Willkommen ... auf den Seiten der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Ghana. Seit 1966 in Ghana tätig, engagiert sich die KAS besonders in den Bereichen Unterstützung von wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Reformen sowie NEPAD, Stärkung des Parlaments als Ort politischer Entscheidungsfindung, Beteiligung der Bevölkerung am politischen Prozess sowie Förderung der Rechtssicherheit und Integration traditioneller Strukturen in den modernen Staat. Neben Regierungsinstitutionen sind vor allem NRO Partner der Stiftung.  »

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Traditioal Authorities and Democracy Chiefs called upon to contribute their share to 2010 District Elections The Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwesi Jonah, has challenged chiefs to take up an active role in local governance, and help find solutions to major issues that are likely to hamper the smooth organisation of the 2010 district level elections. He was speaking at a recently KAS-sponsored workshop for members of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, on the theme "The Chieftaincy Act and Involvement of Chiefs in the District Level Elections". (15. Feb. 2010) »

Promoting decentraised decision making Evaluation of 20 years Local Assembly System in Ghana The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), in collaboration with KAS, orgainsed a stakeholder w/shop for recognised political parties to contribute towards the acceleration of decentralising Government. Hon. Joseph Y. Chireh, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, said the review process is to rekindle popular interest in local governance and local level democracy for various sections of the population and to ensure efficient and sustainable local level development. (17. Nov. 2009) »

Advocacy for Social Market Economy Promotion of Good Cooperate Governance The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) in collaboration with KAS organised a day’s seminar for members of relevant Parliamentary committees to discuss how their functions can be enhanced to promote good corporate governance in Ghana. PEF President, Mr Asare Akuffo, highlighted the challenges the private sector faces, among others poor institutional and regulatory frameworks, poor infrastructure, poor public services delivery and enduring perception of corruption in the public service. (14. Nov. 2009) »

Bundeskanzlerin Merkel in den USA "Wir haben die Kraft, die Mauern unserer Zeit zu überwinden" Nur selten wird einem ausländischen Staats- oder Regierungschef die Ehre zuteil, vor beiden Häusern des US Kongresses (Senate und House) eine Rede halten zu dürfen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hatte Bundeskanzlerin Merkel hierzu eingeladen. Lesen Sie die Rede der Kanzlerin im Wortlaut und die Reaktionen der amerikanischen Presse auf ihre Rede. (4. Nov. 2009) »

2009 Nobel Literature Prize The 2009 Nobel Prize Winner won 2004 the Literture Prize of KAS The Nobel Prize 2009 goes to the Romanian-born German writer Hertha Müller "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed". Because of her political commitment as a chronicler of everyday life in a dictatorship, her literature had protested against prescribed thinking and disabling speech. It was in the light of this, that the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung had awared her already in 2004 its Literature Prize. (8. Okt. 2009)

Africa Media Leadership Conference 2009 African media bosses focus on harnessing and “monetising” digital natives The 8th edition of the KAS-SPI Africa Media Leadership Conference 2009 brought together African media bosses for their annual summit from 4th to 7th October, in Accra, to examine how they can harness and “monetise” the continent’s growing youthful audiences who are heavily reliant on digital media channels as their sources of news, information and entertainment. The conference was opend on behalf of the Vice-President by the Deputy Minister of Information, Samuel O. Ablakwa. (6. Okt. 2009) »

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