Ghana’s Supreme Court and the African Court, which was established by a Protocol under the African Charter, have the same powers to hear and decide cases. A recent case shows why this is problematic.
Two men playing Morabaraba. Board games are a part of the social fabric of many African societies.
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African board games are learning spaces for players to develop cognitive and non-cognitive skills given the mechanics or rules embedded in these games.
Ghana’s justice system is not just slow. It’s also expensive and sometimes even harsh.
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The extent to which mobile phones can support and sustain real improvement in young lives is depressingly finite unless significant interventions occur.
The Great Mosque of Djenné, in Mali, has a history dating back to the 13th century which can inspire regional trade in West Africa.
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A precursor to the Square Kilometre Array- the MeerKAT telescope - is being built right now and remarkable progress has been made in the last 12 months.
Corruption pollutes the African business environment.
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Public sector corruption is a major challenge to doing business in Africa and players are mostly ill-equipped to deal with it. Business schools can teach the skills to tackle it.
Guests and delegates attend the opening of the Pan African Parliament’s second sitting in Midrand, Johannesburg.
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The limited “consultative and advisory powers” of the Pan African Parliament hamper the African Union’s ability to achieve a prosperous and peaceful Africa as envisioned in its Agenda 2063.
A cocoa farmer among the trees he nurtures to shade his cocoa farm.
Victoria Maguire-Rajpaul
Academies simply don’t know how they’re doing when it comes to the representation of women compared to their counterparts within the science-policy environment.
The refurbished radio telescope in Kutunse, Ghana paves the way for astronomy in Africa.
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Astronomy on the continent has been given a much needed boost with Ghana’s converted radio telescope between it and South Africa, to conduct scientific observations.
Nana Akufo-Addo with the Sword of Authority as he is sworn in as Ghana’s 5th president in Accra.
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Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
West African leaders have nursed the idea of a common currency for the sub-region since the turn of the century. But conditions for member countries to make this happen appear unattainable.
If not treated properly, hypertension can lead to strokes, heart attacks or kidney failure.
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The world’s media, which has in the past found Zambia uninteresting, are suddenly paying more attention to the impoverished nation, for all the wrong reasons.
Delegates at the launch of the South African Federation of Trade Unions.
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South Africa’s newest trade union federation, Saftu, comes at a time of declining political influence by unions, compared to during the struggle against apartheid. They are also seen as elitist.
Johannesburg’s night sky with its most densely-populated suburb of Hillbrow in the foreground.
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Accra and Johannesburg have some way to go before making it onto anyone’s top 20. Both cities have a desperate gap between rich and poor but inequality is not a uniquely African problem.
Director of Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, Associate Professor at Africa Institute Sharjah & Associate Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University