ABANTU for Development, a leading Women’s rights advocacy Organization in Ghana on Wednesday, November 6, 2024,launched  a  project dubbed “Strengthening Capacities on Gender Equality and Socially Inclusive Ghana’s Elections 2024 and Beyond”.   Sponsored by STAR-Ghana Foundation with funding from the UK’s Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office, the project seeks to among other things increase the participation and representation of women, ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reiterated its dedication to ensuring a flawless election process in order to preserve democratic principles and public confidence. Over 200 professionals with experience in mathematics, statistics, and related quantitative fields have been hired by the EC as part of a strategic recruitment initiative to improve its operational efficiency. The goal of this action is to ...

IMANI Africa has expressed concerns over the feasibility of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) proposed Gold Purchase Programme as a solution for stabilizing the cedi, arguing that it may be insufficient to address Ghana’s currency and economic challenges. Speaking at IMANI’s “2024 IMANIfesto,” Dennis Asare, a senior research associate at IMANI Africa, outlined key issues with the programme, which has ...

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, November 8, will not be a public holiday. According to the Ministry, although the 2024 National Farmers’ Day will be observed on that date, it will not be designated a public holiday. This was contained in a press statement signed and issued by the Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, on ...

The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has urged that the upcoming December elections be conducted with transparency, fairness, and integrity. Speaking at her swearing-in ceremony alongside the newly appointed executives of the GBA, Mrs Ghartey stressed the critical role of legal professionals in upholding democratic principles during election periods. “This election should be handled in a ...

Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to their lives, are highlighted each year on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes ...

America is choosing its path forward, and the stakes could not be higher. Both candidates have presented stark visions for the future if they lose this election. Donald Trump says the country will “go to hell” and become “communist immediately” if he loses, while Kamala Harris describes her opponent as a “fascist” who wants “unchecked power”. Voters in the key ...

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has criticised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for allegedly prioritising developments in regions based on their electoral support. He argues that this approach neglects areas that did not favour the NPP in elections, suggesting it undermines equitable development across the country. Mahama made these remarks during his tour of ...

Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO’s latest Global Education Monitoring Report revealed on Thursday.  The findings reveal that global efforts to ensure universal education have hit a concerning plateau, with the out-school population reducing by only 1 percent in nearly 10 years. Progress and ...

The latest edition of the Afrobarometer Report compiled by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has revealed that 82% of Ghanaians surveyed said the country is headed in the wrong direction. The figure represents five percentage decrease compared to 2023 when 87 percent were of the view that Ghana was badly being managed. The 2024 report is titled, ” Citizens’ ...