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Afrobarometer

Also known as: Afrobarometer Pan Africa profile · Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile · Afrobarometer surveys · Afrobarometer African Insights 2026

Afrobarometer — research organization conducting surveys on African public opinion on governance, democracy, and socioeconomic conditions across multiple countries.

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August 2026
6 AugJoy Online
A new Afrobarometer report has revealed a striking paradox in African public opinion: while support for free trade is growing across the continent, awareness of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – the flagship agreement designed to boost intra-African commerce – re …
Only 13% of Africans have heard of AfCFTA as support for free trade surges to 62% – Afrobarometer
6 AugJoy Online
Although the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is regarded as one of the continent’s most ambitious economic integration initiatives, only 13 per cent of Africans have heard of the agreement, according to the latest Afrobarometer African Insights 2026 report. …
Only 13% of Africans aware of AfCFTA despite growing support for free trade — Afrobarometer
5 AugThe Chronicle
Across Africa, rural women face a double disadvantage as the urban-rural divide compounds gender gaps in education, employment, asset ownership, and access to financial and digital resources, the latest Afrobarometer shows. …
Africa Women’s Day: Urban-rural divide deepens inequality for African women, Afrobarometer survey shows
July 2026
16 JulJoy Online
… Consider this: A 2024 Afrobarometer survey found that 33% of African citizens believe ordinary people should be primarily responsible for driving climate action in their local systems. …
Policy just saved Achimota Forest. But culture must save the people – creatively
15 JulThe 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 Union
June 2026
12 JunDaily 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 – Afrobarometer
6 JunJoy 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 future
4 JunJoy 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 reveals
1 JunJoy 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 2026
May 2026
29 MayJoy 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 – Afrobarometer

Politics

Specialist urges transparency in judicial appointments, tech investment

The News

Governance specialist Valentin Kwasi Mensah has called for greater transparency in judicial appointments and sustained investment in technology to improve justice delivery, citing an Afrobarometer survey showing that trust in Ghana's courts fell from 57% in 2017 to 35% in 2024. He proposed publishing vacancies, establishing clear selection criteria, and making appointment procedures more transparent to rebuild public confidence and demonstrate fairness in the administration of justice.

3 hours ago · Joy Online →

Today

Specialist urges transparency in judicial appointments, tech investment
Governance specialist Valentin Kwasi Mensah has called for greater transparency in judicial appointments and sustained investment in technology to improve justice delivery, citing an Afrobarometer survey showing that trust in Ghana's courts fell from 57% in 2017 to 35% in 2024. He proposed publishing vacancies, establishing clear selection criteria, and making appointment procedures more transparent to rebuild public confidence and demonstrate fairness in the administration of justice.
3 hours ago · Joy Online →
Constitutional reform must ensure institutions have resources
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's constitutional reform debate should focus on building institutions with practical capacity to serve citizens fairly. The piece uses the judiciary as an example, noting that judicial independence requires not only legal protection but also adequate funding, staffing, and equipment for courts to function effectively.
6 hours ago · Joy Online →

Friday 23 October

Public frustration with leaders fuels African military coup acceptance
Former Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned that growing public tolerance for military coups in Africa reflects frustration with elected leaders who abuse power and weaken constitutional institutions. He cited an Afrobarometer report showing 53% of Africans would accept military intervention if elected leaders abused their power, and cautioned that elected governments themselves have weakened constitutional rule by manipulating political rules.
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 22 October

Ghana Youth–Policy Dialogue calls for youth governance influence
A Ghana Youth–Policy Dialogue Forum opened in Accra with speakers calling for young Africans to move beyond political mobilisation toward greater influence over policymaking and governance institutions. The forum, convened by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, Reform Initiatives, and the UNDP, examined whether governance institutions are adequately responding to changing youth participation in public affairs.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 20 October

Yaw Nsarkoh warns of declining public trust in Ghanaian courts
Former Unilever executive Yaw Nsarkoh has called on Ghanaians to protect the Judiciary from partisan capture, citing Afrobarometer data showing public trust in Ghana's courts fell from 61 per cent in 2002 to 38 per cent in 2022, and that 57 per cent of respondents believe judges are influenced by political leaders.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's judiciary vulnerable to partisan influence, Nsarkoh warns
Former Unilever executive Yaw Nsarkoh has warned that Ghana's judiciary has become structurally vulnerable to partisan influence, citing declining public trust and concerns over political appointments to the Supreme Court. Afrobarometer data shows trust in courts fell from 61% in 2002 to 38% in 2022, while 57% of respondents believed judges were influenced by political leaders.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 16 October

