Tag: decentralization

Dr. Ohene Aku Kwapong, Democracy and Development Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has issued one of his most forceful analyses yet on Ghana’s worsening educational outcomes, ...

A Fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr. Ohene Aku Kwapong, has issued a sweeping and incisive call for Ghana to confront what he described as the ...

IMANI Center for Policy and Education, in its latest Critical Analysis of Governance and Economic Issues for the month of October,has called for decisive reforms in the Ghana Armed Forces ...

In a significant move under Ghana’s Reset Agenda, the government has announced a nationwide expansion of land services, signaling its intention to decentralize the Lands Commission’s operations.  As part of ...

Renowned policy analyst Alfred Appiah has issued a powerful critique of Ghana’s centralized policymaking structure, calling for a radical shift toward genuine decentralization.  Alfred Appiah expressed deep frustration with what ...

Ghana’s Minister for Local Government, Chieftancy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, has underscored that Ghana's ambitious development agenda hinges significantly on the effectiveness of its local governance structures, and ...

The release of the first tranche of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), accompanied by central government directives on its utilization, has drawn concern from governance expert Dr. Frederick Oduro, ...

In a renewed bid to revitalize Ghana’s District Assemblies and restore confidence in grassroots governance, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has announced sweeping reforms aimed at reversing years of centralization ...

In a significant move to strengthen local governance, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across eight regions in Ghana.  This appointment, made in ...

Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Eduwatch Africa, has called for a complete overhaul of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), advocating for its management to be fully transferred to district ...