Ghana: General Resources, Politics, & Human Rights
- African Women's Development Fund (Accra, Ghana)"In the year 2000, three women, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda Tadria created a philanthropic organisation focused on making measurable change in African women’s lives...Since 2001 AWDF has worked to build relationships with, and mobilise resources for over 1,300 women’s organisations in 45 countries Africa and the Middle East."
--See also: African Women's Development Fund Repository - Amnesty International on Ghana (New York and Washington, DC)
- Center for Strategic and International Studies: "Internal Challenges: Ghana's Security Landscape," November 14, 2024. Podcast with Paul Nana Kwabena Aborampah Mensah, program manager in charge of security sector governance at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Accra.
--See also: Ghana: assessing risks to stability. (June 2011)
by David Throup. -- Washington, DC: CSIS, 2011. 26 pages in PDF format
--Plus: "Stress Testing African States" series - CHRAJ--Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (Accra, Ghana)
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in Ghana (New Delhi, India; London, UK; Accra, Ghana)CHRI reports and excerpts from Ghanaian news media. "The CHRI is a non-partisan independent international non-governmental organisation. Human rights education and advocacy are at the core of all CHRI's activities, and the aims and ends of its reports and investigations."
- Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
- Report of the Constitution Review Commission : From A Political To A Developmental Constitution.
December 20, 2011.
Accra, Ghana: The Commission, 2011. --via ConstitutionNet, International IDEA, Stockholm, Sweden ; 984 pages in PDF format
- Ghana Review International: Constitution of Ghana (1992), 2002 (London, UK)
- Judicial Service of Ghana: Constitution of Ghana (1992) (Accra)
- Report of the Constitution Review Commission : From A Political To A Developmental Constitution.
- Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa Blog (Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo ...[et al.], Accra, Ghana)[Since 2009] "The CIHA Blog seeks to transform the phenomenon of aid to Africa into egalitarian and respectful relationships that challenge unequal power relations, paternalism and victimization. Our research and commentaries highlight critical and religious voices to explore connections among issues of faith, governance, gender, and race in colonial and post-colonial contexts."
- Elections in Ghana in 2024, 2020, and earlier
- The Africa Report (Paris): "Infographic: Breakdown of Ghana’s 2024 presidential results," December 10, 2024 ; "Ghana elections: what are the 5 key issues?" November 11, 2024 ; "Ghana elections: John Mahama to fight on after rejecting Nana Akufo-Addo victory," December 11, 2020.
- African Elections Project (Accra, Ghana) : "EC declares election 2024 winner without results from 9 constituencies," December 10, 2024 ; "John Dramani Mahama: Ghana's One-Term President Still Seeking Redemption," December 2, 2024 ; Ghana Elections 2024: Who are the candidates?, November 30, 2024.
- BBC News (London): "More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations," December 10, 2024 ; "Ghana becomes record fifth African nation to see opposition victory this year," December 8, 2024 ; "What's on the minds of Ghanaian voters in seven charts," December 3, 2024 ; "Ghana's election: Six things you should know," December 7, 2020
- CODEO--Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (Accra) Pre-election and situation reports
- Commonwealth Secretariat (London): Commonwealth Observer Group, December 2, 2024 ; Commonwealth Observer Group on 2020 Ghanaian Elections--News
- Economic Community of West African States: ECOWAS Election Observers in Ghana---News (Abuja, Nigeria)
- Electoral Commission of Ghana (Accra)
- European Union Election Observation Mission: Ghana 2020 (Brussels, Belgium)
- Ghana HomePage on "Ghana Election 2020" (Accra)
- Ghana Remembers--2024 Presidential Candidates (Accra)
- Kofi Akpaloo, founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana
- Mahamudu Bawumia, New Pariotic Party
- Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumankuma
- Alan John Kyerematen, founder and leader of Movement for Change
- Daniel Augustus Lartey Jr., Great Consolidated Popular Party
- John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress
- George Twum-Barima-Adu
- See also: "Ghana Remembers--People--Politics"
- Graphic Ghana: Ghana Votes 2024 Updates (Accra)
- Institute for Democratic Governance (East Legon, Accra, Ghana)
Policy brief on 'Duopolistic elections' (May 2023)
Duopolistic elections and democratisation of local government in Ghana. (February 2022) ; Third High-Level Meeting on Presidential Election Peace Pact 2020 (December 4, 2020) and related links
- Modern Ghana: Elections 2024 ; Election 2020 and earlier elections (Accra)
- Presidential candidates and political parties in 2024-- New Patriotic Party of incumbent Vice President, Mahamud Bawumia
- Elections in 2016
- African Elections Project on 2016 Ghana Elections (Accra)
- European Union Election Observation Mission--Ghana 2016 (Brussels, Belgium)
- IFES--Internatonal Foundation for Electoral Systems: "Elections in Ghana: 2016" (Washington, DC)
- 2016 Election news
- BBC News (London, UK): "Ghana election commission website hit by cyber attack," December 8, 2016 and related stories
- Graphic Online (Accra): Ghana Election 2016
- ModernGhana.com (Accra): Ghana Election 2016 Results
- New Patriotic Party (Accra)The official site of the political party of 2016 and 2012 presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo.
