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The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has called for transparent and impartial action on recent corruption allegations affecting multiple state institutions in Ghana. The civil society organization issued the statement on November 3, 2025, addressing concerns about mismanagement of state resources. ISODEC expressed deep concern over corruption reports involving Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML), the Buffer […]

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has called on government and state institutions to ensure transparency, impartiality, and strict adherence to due process in addressing the growing number of corruption allegations involving public agencies and officials. In a statement issued in Accra, ISODEC expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of corruption and mismanagement of […]

It was a joyful moment last Tuesday, October 22, 2025 in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, as residents and school children poured onto the streets to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Ford Foundation’s West Africa office. The celebration featured a tree-planting exercise and culminated in a durbar that brought together […]

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), in collaboration with the Shai–Osudoku District Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, is set to plant a total of 650 economic tree seedlings to commemorate 65 years of the Ford Foundation’s presence in West Africa. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, will be held under the theme: “From […]

Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC),Mr  Sam Danse has raised concerns over the growing link between resource extraction and climate change in West Africa, cautioning that the two forces are reinforcing each other and deepening social and economic inequalities across the region. According to Mr Danse, the growing global demand for critical […]

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for equitable and sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources to promote shared prosperity and social justice. Speaking at the Equity in Extraction Conference 2025 in Accra on Tuesday, organised by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in collaboration with the […]

The discovery of critical minerals in the country must be managed well to address the old patterns of exploitation to accelerate the development of the economy, the Director General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, has said. To this end, she has called for intensive research to develop critical minerals […]

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for a new era of fairness, transparency, and sustainability in the governance of West Africa’s natural resources. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the High-Level West Africa Conference on Equity in Extraction, held in Accra from 14th to […]