Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

At a meeting with party leaders, Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the opposition for making democracy flourish in Ghana.

Last year Gideon Chitanga conducted research for Young NIMD on the political participation of young people in Ghana and Kenya.

African politicians talk about leadership, accountability and the 'Obama effect' in a series of video discussions conducted in Accra recently.

Politicians from Ghana, Malawi and Kenya discuss ways of improving accountability in African politics.

Discussion with African politicians on the impact of Barrack Obama's election and presidency in Africa.

Discussion with politicians from Ghana, Kenya and Malawi on political leadership in Africa.

Factsheet Ghana offers concise NIMD programme information and a prêt-à-porter 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