While we utterly condemn the genocidal actions of M23 and demand an immediate halt to their atrocities, we reject entirely the international corporate media’s chauvinist characterisation of this war as an ethnic conflict.
The challenges currently facing Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) are not unique. Similar experiences from other political parties in African democracies, such as South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) and Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC), provide valuable lessons on how to manage internal party strife, leadership transitions, and calls for reform. Both parties experienced a decline in public support owing to delayed responses to corruption allegations, economic challenges, and internal conflicts. Just as in the case of the NPP, both parties faced criticism for being dominated by aging political elites, who were seen as out of touch with the concerns of younger voters. Drawing on these comparative cases, the NPP can identify strategies to avoid internal implosion and rebuild its political relevance.
