Also known as: Afrobarometer Pan Africa profile · Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile · Afrobarometer surveys
Afrobarometer — research organization conducting surveys on governance, economic conditions, and civic freedoms across African countries, including recent 2024–2025 studies across 38 nations.
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The Ghanaian Times
… Recent Afrobarometer surveys reveal a sobering reality: while Africans remain firmly committed to democracy, growing numbers, especially young people, would accept military intervention if elected governments continue to fail in delivering security, jobs, quality public services, …
Why Ghana must use its 2027 leadership to reset the African UnionDaily Guide
Most Africans continue to face economic hardship even as perceptions of government performance show modest gains since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile released this week. …
Economic Hardship Persists For Most Africans – AfrobarometerJoy Online
… Rising youth frustration Drawing on findings from the Afrobarometer surveys and the World Bank’s 2025 Ghana Economic Update, the governance expert painted a troubling picture of growing economic frustration among young people. …
Democracy without Dividends? Governance expert warns citizen apathy could endanger Ghana’s democratic futureJoy Online
Africans continue to rely on both formal and informal justice systems to resolve legal disputes, and many question whether the courts deliver fair, affordable, and timely justice, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/3PCQJRy) shows. …
Many Africans see justice system as unequal, costly, and slow, according to the Afrobarometer survey revealsJoy Online
… He said findings from consultations and surveys, including Afrobarometer reports, showed broad public support for the election of MMDCEs, provided the process remained non-partisan. …
Cabinet gives green light for MMDCEs to be elected; amendments to be laid in Parliament before end of 2026Joy Online
Africans broadly express support for their right to join any organisation and for the media’s freedom from censorship and its responsibility to report on government mistakes, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows. …
Demand for civic space holds strong across Africa as supply of freedoms wanes – AfrobarometerJoy Online
… It was just politics; it was just meant to carry Ghanaians along because, if you recall, there had been an Afrobarometer survey that said over 90 per cent of Ghanaians wanted the Bill passed, and so it was enough political market for them,” he said. …
Commitment to pass anti-LGBTQ+ Bill by NDC is absent — Baffour AwuahJoy Online
… A 2022 Afrobarometer survey found that more than four in ten Ghanaians believe a woman is likely to be criticised, harassed or shamed if she reports. …
Sweety Aborchie Writes: Women, Power, Politics, Issue 3: Silence is not consentDaily Guide
Afrobarometer has released a report of a survey on the world press freedom day which revealed that Africans support the media holding government accountable. …
Africans Support Media Watchdog Role – AfrobarometerDaily Guide
… He, however, stated that corruption remains widespread in the country, citing reports by Transparency International and Afrobarometer. …
Strengthen OSP To Fight Corruption – CDD-GhanaGhana's upcoming African Union presidency in 2027 represents an opportunity to reset the continental organisation after nearly a decade of drift from its founding mission to build a stronger collective African voice and shape the continent's development agenda, according to this analysis.
23 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's upcoming African Union presidency in 2027 represents an opportunity to reset the continental organisation after nearly a decade of drift from its founding mission to build a stronger collective African voice and shape the continent's development agenda, according to this analysis.
23 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
An Afrobarometer survey of 50,961 respondents across 38 countries in 2024–2025 finds that while public ratings on economic issues have improved slightly, large majorities say their governments perform "fairly badly" or "very badly" on controlling prices, reducing inequality, creating jobs, and improving living standards. Six in 10 Africans rate their country's economic condition as bad, and unemployment and rising cost of living remain citizens' top priorities.
12 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako argued that Ghana's democracy faces threat from increasing citizen apathy fuelled by economic hardship, unemployment, and unmet expectations, rather than coups. He contended that democracy decays when citizens no longer believe it improves their lives and should be measured by tangible outcomes like jobs and healthcare, not just elections and institutions.
6 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An Afrobarometer survey across 38 African countries in 2024/2025 finds that only half of Africans believe ordinary people can obtain justice through courts, with majorities saying people are treated unequally under the law and fewer than half believing they could afford legal assistance or court costs.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Cabinet has approved reforms to Ghana's decentralisation system, ending the appointment of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) and instead having district chief executives elected directly by the people on a non-partisan basis. A new local governance law is expected to be laid before Parliament by the end of 2026, with the current batch of MMDCEs appointed by President John Dramani Mahama likely to be the last under the existing constitutional arrangement.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An Afrobarometer survey of 50,961 people across 38 African countries in 2024/2025 finds majorities support rights to association, media freedom, and free speech, but experience of these freedoms is uneven and declining. Only 13 countries have majorities feeling "completely" free to say what they think, and perceived freedom of speech has declined over the past decade.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah claims the NDC government's commitment to passing the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill is absent, suggesting earlier assurances were politically motivated rather than genuine, especially given that over 90 per cent of Ghanaians supported the measure.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's institutions have not meaningfully improved in protecting women's safety since the 1990s serial killings of marginalized women; citing WHO data showing one in three women globally have experienced physical or sexual violence, and Ghana Statistical Service figures indicating 24.4% of women aged 15–49 have experienced intimate partner violence and 35.2% emotional violence.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An Afrobarometer survey across 38 African countries in 2024/2025 found that 72% of respondents support media holding government accountable and prefer press freedom over regulation, though perceived media freedom has declined by 4 percentage points since 2019/2021. In Ghana, 82% support the watchdog role.
7 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
CDD-Ghana and the Office of the Special Prosecutor held a regional dialogue in Kumasi where stakeholders called for strengthening the OSP to fight corruption more effectively. Participants, including civil society organisations and policymakers, reviewed an eight-year assessment report and identified concerns including the OSP's lack of constitutional entrenchment, funding constraints, and capacity gaps.
6 May 2026 · Daily Guide →