned Pan-Africanist and legal scholar, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, has affirmed that Ghana’s democracy is a working reality rather than a mere illusion, describing the nation as the "political Mecca of most Africans".
NPP calls on CSOs, global community to safeguard Ghana’s democracy
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is urging civil society organisations and the global community to take an active role in protecting Ghana’s democratic space, amid concerns over what it describes as increasing threats to freedom of speech.
Democracy without Dividends? Governance expert warns citizen apathy could endanger Ghana’s democratic future
Governance expert Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako has issued a stark warning that Ghana’s democracy faces a growing threat not from coups or violent uprisings, but from increasing citizen apathy fuelled by economic hardship, unemployment, corruption, and unmet expectations. Speaking at a public forum organised by the Ghana Academ...
Judicialization of politics and the politicization of Judiciary: Implications for Nigeria’s democratic future
Democracy rests on a delicate constitutional balance between the executive, legislature, judiciary and the people. Each institution has a distinct mandate, and the legitimacy of democratic governance depends on each respecting the constitutional limits of its authority. When these boundaries become blurred, democratic...
Misinformation now one of biggest threats to democracy in West Africa – Shamima Muslim
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has warned that misinformation, artificial intelligence and coordinated disinformation campaigns have emerged as some of the greatest threats confronting democracy in West Africa. Speaking at the inaugural CJID Ghana Media Summit in Accra on Thursday, she said democracy i...
Ghana calls for urgent political finance reforms to protect democracy across Africa
Deputy Minister for Finance Thomas Nyarko Ampem has called for urgent reforms to political financing across Africa, warning that the growing influence of money in politics is threatening democratic integrity, excluding competent leaders and eroding public trust in democratic institutions. Speaking at the opening of the...
Media experts advocate sustainable financing to strengthen journalism, democracy
Media and democracy experts have called for sustainable financing for journalism to strengthen information integrity and safeguard democracy in West Africa.
When two elephants fight: Senegal’s political divorce and the future of democracy
There is an old African proverb: When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. Few countries today illustrate this more poignantly than Senegal. Barely two years ago, Senegal stood as a beacon of democratic renewal in West Africa. After years of political tension under former President Macky Sall, the electio...
Are walkouts in parliament truly democratic?
The late Minister for Environment once made a memorable remark on the floor of Parliament before his untimely passing that “The Minority has staged more walkouts than their total numbers in Parliament.”
Dialectical Democracy (Part One)
There are those in Ghana who see democracy as part of God’s creation or perhaps something found in the Holy Bible if they’re Christians or found in some chapters in the Holy Quran if they’re Muslims. Some even behave as if Democracy is actually part of the first book in the Holy Bible, as if […]
Which way Nigeria? Ballot or bullet: The politics of insecurity and the future of democracy
More than four decades ago, the late Sunny Okosun posed a question that captured the anxieties and aspirations of a nation struggling to define its future: "Which Way Nigeria?" The song was both a lament and a challenge. It called attention to corruption, injustice, poor leadership, and national drift. Today, as Nigeri...
Monetisation of politics threatening democracy — Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has warned that the growing influence of money in politics is gradually shutting ordinary citizens out of governance and turning public office into a financial investment. He said the rising cost of political participation was distorting democracy, weakening pub...