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The Fall of Democracy and Lack of Confidence in Electoral Processes in Ghana

africapublicitySeptember 26, 2024September 26, 2024010 mins

By Osborn Martin Gatugbe, Volta Regional Chairperson for the United Nations Youth Association-Ghana The 2024 elections at the University of Ghana present a crucial moment for reflection on the state of youth engagement in Ghana’s democratic processes. With only 18,659 students out of 59,629 eligible voters participating, 40,970 students, or 68.7%, chose not to cast…

African youth are committed to democracy but express greater dissatisfaction than their elders, Afrobarometer inaugural flagship report reveals

africapublicityAugust 13, 202406 mins

African youth prefer democracy to any kind of authoritarian alternative but are more likely than their elders to be dissatisfied with the way democracy works in their countries, Afrobarometer’s inaugural flagship report shows. The report, the first in what will be an annual series on high-priority topics, distils findings from data spanning more than…