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Media coverage of the December 8-10 Summit for Democracy has largely focused on President Joe Biden’s remarks, coupled with critical reactions from China, Russia, and skeptical U.S. pundits. Few U.S. commentators seem to have bothered to listen to the three days of often thoughtful remarks by other world leaders and the many intelligent, emotionally engaging panelists representing a broad swath of civil society, business, and academia.

A Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), Mr Kwesi Jonah has said reforms within the local government system are critical for the effective development of the country.

The Ghana Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Network (GPMON) has called on Parliament to amend its Standing Orders to incorporate modalities for operating under a ‘split’ Parliament.

The crisis of democracy in West Africa was the focus of this year’s Kofi Annan Peace and Security (KAPS) Forum, co-organised by the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre and the Kofi Annan Foundation, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Democracy and Good Governance Protocol of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The... Read More

A Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has said the fight against corruption is the responsibility of all Ghanaians.

A total of 120 women street vendors – 39 in the capital and 81 in the provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk – have been selected to receive undisclosed amounts of funds to support their businesses during Covid-19, NGOs involved in the scheme said in a joint statement.

A total of 120 women street vendors – 39 in the capital and 81 in the provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk – have been selected to receive undisclosed amounts of funds to support their businesses during Covid-19, NGOs involved in the scheme said in a joint statement.

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