Ghana’s political parties and citizens need to confront a basic reality that is too often lost in the intensity of our political competition: Ghana is still a developing country. We have not yet built the industrial capacity, infrastructure, technological base, productive employment system and institutional strength associated with highly developed economies, and millions of Ghanaians…
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September 24, 2026• By Murkthar Suleiman Global State of Democracydemocracy assessmentdemocracy action
Democracy in Africa has faced considerable challenges over the past decade. Several countries have experienced democratic backsliding to “multiparty autocracies” or military regimes, and more have experienced declines in the quality of electoral contestation and political freedoms.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has declared incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema winner of the August 13 presidential election.