The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, CDD-Ghana, has advocated good democratic governance and term limits to prevent unconstitutional overthrow of governments in Africa.
It says although the best antidote to Coup d’etat is democratic governance, a disciplined security force that respects fundamental human rights, African leaders must also reject constitutional coups, by legislating against term elongation.
Speaking at the Second Stakeholders’ Convening on Governance, Democracy and Human Rights in Africa, in Accra, the Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement of CDD-Ghana, Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, said there must be a deterrent to unconstitutional overthrow of government.
Focusing on the topic “Democracy in Africa at Risk of Unconstitutional Changes of Governments,” Dr Asante expressed concern over the credibility and transparency of the outcome of recently held elections in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
He said all across Africa, they are seeing a high level of intolerance, closing of civic spaces and curtailing of civilian voices whether online or offline.
The Data for Governance Alliance consortium Programme Manager, Paul Nana Kwabena Aborampah Mensah, said the convening was to build capacity of pan-African CSOs to access and efficiently use data for advocacy on governance, democracy and human rights issues on the continent to support the AU 2063 Agenda.
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