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The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has started the process of developing a long-term national development plan that will serve as the country’s vision for 2057. The framework, which incorporates the sectoral targets outlined in the existing 40-year development plan, will serve as a guide for political parties to align their manifestos to ensure continuity in development policies to sustain ...

President Akufo-Addo has asked all institutions involved in the country’s fight against corruption to critically evaluate Ghana’s maiden “National Anti-Corruption Action Plan” (NACAP 1). President Akufo-Addo was speaking at the Launch of the Evaluation of Ghana’s Maiden National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) at the Jubilee House in Accra on December 21. NACAP 1 has been in force for nearly ten ...

Some Stakeholders have urged political party leaders to leverage the Youth Manifesto in drafting their manifestoes for the 2024 general elections. A staggering 60% of young people surveyed want the next government to focus on creating jobs, a dramatic shift from the 2020 Youth Manifesto where employment only ranked second. Education and access to loans follow as key concerns. Senior ...

It is globally recognized that conflict is detrimental to the peace of every nation, affecting not only those who are directly involved but bystanders and others who are far away from the conflict zone. This affects the development of such nations and worsens the plight of rural communities.   To avoid such occurrences in Ghana’s  Mining-affected communities, the Centre for ...

Women’s empowerment has become a critical and increasingly prominent issue in the Ghanaian society. The inclusion and active participation of women in all aspects of society are crucial for the overall progress and well-being of communities and nations. To add meaning to the above proclamation, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) with support from the Ford Foundation has taken ...

A clarion call has been made on the Ghanaian electorate to vote massively for women candidates who will be contesting tomorrow’s District Level Elections.The proponents, Abantu for Development, a women’s rights Policy and Advocacy Organization says it considers tomorrow’s local government elections as another opportunity to deepen efforts to promote gender sensitivity in the electoral process and an invaluable possibility ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has assured civil society organisations (CSOs) that superior propositions that will improve the country’s lithium mining lease will be taken into consideration before the agreement is laid in Parliament for approval. He said although the government was fully convinced that the terms of the lithium lease granted to Barari DV ...

The Ghana Health Service has revealed that a total of 3,688 health personnel have left the country to seek greener pastures within the last three years. The Ghana Health Service says the figure comprises professional and critical caregivers. Some health professionals leaving the country have cited poor working conditions in Ghana as the reason for vacating their positions to seek ...

The Executive Director of the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), Mr Augustine Niber has cautioned community activists and leaders in mining-affected communities who have been offered paralegal training not to portray themselves as lawyers. .“Let me caution participants against the temptation to assume the role of lawyers since the training workshops do not qualify you as such,” Mr Niber ...

The Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL)and Third World Network Africa (TWN-Africa)have joined forces to hold paralegal training for some community leaders and activists in salt and sand mining communities in the Greater Accra and Volta regions. The three-day training aimed at equipping the participants with basic legal knowledge and skills in mining and human rights laws to help identify ...