- Elections in 2012 and earlier
- African Elections Project: Ghana in 2012 (Accra, Ghana)"The West African Elections project is aimed at developing the capacity of the media in ICTs in order for them to use it as a tool for election coverage and the provision of elections information and knowledge for planned elections..."
- BBC News on Ghana Elections 2012 (British Broadcasting Corporation, London, UK)
- Convention People's Party (Accra)The official site of the political party whose 2012 presidential candidate is Abu Sakara Foster.
- ECOWAS Commission (Abuja, Nigeria) Ghana 2012 -- Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Preliminary Declaration, December 8, 2012 (8 pages in PDF format)
- Electoral Commission of Ghana (Accra)
- GhanaWeb.Com on Ghana Elections 2012 (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Great Consolidated Popular Party, via Facebook (Accra)The official site of the political party whose presidential candidate in 2012 is Henry Lartey.
- ModernGhana.Com -- Ghana Election Homepage (2012) (Modern Ghana Media Communications, Ltd., Accra)News, electoral results, and links to political party and candidates' web sites
- Progressive Peoples' Party (Accra)The official site of the political party whose 2012 presidential candidate is Kwesi Nduom.
- 2008 and earlier
- African Studies Centre, Leiden University: "Ghana Elections 2008" Web Dossier
-- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008. - CODESRIA--Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa: A study of Ghana's Electoral Commission. (2010) CODESRIA research report; no. 2. -- Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 2010. 32 pages in PDF format
- GhanaWeb on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, December 7, 2008 (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
-- Presidential candidates 2008
-- 2008 Political Parties - GhanaWeb on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2004 (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- "Profile: Ghana's 'gentle giant'" (Dec. 10, 2004) and links to "Ghana election diary" and related stories (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)
- BBC News on "Rawlings: The legacy" (December 2000) (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)
- African Studies Centre, Leiden University: "Ghana Elections 2008" Web Dossier
- African Elections Project: Ghana in 2012 (Accra, Ghana)
- The Africa Report (Paris): "Infographic: Breakdown of Ghana’s 2024 presidential results," December 10, 2024 ; "Ghana elections: what are the 5 key issues?" November 11, 2024 ; "Ghana elections: John Mahama to fight on after rejecting Nana Akufo-Addo victory," December 11, 2020.
- Embassies and Consulates of and in the Republic of Ghana
- Friends of the Nation (Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana)Established in 1993, FoN is a registered socio-environmental advocacy, non-profit, non-governmental development-oriented organization."
--See especially: Reports on Natural Resource Management and Community Development - Ghana Center for Democratic Development (Accra, Ghana)The website offers general and contact information about the center's research programme; plus abstracts and order information on CDD working papers and briefs. "The Center is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization ... dedicated to the promotion of society and government based on the rule of law, appropriate checks on the power of the state, and integrity in public administration."
--See especially: Publications - Ghana: a country study. (Online) Area handbook. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress; US Department of the Army, 1994)The electronic version of the handbook, with chapters on history, geography, economy, society & culture, and a bibliography.
- Ghana Integrity Initiative, Local Chapter of Transparency International (Accra)"GII was launched in December 1999 as a non-partisan, non-profit civil empowerment organization focused on the delivery of essential themes necessary for the creation of a National Integrity System."
--See especially: GII Alerts (2023) - GhanaWeb (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)A well-developed site, with information for research, business, and travel.
- Government of the Republic of Ghana (Accra)
- Government of Ghana -- Official Website (Accra)The site features current news, speeches delivered by the President and ministers, press releases, links to other government information, etc.
