IMANI Center for Policy Education (CPE) releases its 2025 Annual Report, revealing a year of unprecedented campus activity, strategic policy interventions, and decisive influence on national governance decisions.
The Accra-based think tank engaged 650 students across eight campus visits in 2025, tripling its reach compared to the previous year. The organization also held five key stakeholder dialogues on the themes of climate finance, green business development, fiscal governance and mining sector accountability. IMANI founding president Franklin Cudjoe said this year has required courage, perseverance and common purpose.
Board Chairman Sam Poku praised the dedication of staff throughout the year, which he characterized as a year of both challenge and progress. He issued what he called a clarion call to Ghanaians to embrace integrity as a transformed national mindset. The report documents IMANI’s growing influence across policy, media, and public discourse.
In March, the organization partnered with University College London (UCL) to examine how Ghana could leverage budget support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and African Development Bank towards its climate goals. A separate dialogue in May with the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) identified policy incoherence, weak institutional coordination and limited access to long-term finance as barriers constraining the growth of green companies.
IMANI collaborated with Loughborough University’s Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) program in August to explore funding mechanisms for local clean energy initiatives. Another initiative in August focused on implementing Ghana’s proposed fiscal council, drawing lessons from previous monitoring agreements. In November, there was a discussion on governance and accountability frameworks that impact the mining sector’s resilience to climate change.
Campus efforts centered on promoting economic freedom and considering government intervention in markets. IMANI partnered with Atlas Network to visit the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, University of Ghana, and Accra Professional College. During student reflection sessions, Sessions analyzed the Cement Pricing Act and the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) while developing policy literacy in emerging leaders.
The organization launched the Critical Analysis of Governance and Economic Issues (CAGEI) initiative, which provides weekly evidence-based research on governance and economic development. IMANI has published a comprehensive report on constraints on green business, nuclear diplomacy in the Middle East, delays in port clearance at Tema, and constitutional reform proposals submitted to the Ghana Constitutional Review Commission.
IMANI’s most significant intervention occurred in December, when Congress withdrew a proposed lithium mining agreement following high-level engagement between the organization and the president. Mr Franklin Cudjoe met with President John Dramani Mahama on December 2 to provide an independent assessment of governance issues in the lithium sector. Congress halted the legislative process on December 10 after IMANI submitted detailed policy opinions.
President Mahama also selected Cudjoe in May as a member of a four-person team to gather input on a proposed Governance Advisory Committee, which aims to strengthen transparency across public institutions. Separately, the President asked Cudjoe for a candid discussion on governance lessons and the administration’s 120-day performance ahead of IMANI’s televised review.
IMANI’s financial position strengthened significantly in 2024, the latest year for which full numbers are available. Total income reached 5.29 million cedis, up from 1.21 million cedis in 2023. Subsidy income increased from 800,000 cedis to 3.56 million cedis. With the expansion of the organization’s business, total expenses increased from 1.31 million cedis to 4.12 million cedis.
The organization maintained a strong media presence throughout 2025. He has 47,000 followers on Facebook and gained 1,125 new followers during the year. The platform, known as X, has amassed 45,100 followers. YouTube had 4,400 hours of total watch time, 191 new subscribers, and 10,500 total views. The number of followers on Instagram has reached 2,300.
IMANI will participate in the 2025 Atlas Liberty Forum, where Program Manager Josephine Adjei Tenkoran will present on expanding the African think tank’s reach beyond its traditional audience. Vice President Serome Branty contributed to the democratic debate, emphasizing youth-led citizen movements and constitutional term limits. Multimedia Manager David Kukuia-Galley completed strategic communications training with an emphasis on messaging, audience targeting, and impact measurement.
The organization has explored a strategic collaboration with the Accra Professional University to co-host the 2026 Students and Young Professionals African Liberty Academy (SYPALA). IMANI and UPSA are planning a year-long program of public lectures, master classes, policy clinics, and applied projects through UPSA’s Center for Public Accountability (CPA).
Franklin Cudjoe led visits to Tamale and Salaga, engaging with universities, local governments, and traditional leaders. IMANI explored collaboration with the University of Development Studies, worked with metropolitan councils on service delivery, and highlighted infrastructure challenges, including the Darun water treatment plant.
Branty, who represented IMANI at the 2025 Fintech Stakeholder Forum hosted by MobileMoney Limited, stressed that Ghana risks stifling the potential of digital finance without a clear framework and regulatory cooperation. The forum explored regulatory approaches to digital trust and digital assets with the theme of harnessing Ghana’s fintech potential.
IMANI’s vision positions the organization as Africa’s most influential think tank promoting peace and prosperity through rigorous research, analysis and advocacy. This mission focuses on applying government policies that affect systemic development to value for money, due diligence, and rational choice analysis.
Looking to 2026, Cudjoe said he is optimistic about expanding research frontiers, deepening collaborations, and embracing new tools that position IMANI as an architect of change rather than an observer. He highlighted the organization’s commitment to inspire trust, spark the necessary dialogue and influence decisions that will shape the destiny of the country and the continent.
The organization continues to operate from its Kutunse base in Accra and supports its mission through grants and public donations through the mobile money platform.
