The Nation Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has launched a long-term development framework for Ghana, dubbed the Ghana@100 Long-term Development Framework. The main aim of the Ghana@100 Long-term Development Framework is to have a democratic, inclusive self-reliant and developed country by the time Ghana is 100 in the year 2057. At...
The ferocity of the 2020 presidential election in the United States is not about Donald Trump per se, but about what he represents: the racist structures of power that have persisted in America for centuries, though sometimes in mutated form. The long history of America’s state-sponsored racism will draw...
The Voices against Tribalism (VaT), a social development, research and advocacy based Non-Governmental Organisation has urged all presidential aspirants to be decorous in their utterances when campaigning. The group, in statement reminded the aspirants to first seek the unity of the country by avoiding acts that are divisive. The chairman of...
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  Helping to build informed and civically engaged communities is central to our work around elections , Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts both locally and globally, with protecting election integrity at the center of this work. This...
The consequences of ‘fake news’ come into strong focus during times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Misinformation and claims of phony cures were widely circulated, leading to serious injuries and even to some unfortunate deaths. This misinformation even included a fake video of President Akufo-Addo that was quickly...
The Economic Advisor and Spokesperson to the Vice President Dr Gideon Boako has donated Toyota pick-up and 10 motorbikes to the Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo region to ensure effective day-to-day operations of the party activities. He said the donation was to facilitate the work of the executives and...
Nana Agyekum Dwamena, Head of the Civil Service (HCS), has said Personal Assistants (PAs) and Technical Advisors (TAs) at various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are impeding the work of civil servants. This development has become a cause for concern. Consequently, the new civil service law has made clear proposals...
What if Ghana’s president, God forbid, tested positive for coronavirus? What if he left the hospital infected and contagious, got into a car, putting others’ lives at risk, drove up and down a street, to then return to hospital? What if our president emerged on a balcony, dramatically ripping...
Even as the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been pushing hard to digitise the economy, the digital divide in Africa, coupled with the fact that many people are excluded from online access through poverty and lack of coverage, makes it quite a daunting task. Researchers have found that closing...