Ghana is perceived as one of Africa’s most stable democratic systems, with uninterrupted constitutional rule since 1993 positioning it as a longstanding example of democratic consolidation in West Africa. This continuity has historically been associated with relatively open civic and…
Since 1992, Ghana has held competitive multiparty elections and undergone peaceful transfers of power between the two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Although the country has a relatively strong record of…
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As their first anniversary approached, Mubarak Bala and his wife, Amina, were overjoyed that they were expecting a son. But less than six weeks after his son was born and only eight months into their marriage, Bala was taken away from his family. Plainclothes officers came to his home to arrest him for insulting the prophet Muhammad before he could reunite with Amina, who resided in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja.
Ghana continues to rank among the region’s more open societies but faces emerging threats to its long-standing democratic reputation. Growing political polarization, online harassment of journalists, and occasional interference in media regulation reflect a worrying drift from its traditional press-freedom leadership.
