Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Factsheet Ghana offers concise NIMD programme information and political analysis on a single sheet.

More than 100 practitioners and experts on elections from 25 African countries convene in Accra Nov. 12-14, to assess recent elections across the continent.

Partners explain how NIMD's assistance to interparty dialogue has contributed to a peaceful transition of power after the elections in December 2008, and helped deepen democracy in Ghana.

Free and fair General Elections, held in December 2008, were won by the NDC and its Presidential Candidate John Atta Mills

NIMD supported the Democratic Consolidation Strategy Paper and contributed to a smooth transition of power at the end of 2008.

Democratic development does not comply to a singular template that can be readily exported. It is an incremental process that needs to grow from within. In this context NIMD has learned that exchanges with peers from other countries are valuable. They contribute to comparison of political practices,

NIMD’s approach to democracy support is exemplified by the Democratic Consolidation Strategy Paper (DCSP) of the political parties in Ghana.

A look at the role of multiparty cooperation in Ghana's recent general election

Newly elected Ghanian President Professor John Mills promises legislative commitment to IEA's political parties programme in his first ever State of the Nation Address.

The Accra-based Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) is NIMD's programme partner in Ghana.