Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers.
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The institution of chieftaincy in Ghana must be involved if illegal mining is to be curbed
Fishing boats in Senegal.
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The EU continues to enter into fresh agreements with countries, despite evidence of serious population declines in the species of interest.
Security at border crossings in West Africa has increased.
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A community driven approach to border patrol could be more useful than providing arms for border guards
Guinean immigrants living and working in Portugal participate in a demonstration against the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau back in 2012.
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The political crisis and any potential instability may once again force the military’s hand
African countries have an opportunity to reduce poverty with new policies.
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If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
Child labour is still endemic in Nigeria.
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Middle-class Nigerians employ children in their homes for a range of reasons.
The Supreme Court of Ghana has made ruling on legal education reform.
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Legal education in Ghana is at a crossroads with professionals asking for it to be decentralised
The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries.
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Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
Capital, family roles and stereotypes hinder women in business.
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The governments of the two West African countries could do more to enhance women’s participation in tourism.
Morocco reformed its family law in 2004 to increase the legal age of marriage to 18.
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The region has made progress but efforts must continue to end a harmful practice rooted in poverty and tradition.
Innovative efforts have been put in place to reach populations in partially and totally inaccessible parts of Borno state.
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Ending the Boko Haram insurgency is the last hurdle in Nigeria’s race against polio
The Ghanaian construction industry employs over 320,000 people and more than 2% of young people.
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An unregulated construction sector is stifling its potential to influence Ghana’s economy consistently.
The Conversation Africa is expanding in West Africa.
Cocoa production is an important cog in Ghana’s economy.
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It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.
Working conditions are one of the reasons why Ghanaians have protested.
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Protests in Ghana are often misunderstood which is why the root causes need to identified.
Diet patterns have changed in urban areas.
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It’s essential to consider the food industry’s role when it comes to food environments that offer unhealthy, cheap and enticing options.
On Akure’s edges, which used to be mainly farmland, buildings are taking over.
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City officials have not considered how approaches like mixed-use developments closer to the city centre might alleviate the housing shortage as well as protect Akure’s green spaces.
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Efforts to regulate the lucrative mining venture are not proving successful due to collusion and corruption.
The Volta River In Ghana, downstream from the dam.
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Resettlement plans for large infrastructure projects don’t always go according to plan.
Nigerians rescued from a Boko Haram camp in the north. The terrorist group is just one element of insecurity in the region.
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Banditry in northern Nigeria is making an already precarious security situation in the region worse.