- The Presidency
- Selected Ministries
- Ghana Districts: a repository
- Interior
- Judicial Service
- The Parliament of Ghana -- Official Website (Accra)This site features current news and detailed information on the activities of the Parliament, including listing of standing and select committee members, sample issues from The Hansard, legal business of The Parliament of the Fourth Republic (2007), sample legal instruments (2001), The Constitution, press releases, etc.
- Government of Ghana -- Official Website (Accra)
- Institute for Democratic Governance (East Legon, Accra, Ghana)"The Institute plays diverse roles in promoting participation of civil society and other non-state actors in the pursuit of democracy and good governance, economic growth and poverty reduction, as well as equitable development in Ghana...IDEG currently convenes four networks: The Growth and Poverty Forum ; The Governance Issues Forum ; The Civic forum Initiative (CFI) ; and, The National Consultative group (NCG) on the NGO."
--See especially: IDEG Publications - Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (Accra, Ghana)Since 2003, the centre has been offering training programs and support for policy research and publications on peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Africa. See especially, research publications on "Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution."
- Media Foundation for West Africa (Legon, Accra, Ghana)This site --in English or in French-- features current news and alerts on press freedom issues in the region. "The MFWA seeks to advance the development of free mass media and of a culture of free expression using advocacy strategies, networking and collaboration..."
- National Reconciliation Commission, 2002-2007 (Accra)
- "An Overview of Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission and its Relationship with the Courts." (2004) By Ken A. Attafuah. Truth Commissions And Courts. Edited by W. Schabus and S. Darcy. Dordrecht: Springer, 2004. --via SpringerLink
- GhanaWeb (Accra): Dossier--The National Reconciliation Commission
- International Center for Transitional Justice (New York): Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission: A Comparative Assessment. (September 2006).
By Nahla Valji. Occasional paper ; 62 pages in PDF format. - National Reconciliation Commission Act of 2002 (January) --via Ghana Review
- United States Institute of Peace (Washington, DC): Truth Commission: Ghana
- Worldcat.org (USA): The Final Report of the Ghana National Reconciliation Commission (2004) in major US academic library catalogs
- OccupyGhana (Accra)"OccupyGhana is a social and political non-partisan pressure group. We are passionately committed to ensuring that Ghana develops to its full economic potential and remains a strong democracy."
--See especially: OccupyGhana News Room - Political Parties & Presidential Candidates of Ghana -- Elections 2008
- GhanaHome Page: Presidential Candidates 2008: including "independent" & minor party candidates (GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- The politics of reform in Ghana, 1982-1991. By Jeffrey Herbst. -- Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press ; California Digital Library eScholarship program, 2003 (1993).
- Republic of Ghana (See "Government of the Republic of Ghana" above)
- Solace Initiative (Accra, Ghana)"...established in 2012 and registered in April 2013 is a non-for-profit, non-governmental organization committed to working for the promotion and protection of the human rights of all persons specifically Lesbians, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) people in Ghana."
--See especially: Reports and publications -and- News - United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Ghana (2024)
- United States. Department of State (Washington, DC)
- Ghana Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
--Search by country for years: 1996-1999 -and- 1999-2015 - Ghana Country Report on International Religious Freedom: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
--Search by country for years: 2001-2015
--Plus: 1999 | 2000 - U.S. Embassy in Ghana -- Accra
- Ghana Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
- West African Civil Society Institute (WASCI) (Accra, Ghana)"...established by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in 2005 to reinforce the capacities of civil society in the sub-region. The Institute became operational in July 2007."
- West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) (Accra, Ghana)The site --in English or in French-- includes recent news, policy reports (PDF format), and information on the organization's activities. "Work began in 1990 to establish a regional network of peacebuilding initiatives in West Africa. This arose as a result of the Liberia civil war, which necessitated the creation of a regional peace intervention force. Religious and civil society groups were mobilized to collectively participate in active peacebuilding."
- "Western Togoland"
- Institute for Security Studies: "Ghana's Western Togoland crisis and Africa's unanswered secession questions," October 26, 2020. (Pretoria, South Africa)
- London School of Economics Centre for Africa: "How can Ghana address calls for independence in Western Togoland?" November 2, 2020. By Issac Haruna Ziaba. (London, UK)
- UNPO News: "Western Togoland". 2017 to present. (Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organization, Brussels, Belgium)