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Arrests and detentions: Miracles Aboagye cites pattern of intimidation, questions institutional independence
The communications director for Mahamudu Bawumia has warned that Ghana’s democracy is under threat, citing what he describes as a pattern of arrests, detentions and intimidation of dissenting voices under the current administration. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (14 May), Dennis Miracles Aboagye arg...
Demand for civic space holds strong across Africa as supply of freedoms wanes – Afrobarometer
Africans broadly express support for their right to join any organisation and for the media’s freedom from censorship and its responsibility to report on government mistakes, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows. Yet their experience of these freedoms is highly uneven and, in many contexts, eroding, increa...
NAPO urges restraint in political discourse, warns against insults
The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged Ghanaians to exercise restraint and responsibility in political discourse, warning against using democratic freedoms to justify insults and personal attacks. Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, said democracy gives citizens the...
Bawumia’s concern over alleged abuse of state power is not sincere – Solomon Owusu
Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has questioned the sincerity of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s concerns about alleged abuse of state power and threats to democracy, arguing that he failed to act while serving in government.
When truth is under fire: Why press freedom still defines democracy
As threats against journalists intensify, from war zones to courtrooms, the fight for press freedom is no longer abstract. It is a defining test of whether democracy can still hold.
Opaque political financing driving corruption and state capture in Africa — AUABC Chair Edem Senanu
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Kwami Edem Senanu, has identified opaque political party financing as one of the biggest enablers of corruption, illicit financial flows and state capture across Africa, calling on governments to urgently enact and enforce laws to regulate...
GJA@77: Media-government partnership vital to Ghana’s democracy – Shamima Muslim
Deputy Government Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, has praised the long-standing interaction between the media and successive governments, describing it as a key force behind Ghana’s democratic development and public accountability.
I won’t cancel legal traditions for one brief — Atta Akyea
Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea has defended his decision to stay away from court during Ghana’s ongoing legal vacation, insisting that he would rather “die for democracy” than compromise what he considers established legal traditions. The former Attorney-General said his position is not an attempt to abandon his client...
When politics becomes everything: Is Ghana losing its sense of nationhood?
A nation does not always collapse with the sound of war or the destruction of its institutions. Sometimes, it weakens quietly when citizens begin to value political victory more than national progress, when loyalty to parties becomes stronger than loyalty to the country, and when the question of “who benefits?” becomes...
Future government will prosecute abuses: “you do me, I do you” – NPP signals retaliation over alleged abuses
The communications director for Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the government of engaging in political persecution, warning that officials responsible for alleged abuses could face legal consequences in the future. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (14 May), Dennis Miracles Aboagye said recent arrests and...
Political parties, judiciary need reforms to protect African democracy — Asiedu Nketiah
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called for reforms within political parties and the judiciary to strengthen democratic governance and rebuild public trust across Africa.
Study finds majority satisfied with Ghana’s democracy
Nearly 69 per cent of Ghanaians are satisfied with the way democracy is functioning in the country, a new nationwide study has indicated.