Re: CDD-Ghana and the Governance
for Development in Africa Residential
School, Accra
E. Gyimah-Boadi,
Executive Director, CDD-Ghana &
Afrobarometer,
Professor, Department of Political Science,
University of Ghana, Legon
About the Ghana Center for Democratic
Development (CDD-Ghana)
Founded in 1998, the Ghana
Development (CDD-Ghana):
Center
for
Democratic
 Is independent, non-governmental and non-profit institute dedicated
to research and advocacy for the promotion of democracy, good
governance and economic openness in Ghana and throughout Africa;
 Its research outputs and other services are available to and used by
governmental and non-governmental agencies, Africa regional bodies,
development partners as well as researchers and the general public.
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About CDD-Ghana (contd.)
 CDD-Ghana is also the home of the Afrobarometer
- An
African-led independent and non-partisan research project that
measures the social, political, and economic atmosphere in Africa. The
surveys are repeated regularly, thus, making it possible to make both
cross-country and cross time comparisons;
 Afrobarometer results are shared with decision makers, policy
advocates, civic educators, journalists, researchers, donors and the
general public.
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CDD-GHANA Networks, Partnerships and Collaboration
The Center engages in extensive international networking and collaborations in
pursuit of its objectives. They include:
 The
Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI) :
http://ndri.ned.org/
 Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID), a research consortium
based at IDPM/BWPI, SED, University of Manchester :
http://www.bwpi.manchester.ac.uk/research/ResearchProgrammes/effect
ive_states_and_inclusive_development.html
;
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/research/esid/
 Enhancing Knowledge for Renewed Policies against Poverty (NOPOOR) :
http://www.nopoor.eu/
 The Africa Power and Politics Programme (APPP) research consortium (led
by the Overseas Development Institute): http://www.institutionsafrica.org/
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CDD-Ghana Partnership with and Collaboration
with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF)
The Center’s Executive Director has been a member of the Index
Technical Committee of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance
(IIAG), and currently, member of Index Advisory Council:
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/
 CDD Ghana provides an indicator for the Ibrahim Index of African
Governance: http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/iiag/ Sanctions :
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-datareport.pdf
 The Center has hosted two previous programs to release the IIAG in
Ghana.The first program was in 2010, the second in May 2012.
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CDD-Ghana Partnership with and Collaboration
with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF)
 Through partnership with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (and other
donors), Round 5 of Afrobarometer surveys have been expanded
to cover 35 African countries, representing over two-thirds of
African countries. This has made the Afrobarometer the first panAfrican databank of citizens’ views and voices on a range of
governance issues;
 The findings of the Afrobarometer are to be fed into future
installments of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG).
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CDD-Ghana and the Governance for Development in
Africa Residential School in Accra (May 6-10, 2013)
 CDD-Ghana is collaborating with the Center of African Studies (CAS)
of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University
of London to present the 2013, supported by the MIF;
 The Residential School is aimed at building skills and developing talent
to enhance the ability of citizens to improve the quality of governance
in their countries;
 The twenty-eight (28) participants in this intensive 5-day program of
seminars and workshops drawn from twelve (12) African countries will
explore new ideas and share experiences on good governance and
development.
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The Governance for Development in Africa
Residential School in Accra (May 6-10, 2013)
 The lectures will be delivered by academics and practitioners from
the UK and Africa;
 I will be speaking on the topic - “Democratic politics as an asset
and a liability for the governance of oil/natural resource
governance in Africa: the Ghana case” on Tuesday, May 7, 10:45am
to 12:45pm;
 For myself and the Center’s research staff participating this school,
this is a great opportunity to learn from the lecturers and fellow
participants, and to share knowledge with them on how to think
about and how to improve governance for development in Africa.
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