U.S, CDD-Ghana to Sign Agreement Today

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will sign an agreement with the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) for a grant of approximately ?3.6 billion (US$400,000) to help enhance peaceful elections in Ghana this December.

The signing ceremony will take place on Monday, August 9, 2004, at.

CDD-Ghana, an implementing partner of USAID, will use the grant to promote civil society participation through domestic election monitoring and observation to ensure a peaceful, transparent, free, fair and legitimate election.