Trends in Democratic Governance in West Africa: A Case Study of the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Ghana

Abdoukabirr Daffeh, Mumuni Abdul Wahid and Abdul Karim Bangura
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Abdoukabirr Daffeh: Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Yaoundé II SOA, Cameroon
Mumuni Abdul Wahid: Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Yaoundé II SOA, Cameroon
Abdul Karim Bangura: Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Yaoundé II SOA, Cameroon

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 4, 1138-1147

Abstract: This study explores the state of democratic governance in West Africa. The study uses multiple case studies as research designs to explore the state of democracy in three West African Countries, the Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. We used triangulation as the data collection technique in this study. This method helps us to compare different sources of data to establish a broad understanding of the status of democracy in these countries. The findings show that corruption is a major obstacle to democratic governance in these countries. The data generated indicated neither Gambia, Sierra Leone, nor Ghana has made an impressive achievement towards controlling corruption with all of them failing to achieve a 50% score in corruption control governance. Consequently, the findings show an impressive improvement by all the countries in the advancement of the rule of law, security, and fostering free media and vibrant Civil Society organizations. The findings show that within the period of five years (2017-2023), all these countries have improved significantly their overall governance score across all indicators except corruption. The study recommends strengthening the Anti-corruption Commissions and building the capacities of national audit institutions as well as strengthening Public Procurement authorities to ensure value for money in public procurement. The study also recommends greater transparency and ensuring access to information by the media to enable the citizens to get informed about government transactions and act accordingly to minimize corruption in their countries.

Date: 2024
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