CODEO calls for EC Deputy Chairperson Agbenyo's resignation
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers has called on Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Emelia Affi Agbenyo to resign, citing publicly documented evidence of her involvement in the National Democratic Congress's 2024 election campaign and concerns that her past political activities undermine public confidence in the Commission's impartiality. CODEO urged President John Dramani Mahama to call on Ms Agbenyo to step down to demonstrate consistency with his stated position on electoral reforms.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 14 October

Partisan appointments to electoral body will continue without reforms
CDD-Ghana Fellow Dr John Osae-Kwapong warned that partisan appointments to independent constitutional bodies will persist unless meaningful institutional reforms break the cycle, noting that both NDC and NPP have repeated the practice through election turnovers. He said the appointments of two new Electoral Commission deputy chairpersons damage the EC's credibility.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 13 October

Partisan appointments to constitutional bodies will persist without reforms
CDD-Ghana Fellow Dr John Osae-Kwapong says both NDC and NPP have questioned partisan appointments to independent bodies, yet the cycle repeats with each government transition. He warns that meaningful institutional reforms are needed to break the pattern, citing President Mahama's recent appointment of partisan individuals as EC Deputy Chairpersons.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Partisan appointments to independent bodies will persist without reforms
CDD-Ghana Fellow Dr John Osae-Kwapong says both the NDC and NPP have repeated the cycle of making partisan appointments to constitutional institutions despite earlier criticism, and this pattern will continue without meaningful institutional reforms.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Partisan EC appointments won't rebuild public trust, expert warns
CDD-Ghana Fellow Dr John Osae-Kwapong has cautioned that appointing openly partisan figures to the Electoral Commission will not help restore public confidence in an institution already struggling to regain trust. He noted that both NDC and NPP have repeated this pattern through successive governments, with the practice encouraging parties to fill independent constitutional bodies with their supporters.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
New EC deputy chair pledges to restore public confidence
Newly appointed Electoral Commission Deputy Chairperson Joseph Kwaku Asamoah said the Commission would work to restore public trust, citing Afrobarometer data showing only 33 per cent of Ghanaians express confidence in the body, down from 75 per cent in 2005. He identified misinformation and fake news as major challenges to electoral integrity.
13 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Mahama warns EC deputy chairs against partisan conduct
President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in two new Deputy Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission and cautioned them against giving preferential treatment to any political party, government, or candidate, emphasizing that they must discharge their duties with impartiality and fairness to protect electoral integrity.
13 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 17 September

Ghana ratifies violence treaty, passes gender equity law
Ghana ratified the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in July 2026, becoming the second AU member state to do so, and passed the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act 2024 in July 2024, which mandates 30% female representation in public decision-making and political-party roles by 2026, rising to 50% by 2030. An Afrobarometer survey from April 2022 found that over 85% of Ghanaians already believed that violence against women was never justified.
17 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 8 September

Africa's education systems train youth for survival, not creation
A Joy Online opinion piece argues that African societies repeatedly emphasize the continent's deficits and external dependencies, risking that young people internalize poverty and lack as identity rather than circumstance. The author contends that this narrative neglects to teach African youth what Africa can become, positioning solutions as arriving from elsewhere rather than being built locally.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 7 September

Rural women face wider inequality gaps than urban women
An Afrobarometer survey of 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025 finds that rural women trail urban women by wider margins in education, paid employment, and ownership of productive, financial and digital assets including vehicles, bank accounts, mobile phones and computers.
7 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Saturday 5 September

Chief Justice should focus on judiciary, not state agencies – Kennedy
Political activist Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy has urged Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to stop touring state-owned enterprises and redirect his efforts toward addressing challenges within Ghana's Judiciary, saying such tours and remarks about SOE performance fall outside the proper scope of the judicial leader's role.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 2 September

