October 11 is the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, a day to commemorate young women and girls globally and highlight the obstacles they face in fulfilling their potential. As part of the United...
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Reviewing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Ghana: Assessing Progress on the Renewed Anti-Corruption Fight
The Office of the Special Prosecutor in Ghana was instituted in 2018 to aid the Government of Ghana in the investigation and prosecution of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing. Despite...
Poverty Mapping of the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East District
The mining industry in Ghana accounts for 1.2% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with minerals making up 31% of total exports, of which gold contributed about 96% of these total mineral exports as at 2017....
Instability and coups in West Africa: a call for collective action
In recent years, West Africa has seen a spate of coups and attempted coups. Efforts by governance actors in the region to prevent these incidents have been largely ineffective. Coups are not the only security threat...
Coups and chaos: reckoning with instability in West Africa
On 1 February 2022, just two weeks after the military ended the rule of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré’s administration in Burkina Faso, an attempted coup took place in Guinea-Bissau. Videos on social media...
Review of the Security Situation in the West African Sub-Region: Advocating for Security Improvement to Promote Regional Development
West Africa and Ghana face serious security challenges that have consequences for public safety. The sub-region over the years has encountered several unresolved security problems that are further compounded by...
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