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Introduction:Education is both a necessary and permissive factor for social change and economic development in all countries. The expenditure of ...

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The challenge of leadership and national development in unstable West Africa

Introduction Leadership is a critical ingredient, necessary for national cohesion, direction, nation building and national development. The times in which we ...

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‘In Ghana, you’ll never ever hear third-term talk; it’s off the table’ – ECOWAS praises country for democratic maturity

Ghana’s democracy has matured to the point that one never hears any third-term talk, Ambassador Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for ...

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The cost of anti-LGBTQI+ laws in Africa: How the West has ‘weaponised’ homosexuality against the continent

Ghana’s Parliament passed an anti-LGBTQI+ bill on 28 February 2024. The ‘Human Sexual Rights and Family Values’ bill criminalises all ...

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West Africa’s long-overdue dream for a common Afro-centric, non-colonial currency

The eco, an envisaged common currency for the 15 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was ...

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Ghana president calls out coup makers, urges Africa to be suspicious of military ‘Messiahs, redeemers & liberators’

When he addressed Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo complained that there was "a state of ...

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Burkina Faso: World’s terrorism epicentre dwarfs Afghanistan, Iraq as ‘most terrorised’ country on earth

Burkina Faso is now the most terrorised country in the world, figures from the Global Terrorism Index 3024 indicate. Put ...

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There are 20 elections in Africa this year: How will they reshape the continent?

This year, 20 African countries were billed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on different dates. They include: Comoros (14 ...

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Military juntas & dictators not viable alternatives to multi-party democracy in Africa – ECOWAS Commissioner for peace, security