Ghana secures US$300m World Bank facility for TVET transformation
The government has secured US$300 million from the World Bank under the STAR-J Project to expand secondary education and TVET infrastructure, improve training quality, and end the double-track system by 2027. With US$31 million in counterpart funding from Ghana, the total investment amounts to US$331 million.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

African anti-corruption frameworks need enforcement, not just laws
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption cautioned that Africa's elaborate anti-corruption and governance frameworks will have little impact unless member states move beyond adopting laws and institutions to enforcing them and imposing visible consequences for violations. He noted that a persistent gap between commitments and implementation continues to undermine public trust.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 26 August

CDD warns allegations against Afenyo-Markin could damage Parliament
A CDD-Ghana fellow has warned that fresh allegations involving Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin could further erode public confidence in Parliament, noting the controversy reflects broader concerns about the institution's trustworthiness amid existing perceptions of corruption. The warning comes as Afenyo-Markin disputes allegations from GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi, who accused him of being an "extortionist" and seeking to pressure GoldBod.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament faces crisis of confidence amid fresh allegations
A CDD-Ghana fellow warned that fresh allegations involving political actors could further erode public confidence in Parliament, citing findings from an Afrobarometer survey showing low trust and high perceptions of corruption in the institution.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 24 August

SYPALA 2026 convenes 100 young Africans for economic policy dialogue
The Students & Young Professionals African Liberty Academy (SYPALA) 2026 opened at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, bringing together 100 young Africans for four days of intensive discussions on Africa's economic resilience, governance, innovation and leadership, themed "Africa's Ascent: Forging Resilient Economies & Inclusive Governance."
24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 22 August

Public sector audit irregularities nearly doubled in 2024 to GH¢18.4 billion
Ghana's public boards, corporations and statutory institutions recorded a 109.3 per cent surge in financial irregularities in 2024, climbing from GH¢8.8 billion to GH¢18.4 billion, according to the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's State of Corruption Report, which attributes the spike to weak expenditure controls. Meanwhile, irregularities within Ministries, Departments and Agencies and District Assemblies declined, though certain categories of irregularities within MDAs—cash, debtor, loan, payroll, procurement and rent-related—surged sharply.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 19 August

Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition reports 2025 progress and remaining challenges
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition's 2025 State of Corruption Report documents progress by accountability institutions including 71 investigations and seven convictions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, and GH¢10 million recovered by the Audit Service, while flagging persistent weaknesses in the country's anti-corruption efforts.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 18 August

Most Africans back free movement, hesitant on immigration
A majority of Africans support free movement of people across borders, but majorities prefer fewer or no job seekers and refugees admitted to their countries, according to Afrobarometer's 2026 African Insights report based on 50,961 interviews across 38 countries in 2024/2025.
18 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 11 August

Political parties and judiciary must reform to protect African democracy
NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia has called for fundamental reforms within political parties and the judiciary, arguing that political parties must function as permanent democratic institutions beyond electoral machines, and the judiciary must remain independent and provide accessible, impartial, timely and credible justice.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
NDC chairman calls for judicial reforms to strengthen public confidence
Johnson Asiedu Nketia argues that courts must be accessible, timely and credible to effectively protect democracy, citing Ghana's election petitions from 2012 and 2020 as examples of how political disputes move from streets to courtrooms.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 6 August

45 percent of Africans have considered emigrating, survey finds
Nearly half of Africans have contemplated leaving their country, with 25 per cent saying they have thought about it "a lot," according to the Afrobarometer African Insights 2026 report. Unemployment and poverty are cited as the leading drivers, with 50 per cent of prospective migrants citing job search and 29 per cent citing escape from poverty as principal reasons.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Africans prefer multiple partners over choosing China or US
An Afrobarometer report across 38 African countries found that citizens reject pressure to align with any single global power, preferring strategic engagement with multiple international partners. China received the strongest positive ratings at 62%, with positive views of one major power not necessarily translating into negative views of others.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
45% of Africans have considered leaving, driven by economic hardship
An Afrobarometer report covering 38 African countries found that 45% of respondents have thought about migrating, with 25% considering it seriously. Economic hardship and job search were cited as the primary drivers, and West African countries including Ghana recorded the highest emigration aspirations.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →