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Africa: South Africa, Ghana, Kenya Top 2025 Africa Open Parliament Index As Apmon Urges Bold Reforms

eriinfo.com5 months ago02 mins

Accra — The Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON) has launched the 2025 edition of the Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), spotlighting South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya as the continent’s leading parliaments in legislative openness while urging urgent reforms to deepen transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement. The second edition of the OPI, released virtually on…

‘A soul mission’: The African Americans moving to Ghana | Arts and Culture

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Accra, Ghana – Ashley Haruna never intended to stay in Ghana. But everything changed for the 28-year-old health coach when she stood facing a dark cell inside the stone walls of Cape Coast Castle. As the tour guide explained that many of the enslaved people who’d once been held there had ended up in Haiti,…

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Africa: Performative Democracy and Gender Equity in Ghana

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Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the…

Africa: Should African Countries Lower the Voting Age to 16? Views From Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

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The UK is moving to lower its voting age from 18 to 16. The new legislation takes effect ahead of the country’s next general election in 2029, and is aimed at boosting its democracy. The move has ignited global debate: should 16-year-olds be trusted with the ballot? For African countries, where young people make up…

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Africa Is Investable, Ghana Your Reliable Gateway …Pres Mahama Woos Singaporean Investors

eriinfo.com6 months ago06 mins

President John Dramani Mahama is urging investors to turn their attention to Africa and Ghana in particular because the area has the right climate for investments. “I speak as an African leader and as President of Ghana. Our message is simple: Africa is investable, and Ghana is your reliable gateway to the continent. The continent…

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Africa: Ghana Is Ready to Lead Africa in Pharmaceutical Production – Mintah Akandoh

eriinfo.com6 months ago02 mins

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed confidence that Ghana is on the right path to becoming one of the leading producers of pharmaceuticals in Africa. He made the statement at a meeting with local pharmaceutical companies on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Accra. The meeting brought together key players in the industry…

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Africa: From Ghana to Kenya, These Are the Best Safari Destinations

eriinfo.com6 months ago08 mins

Africa, a continent of breathtaking landscapes and unparalleled biodiversity, is home to some of the world’s most incredible national parks. From the sprawling savannas of East Africa to the dense forests of the West, these protected areas offer a glimpse into a world where nature reigns supreme. Whether you’re a seasoned safari enthusiast or a…

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Africa: Are African Countries Aware of Their Own Mineral Wealth? Ghana and Rwanda Offer Two Very Different Answers

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Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what’s in your warehouse. That’s essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what lies beneath their soil. Between the 18th and 20th centuries, European colonial powers exploited African mineral wealth for…

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Africa: Ghana Helicopter Crash a Tragedy for Africa – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

eriinfo.com6 months ago02 mins

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the recent helicopter crash in Ghana is not only a tragedy for Ghanaians, but for the whole African continent. The incident claimed the lives of all eight occupants, including two cabinet ministers, defence minister Edward Boamah, and environment, science and technology minister Ibrahim Mohammed, along with three Ghana Armed Forces crew…

Africa: Statement By the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On the Tragic Helicopter Crash in Ghana

eriinfo.com6 months ago02 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep sorrow of the tragic helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana, which claimed the lives of eight people, including Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Hon. Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon….