Talking Ghana

The panellists continue to reflect on the ongoing campaign to bring the Ghanaian government's attention to various structural problems in the country using the viral hashtag #FixTheCountry. Oliver Barker-Vormawor @barkervogues - one of the accidental convenors of this campaign - also offers an insider account of how the NPP Government is responding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In the episode, the panellists reflect on the ongoing campaign to bring the Ghanaian government's attention to various structural problems in the country using the viral hashtag #FixTheCountry. Oliver Barker-Vormawor @barkervogues - one of the accidental convenors of this campaign - also offers an insider account of how the NPP Government is responding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

Talking the Supreme Court's judgment in the 2020 Election Petition; did the Court get it right, what did get wrong? What was lost? What reactions did it engender and were the reactions appropriate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking the constructive dismissal of the Auditor-General. We take a deep dive into the law, the politics and the inbetweens. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are talking the exercise of the contempt powers of the Courts to summarily punish people for criticising the Courts, its limits or lack thereof, potential for abuse, and its continuing relevance or necessity, if any, in a democracy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this Episode, we are talking everything parliament: the balance of power; the vetting of ministerial appointees; and whether there are avenues for improvement in how Parliament sets out to conduct its business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this Episode, we are talking the ongoing 2020 election presidential elections. We reflect in particular on the decision to reject the application of the Petitioner for the Chair of the EC to testify. We consider avenues for holding the EC accountable that does not necessarily upend the legal system but also exacts administrative accountability. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we peep into the crystal ball, and give our take on what developments, fault-lines and interest alignments that are likely to define the political landscape in Ghana in the coming year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this bonus episode, we give you a sneak peak into Talking Ghana's raw reactions to the disenfranchisement of Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) in the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. The people of SALL are still unrepresented in the 8th Parliament! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking aftermath of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. Lessons learned and unlearned, mistakes made and unmade. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are talking the work of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers in respect of the 2020 Elections, as well as the aftermath of the elections and the missteps of the Electoral Commission. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking the final countdown to the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on 7 December 2020 in Ghana. We do a recap of the key determinants, likely trends and our predictions for this election. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this Episode we are continuing on conversation on the fight (if you can call it that) against Corruption in the lead up to the elections. We focus here on the Office of the Special Prosecutor, the resignation of the Special Prosecutor following the publication of the Corruption Risk Assessment on the controversial Agyapa deal. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this Episode, we are taking a short pause from our discussion of Corruption and the Auditor General to talk about the death of Jerry John Rawlings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking the fight (if you can call it that) against Corruption in the lead up to the elections. The President's directive asking the Auditor-General to proceed on leave, while the latter was investigating a Minister of State has been the source of controversy, as to the regularity of the directive, the implications for what this means for the fight against corruption and the the wisdom in Civil Society Organisations decision to take the matter to Court --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are continuing our conversation on Western Togoland. We look at secessionism and the challenges of nation building in post-colonial Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking Western Togoland. We look at secessionism and the challenges of nation building in post-colonial Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are continuing our conversation on development: what it is? Whether there is a dictatorship of the Development discourse or a culture of no alternatives to development? What grounds this dictatorship? Can there really be “non-development” as opposed to “anti-developments”? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are talking development: what is development? Is there a dictatorship of the Development discourse or a culture of no alternatives to development? What grounds this dictatorship? Can there really be “non-development” as opposed to “anti-developments”? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are continuing our discussion of the political party manifestoes unveiled by the two major political parties leading up to the presidential and parliamentary elections of 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode we are talking the political party manifestoes unveiled by the two major political parties leading up to the presidential and parliamentary elections of 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are continuing our discussion of Ghana's Electoral Commission, its preparedness and ability to keep up with the evolving needs of Ghana's democracy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking Ghana's Electoral Commission, its preparedness and ability to keep up with the evolving needs of Ghana's democracy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we continue our discussion of one of the most topical issues in Ghana today: Elections 2020! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message

In this episode, we are talking of one of the most topical issues in Ghana today: Elections 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-ghana/message