Detail from the cover of an edition of Amma Darko’s novel Faceless.
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A psychologist and a literary scholar analyse Faceless, a powerful novel about homeless children - and their mothers.
Les villages de pêcheurs comme Bargny au Sénégal luttent contre la montée des eaux depuis des décennies. Des centaines de maisons ont été perdues et des familles déplacées. Les marées sont à leur maximum et augmentent chaque année, les tempêtes sont plus fréquentes et frappent le littoral, ce qui accélère l’érosion.
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Très vulnérables, les côtes africaines se dotent peu à peu de caméras qui contribuent à constituer une base de données utile à la prévention des risques.
Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria protest over crude oil theft.
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Insecurity of assets and life with declining capacity for technical and market production are responsible for Nigeria’s low crude oil production.
Chieftaincy holds pride of place in local administration in Ghana.
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Chieftaincy conflicts in northern Ghana have hindered development in the country.
Nigeria has a new law to regulate its oil industry
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Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as competitive and attractive to investors as its peers.
Ghanaian students attend a class in a madrasa or Muslim school.
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Although Ghana has not been affected by religious conflict, the ways youth from the Muslim minority relate to their nation is an important question.
The full benefits of a majoritarian democracy are undermined by a winner takes all approach.
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The disturbance in Ghana’s parliament during the election of a speaker has raised questions about its current democratic system.
Sexual and reproductive health education is a key component in a multifaceted.
approach to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents
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The inclusion of new topics in Ghana’s comprehensive sex education curriculum has split opinions among parents.
Most rural households are still reliant on firewood for cooking.
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Different energy technologies should be explored in Ghana to enhance clean fuel use.
The state can do better to protect Ghanaian journalists
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The need for safety of the media and the fact that they reserve the right to convey stories about any subject is uncontested.
Ghana is still finding ways of maximising its oil wealth.
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Oversight over how Ghana’s oil wealth is spent has become more important than ever.
Africa needs to promote domestic tourism.
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African countries should draw from past experience to put together plans to manage the post-COVID-19 tourism void
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The most popular broadcast medium in Ghana has gone through a politically fuelled evolution that has strengthened it.
A blind soccer player at training.
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Ghana understands the leisure needs of people with disabilities but is struggling to meet those needs.
Children reading in school.
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Inadequate public education on a new language policy has generated resistance from parents at the early childhood education level in Ghana.
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.
A journalist at work with his camera.
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The state in Ghana still justifies taking steps that amount to suppression of the media.
Independence Square in Accra, Ghana. The country is indeed free but must improve at delivering justice.
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A key argument in support of the jury system is that it is a valued form of citizen participation in democracies. But the system has led to human rights abuses in Ghana.