Ghana

Ghana’s elections delivered an opposition victory. They also revealed growing disillusionment with the country’s democratic governance.

Ghana is lauded in the West for its stable democracy. But under the surface, fragility is threatening the country’s democratic foundations.

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo’s “Resilient Ghana” program, which seeks to halt and reverse deforestation while also boosting the country’s economy, has won plaudits abroad. But Ghanaians are more skeptical, and for good reason. Deforestation is a grave problem in Ghana, but successive governments have done little to address it.