A few days after the December 2016 elections in Ghana, a cartoon appeared in Uganda’s Sunday Monitor depicting a civics…
Consolidating Democracy in Ghana: An Overview
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Ghana: Another Peaceful Alternation of Power
On December 7 2016, Ghana held its seventh national elections since the beginning of the Fourth Republic. [1] In the…
Assessing the Performance of the First Female Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission
Ghana’s recent presidential and parliamentary elections were presided over by the country’s first female chair of the Electoral Commission (EC).…
‘My Wife, My Sister, My Mother’ : Electing More Women to Parliament in Ghana [1]
In Ghana’s 2016 election six more women were elected to parliament than were elected in 2012; this brought the number…
Ghana’s Media Comes of Age in Elections Coverage
Media coverage of elections have come a long way since the transition elections of 1992. However, despite improvements, challenges still persist.…
Westgate and the Future of Security in Africa
The time has come to reflect soberly on the significance of the Westgate mall siege and other terrorist attacks, and…
Terrorism Demands Rethinking of National and Regional Security
The Westgate Mall terror attack of September 21 has raised many questions about the nature of national security in Kenya…
Westgate, Counterterrorism, and Good Governance in Africa
The September 21 Al-Shabaab attack was a significant blow to the difficult process of state building on the continent, producing…
Responding to the Westgate Attack: Enforcing the Rule of Law
Following the Westgate Mall attack in September, a range of proposals have been put forth about what Kenya needs to…
The “Somali Question” and Ghosts of Past Security Dialogues in Africa
The Westgate mall attack in Kenya–one of the most recent indicators of the continuing rise in the use of terror…