Author name: Dr. John Osae-Kwapong

In democracies, elections are used to competitively select leaders and offers citizens two important things – participation and voice. Elections however, come with challenges and sometimes controversy. It is a key activity at the heart of all democracies. Elections however are not without challenges and sometimes controversy. The West Africa region has experienced its fair

Still on the theme on the current state of democracy in West-Africa and the challenges being faced, I return this week to discuss the last set of worrying signs that has the potential to chip away at the peace I often say citizens have made with democracy. In this piece I focus on government performance

Last week, I discussed what I consider some very worrying signs about the state of democracy in West-Africa drawing on data from the Afrobarometer survey. I highlighted three worrying signs – a) the softening of citizens’ attitudes towards military regimes; b) growing doubts about the democratic credentials of countries in the region; and c) a

On September 29, 2023, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo said this “As all of us know, despite the considerable progress made by the community, in the areas of democracy, good governance and the rule of law since the early 1990s, which meant that, four (4) years ago, all fifteen (15) leaders of ECOWAS States were democratically elected,