With only 77,000 registered voters Africa’s smallest and richest nation elects new president

With only 77,000 registered voters Africa’s smallest and richest nation elects new president

The 115-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean has become synonymous with luxury and environmental travel, which has bumped Seychelles to the top of the list of Africa’s richest countries by gross domestic product per capita, according to the World Bank. The economy also has fuelled a growing middle class and opposition to the ruling party.

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Community engagement: How Ghana’s  strategy has repulsed terror attacks

Community engagement: How Ghana’s strategy has repulsed terror attacks

Terrorists rely on media to amplify fear and publicise their causes. Ghana’s security agencies counter this tactic by actively engaging media houses to report accurately.

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Gen Z uprising: How radical youth revolt with roots in Kenya exposed years of systemic rot in Nepal

Gen Z uprising: How radical youth revolt with roots in Kenya exposed years of systemic rot in Nepal

Rachana Khare, a 29-year-old English language teacher who joined the demonstrations in Kathmandu, said the protests may have been initiated by Gen Z but the vision of a corruption-free Nepal swept across the country.

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Emerging economies hold future for clean-energy: Africa has world’s greatest solar potential but receives least investment

Emerging economies hold future for clean-energy: Africa has world’s greatest solar potential but receives least investment

To unlock the scale of private investment needed, we must start by defining what good looks like. That means equipping countries, particularly in the Global South, with clear, actionable best practices for energy investment planning.

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Female oyster farmers in coastal Ghana desperate to revamp an old practice hit by climate change

Female oyster farmers in coastal Ghana desperate to revamp an old practice hit by climate change

In a group called the Densu Oyster Pickers Association, they have set out guidelines, including punitive measures for those who cut the mangroves outside of the allowed timeline. According to Bebli, first-time offenders will lose their oysters, while repeated offenders are reported to the police.

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How Churchill came to power at the hour of need, through power of speech defied strongman Hitler, World War II victory for Britain

How Churchill came to power at the hour of need, through power of speech defied strongman Hitler, World War II victory for Britain

Despite their shared triumph, Churchill viewed the war years as the pinnacle of his life, writing later that everything afterward felt like an anti-climax.

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Malawians go to polls as fears linger over witchcraft riddled presidential palace

Malawians go to polls as fears linger over witchcraft riddled presidential palace

Five years ago, Chakwera’s eventual victory came after months of street protests in his support. But things have changed after five hard years and this vote takes place amid economic turmoil and shaky trust in public institutions in the southern African nation of 21 million.

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Nairobi hosts trypanosomiasis research conference as Kenya is declared lone African country free of sleeping sickness

Nairobi hosts trypanosomiasis research conference as Kenya is declared lone African country free of sleeping sickness

International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control (ISCTRC) is a statutory body of the African Union Commission. Since 1949, it has convened biennial conferences to facilitate scientific exchange and guide continental policy on trypanosomiasis research, control, and elimination.

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Trump administration ordered to clarify how it will prevent illegal deportation from Ghana

Trump administration ordered to clarify how it will prevent illegal deportation from Ghana

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the government to detail on Saturday night how it was trying to ensure Ghana would not send the immigrants elsewhere in violation of domestic court orders.

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Fantasy coffins: A new fad that’s taking Ghana by storm as funerals become more ‘artistic’

Fantasy coffins: A new fad that’s taking Ghana by storm as funerals become more ‘artistic’

When a family loses a loved one, they gather to decide how to honour them. They visit a carpentry workshop, some with a clear vision, others seeking the carpenters’ guidance to create a fitting tribute.

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