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The Danquah Institute was established on 4 February 2008 to act as a policy think-tank, research and analysis centre.

The Institute is named after Dr Joseph Boakye Danquah (21 December 1895 – 4 February 1965), one of Ghana’s founding fathers who established Ghana’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention, in 1947, earning him the moniker “the doyen of Gold Coast politics”. In addition to his political activities, Dr Danquah was a noted lawyer, philosopher, scholar, journalist and theologian.

Located in Accra, the DI is headed by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a UK and Ghana-trained barrister and solicitor. A former Editor-in-Chief of The Statesman newspaper, PR expert and prominent media commentator, Gabby has made a significant contribution to Ghanaian political discourse over many years.

Our intention is to make a courageous, imaginative, constructive and co-ordinated contribution to nation-building and Africa's development in general, with the purpose of enhancing the life of every individual citizen and, through this, the development of the Ghanaian, Ghana, the African and Africa.

  • Public advocacy of ideas and philosophy of J.B. Danquah, particularly amongst Ghana’s youth.
  • Research into governance, economic and media issues.
  • Publication of research papers, seminar proceedings and a periodic journal, the DI Quarterly.
  • Organisation of seminal events to provide a forum to debate and evaluate policy prescriptions.
  • Networking with other like-minded think tanks and organisations across the African continent.

Individual freedom is at the heart of the Danquah Institute’s philosophy, which takes as its basis the works and beliefs of Dr J.B. Danquah, who saw it as his duty "to liberate the energies of the people for the growth of a property-owning democracy in this land, with right to life, freedom and justice, as the principles to which the Government and laws of the land should be dedicated in order specifically to enrich life, property and liberty of each and every citizen."

The Danquah Institute adheres to the doctrine that the duty of the state is to guarantee to individuals substantive freedoms to make them active agents in their own individual development, and that by so doing we will achieve real and lasting national development for our people.

We therefore believe that supporting, promoting and protecting a competitive multi-party democracy in which freedoms flourish is vital for our development.

Technology is the solution to Illiteracy – Mr. Kofi Bentil

Written by Danquah Institute

08 February 2010

Mr. Kofi Bentil of IMANI Ghana has stated that the solution to illiteracy in Ghana is the introduction of technology into all spheres of the Ghanaian life.
He made this statement at a conference being organised by the Danquah Institute on biometric voter registration and electronic voting in Ghana.

The first day of the two days conference was devoted to interrogating the advantages and challenges of introducing biometric voter registration and the second day devoted to e-voting in Ghana.

He said there has been a constant argument that the illiteracy rates in Ghana are high and the introduction of technology into certain areas of public life, like the introduction of technology into our voting system, will not be feasible.

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DI Calls for Transparency in Petroleum Pricing Formula

Written by danquahinstitute.org

04 February 2010

 

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced a review of the petroleum price build-up (i.e. the formula used to determine the pricing ofpetroleum products). In this review the NPA informs the public that it has decided to increase the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) margin by 50 percent and the Marketers margin by 15 percent.

At the same time the NPA also decided to reduce the ex-refinery price of petroleum products by 2 percent, with the net effect being a no change in prices at the pump.

The Danquah Institute is calling on the NPA to come out and explain to Ghanaians what exactly is going on.

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The Fallacies of J.B. Danquah's Heroic Legacy - A Comment by Prof. R Addo-Fening

Written by danquahinstitute.org

04 February 2010

 

Allow me space to comment on the above mentioned publication which appeared in the Ghanaian Lens of Tuesday 6 June 2006. I owe it to students of Ghanaian History, Okyeman and the Ghanaian public at large not to let it pass without comment.

The writer, Dr, Kwame Botwe-Asamoah, Professor of African/African American History, University of Pittsburgh, takes a swipe at President Kuffuor and Okyenhene Amoatia Ofori Panin - the former, for describing the late Dr. J.B. Danquah as "the Prime Minister Ghana never had" during the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of this death in February 2005; the latter for suggesting that the University of Ghana named after Dr. Danquah. more >>>

 

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Danquah Institute's Opinion

Ghana: Let the Good News Roll

"The transition to a new government under the NDC sig- nificantly diluted the policy environment during much of H1:09. Despite the slow start, the NDC government has been prepared to grapple with the thorny issue of fiscal overspending and has introduced meaningful austerity measures, including removing a number of subsidies despite their popular appeal. more >>>

Viability Of Electronic Voting

"The fundamental question to be addressed before 2012 is how do we protect the integrity of the elections from the point of voter registration to the moment of winner certification?.

Linked to this is the question, what are the factors that influence public confidence in elections.more >>>

2010 Budget Highlights

"Among the many challenges faced by the new Government when they took office in January 2009 were the effects of a global recession on the country, a period of unusually high food prices, pressure on the Ghana Cedi and a significant budget deficit.

It was therefore not surprising that 2009 was dedicated to taking control of the Government machinery, appraising the available resources, obligations and commitments and stabilising the economy.more >>>

VAT To Rise

"The Danquah Institute (DI) has called on the Government of the Republic of Ghana to come clean and warn Ghanaians beforehand how much it intends to raise VAT and electricity prices in line with Government’s policy to strengthen the fiscal state of the national economy.

With the end of September less than a week away, DI is also asking for the President Mills administration to let Ghanaians know how far it has gone in fulfilling the conditionalities set out in its June agreement with the World Bank, covering a $300 million credit facility.more >>>

Dr J. B. Danquah

"Dr J. B. DANQUAH was well known as a fearless critic and a leading opponent of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.

What is less well known is that Danquah was also a serious writer on social and political questions. It is the aim of this article to demonstrate that this less studied aspect of Danquah's activities merits scholarly study. We shall therefore try to understand Danquah's ideas in terms of the structures of his biographical and social experience. more >>>

Nkrumah: Rise And Fall

"Kwame Nkrumah became an international symbol of freedom, as the leader of the first black African country to shake off the chains of colonial rule. In 2000, BBC Africa Service listeners voted him the African of the Millennium.

As midnight struck on March 5, 1957 and the Gold Coast became Ghana, Nkrumah declared: more >>>

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