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Ghana represents a “bastion of democracy” in a region beset by political instability. With Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo visiting Washington, D.C., this week, the United States can deepen cooperation in a way that “really supports the U.S. message of bringing peace through democracy,” says USIP’s Donna Charles.
Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo is in Washington this week as the United States re-examines its strategy and engagement in West Africa and the Sahel, which have seen eight coups since 2020. Ghana stands out as a bastion of democracy in this region, where nearly 150 million people are today under the rule of armed forces.
Democracies and democracy advocates should welcome this week’s tenuously hopeful sign in Algeria’s announcement that the 10-week-old military junta in Niger has accepted Algiers’ offer to mediate in a transition to civilian, constitutional rule. Still, Algeria’s government and the junta left unclear the extent of any agreement on mediation, notably disagreeing on a basic element: the duration of a transition process. Algeria can bring significant strengths to a mediating role. In stepping forward from what most often has been a cautious posture in the region, Algeria creates an opportu...
MONROVIA – The Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander Cummings has admonished U.S authorities, that Liberia under another six years rule of President George Weah, is likely to become more susceptible to investors o
Kiwis lead the way The groundbreaking decision by the New Zealand government to ban live export should remind everyone that the Australian government has failed to curb the systematic abuse of animals by live export corporations. Millions of cows and sheep depart Australia on these death ships every year. Theyâre forced to live on top of one another, surrounded by a slurry of their own faeces, urine, and water. Seasick and unfamiliar with the pellets theyâre given as food, many starve to death before reaching their destination. The horrifying footage from the Awassi Express of p...