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Constitutional reform: a democratic contest of ideas

Constitutional reform: a democratic contest of ideas

News Article - 29 June 2010
Today, a number of African countries are moving towards a constitutional order that is not only democratic and legitimate, but also inclusive and popularly accepted.
President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

News Article - 27 May 2010
NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).
Paul Victor Obeng speaks at Africa Day 2010

Paul Victor Obeng speaks at Africa Day 2010

News Article - 04 May 2010
NIMD invited one of Ghana's most prominent politicians, Paul Victor Obeng, to speak at Africa Day 2010 in The Hague.
Lessons on Constitutional Reform

Lessons on Constitutional Reform

News Article - 03 May 2010
This week, NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme (ARP) will facilitate an exchange programme in Nairobi between members of Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee and constitutional stakeholders from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya.
Malian politicians learn from Ghanas experience

Malian politicians learn from Ghana's experience

News Article - 03 May 2010
NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme recently facilitated an exchange visit by a delegation of Malian politicians and electoral stakeholders to Ghana, in order to deepen their understanding of the Ghanaian electoral system.
Paul Victor Obeng spreekt over democratie in Ghana op Afrika Dag 2010

Paul Victor Obeng spreekt over democratie in Ghana op Afrika Dag 2010

News Article (language: Dutch) - 20 April 2010
NIMD heeft een van Ghana’s meest vooraanstaande politici, Paul Victor Obeng, uitgenodigd om te spreken over de ontwikkeling van zijn land van militair regime naar democratie.
Paul Victor Obeng to speak at Africa Day 2010

Paul Victor Obeng to speak at Africa Day 2010

News Article - 16 April 2010
NIMD has invited one of Ghana's most prominent politicians, Paul Victor Obeng, to speak at Africa Day 2010 in The Hague.
President Mills prijst oppositie voor bijdrage aan democratie in Ghana

President Mills prijst oppositie voor bijdrage aan democratie in Ghana

News Article (language: Dutch) - 05 March 2010
Tijdens een bijeenkomst met de partijleiders, NIMD-directeur Roel von Meijenfeldt, en IEA-directeur Jean Mensa, heeft Ghana's president John Evans Atta Mills de oppositie geprezen voor hun bijdrage aan democratische ontwikkeling.
President of Ghana lauds opposition for promoting democracy

President of Ghana lauds opposition for promoting democracy

News Article - 04 March 2010
At a meeting with party leaders, Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the opposition for making democracy flourish in Ghana.
Comparing Youth Participation in Ghana and Kenya

Comparing Youth Participation in Ghana and Kenya

News Article - 27 January 2010
Last year Gideon Chitanga conducted research for Young NIMD on the political participation of young people in Ghana and Kenya.
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Programma informatie

With Ghana partner, the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), NIMD supports a political party programme, which has delivered a home grown democratic reform agenda (DCSP), and  contributed to free and fair elections in December 2008 and a smooth transition of power.

Political parties in parliament

• Convention Peoples Party (CPP)
• New Patriotic Party (NPP)
• National Democratic Congress (NDC)
• Peoples National Convention (PNC)

Key political events

• Enactment of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (ROPAA), which enfranchises Ghanaians in the diaspora.
• Party primaries for the election of presidential candidates.
• Free and fair General Elections held in December 2008, won by the NDC and its Presidential Candidate John Atta Mills

Key achievements

• Consensus reached on national political reform agenda.
• DCSP finalised and adopted by the government as a national strategy for democratic consolidation.
• Electoral Code of Conduct enhanced with Enforcement Body
• A series of televised debates with presidential candidates taking questions from the public helped enhance the legitimacy of the electoral process.

Lessons learned

• Attracting external funding for the Ghana programme proved difficult. Although IEA managed to attract a substantial amount of external funding in 2008, these funds where dedicated to election-related activities. No concrete commitments have been secured towards implementing the DCSP despite positive responses from a various donors. In 2009, NIMD and IEA will embark on a joint lobby strategy to seek additional funding for the roll out of the DCSP and to ensure that IEA’s funding base is sufficiently diversified.

Key national partners

• Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
• Electoral Commission
• Law Reform Commission
• National Commission for Civic Education
• National Peace Council
• Finance, Constitutional and Legal Committee

International partners

• Royal Netherlands Embassy
• Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme (G-RAP, an initiative of Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands and United Kingdom)
• European Commission