12 Dec 2008: ISS Seminar, Pretoria: Make or Break: Analysis of the 2008 Ghana Elections

ISS Seminar: Make or Break: Analysis of the 2008 Ghana Elections

Pretoria, 12 December 2008

 

Hosted by the African Security Analysis Programme

 

As the year draws to its end, Ghana is gearing up toward a new political dawn. The first Sub-Saharan African country to obtain its independence has held its fifth general elections since the return of democracy in 1992. In a volatile sub-region of West Africa, there is a considerable amount of interest in the Ghanaian electoral process. There is also a considerable level of concerns given the fact that Africa has witnessed in 2008 two major incidents of electoral violence in Kenya and Zimbabwe.

 

This seminar seeks to shed some light on what these elections might hold for peace and democracy in Ghana. What are the prospects as well as the challenges for a peaceful transfer of power? Is there a reason to fear for the worse? What lessons can we draw from the 2008 electoral process in Ghana?

 

Panel:

 

• Dr David Zounmenou, Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies

• Mr Sandile Zeka, Research Specialist (Ghana), Africa Institute of South Africa

 

Date: 12 December 2008
Venue: ISS Conference Room, Block C, Brooklyn Court, 361 Veale Street, New Muckleneuk, Tshwane (Pretoria)
(Parking in Brooklyn Mall and ABSA court)
Time: 10h30 (tea and coffee)
11h00 (seminar starts)
13h00 (seminar ends)

 

RSVP: Ms Maria Maluleke, Tel: (012) 346 9500; Fax: (012) 460 0997/8; E-mail: [email protected]

 

Please note that discussions occur under ISS rules, i.e. no attribution without specific permission

 

Seminar Documentation