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West Africa: Akufo-Addo Calls for Entrenchment of Democratic Accountability Amid Coups
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The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has said democracy in West Africa is in danger as evident in the recent military takeovers in the sub-region, and urged all to work harder… Read more »
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West African Democracy is in Danger - Ghana's Akufo-Addo
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says West Africa is confronted with a difficult economic, political and social insecurity situation. "Despite the considerable progress made by regional bloc Ecowas in the areas of democracy, good governance and the rule of law since the 1990s, the region is currently witnessing a significant decline in its democratic relations," he said.
Akufo-Addo said this at a high-level parliamentary seminar on the 'Role of the Ecowas Parliament Relating the Challenges of Unconstitutional Regime Change and Presidential Term Limits in West Africa", organised by the Ecowas Parliament in Winneba in Ghana.
Speaker of the Ecowas Parliament Sidie Mohammed Tunis said the seminar was put together as part of parliament's obligations to determine what causes military takeovers, democratic regression, and political instability in the sub-region.
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