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Anti-LGBTQ Bill: “smuggled” amendment claims raise serious procedural questions – Osae-Kwapong
John Osae-Kwapong, Director of the Democracy Project at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has questioned claims that provisions in Ghana’s controversial anti-LGBTQ bill were “smuggled” into the legislation during the parliamentary process. Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio on Saturday (30 May), Osa...
Young people must improve democracy, not merely inherit it — Ibn Chambas
Former African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has urged Ghana to equip its young people not only to inherit democracy but also to strengthen and improve it, stressing that the country's democratic future depends on citizens who embrace responsibility, justice and truth.
No democracy can flourish where corruption becomes normalised — Ibn Chambas
Former African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has warned that no democracy can thrive where corruption becomes normalised, stressing that the fight against graft must begin with ethical education from childhood rather than relying solely on law enforcement.
When democracy is tested, Press freedom matters most
As democracies confront disinformation, political polarisation and declining public trust, safeguarding press freedom remains essential to accountability, informed public debate and democratic resilience. Every democracy depends on citizens who can make informed choices. That, in turn, depends on access to accurate, in...
The Inconvenient Truth: Democracy cannot succeed where political parties need failure to survive
There was a time when many Africans viewed democracy as the destination. Today, perhaps it is time to ask a more difficult question. What if democracy was never the destination? What if democracy was merely the vehicle? And what if we have become so preoccupied with driving the vehicle that we have forgotten where we i...
Photos: ‘Democracy Is Not For Sale’ at Ho
Stakeholders, civil society actors, youth groups and members of the public are gathered in Ho for the live public dialogue under the theme "Democracy Not For Sale", aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and citizen participation in Ghana's democratic governance.
Cartoon or Crime? Free expression on trial in Ghana’s democracy
When satire becomes a handcuff offence, a nation must ask itself, “Are we protecting leadership or silencing truth?” The arrest and remand of individuals accused of digitally manipulating images of public officials has ignited a national conversation that Ghana can no longer avoid. At the centre of the storm lies a dif...
Oh Why, Honourable Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin?
If Afenyo-Markin refuses to apologise and retract these unfortunate remarks, he risks gradually eroding the respect many once held for him. Reputation, like constitutional authority, is not destroyed overnight; it declines slowly through repeated acts of recklessness. A statesman protects institutions even in disagreem...
Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy, military leader says
Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television.
‘Let’s empower citizens to act with their minds, not their stomachs’ — Zanetor
The Second Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called on African governments to complement reforms in political financing with deliberate investments in the economic empowerment of citizens, arguing that poverty remains one of the biggest drivers of money politics across the c...
Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, says that people need to “forget” about democracy, just three months after his government dissolved all political parties in the West African nation.
Suame MP slams AG over remarks on limits to free speech
Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Suame, John Darko, has criticised Attorney General Dominic Ayine over remarks defending limits on free speech, accusing the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of undermining constitutional freedoms. Darko said comments attributed to the Attorney General, which...