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This edition puts the spotlight on Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, a Ghanaian lawyer and former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, who has recently been appointed as the UN International Elections Commissioner. Charlotte Osei’s career is a testament to her…

The downward trends of democracy is drawing concerns from Civil Society Organizations in Africa who are calling for the strengthening of solidarity among the civic space. In the Senegalese capital of Dakar, Stakeholders across Africa have been deliberating in Dakar…

Agriculture remains an integral part of the Ghanaian economy, contributing about 20 per cent on average to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, as indicated by the Ghana Statistical Service. Unfortunately, this sector is dominated by the older generation with only…

This edition of our Guest Interview features a young female tractor operator from Niger State, North Central Nigeria, Hauwa Abdullahi. Hauwa says she believes that given the opportunity, women can excel in anything they put their minds to.

A public health expert, Dr Danjuma Adah, says more awareness is needed about Hepatitis. Danjuma, who is the Past – President of the world Hepatitis Alliance was infected with Hep B while in clinical rotations and then lost his mother…

Public health specialist Fatou Ndow has called for more publicity on HIV, sexual & reproductive health and nutrition especially among young people. Fatou Ndow who is an experienced public health program leader, has been advocating for an awareness mechanism to…

Mojirayo Oluwatoyin Ogunlana is a digital rights lawyer on a mission to establish a legal framework at national and regional levels that safeguards a free and open internet while upholding human rights. She champions strategic litigation in courts to challenge…

Ryota Jonen, an expert in democracy has opined that good governance is an essential component of development. According to him, this key attribute has been paramount in the transformation of countries in different parts of the world. However, that has…

The apprehension about the future of democracy is becoming more widespread beyond the subregion, following the flagrant disregard for democratic principles and the rule of law and the deteriorating socio-economic conditions in democratic communities. In Dakar, the Senegalese capital, for…

When was the last time you actually read a book, like a proper book? You don’t remember? Well after what’s coming next, I’m sure that your appetite would have been whetted enough for you to go grab a book off…

Women’s rights activists in Sierra Leone have welcomed the decision by President Julius Maada Bio to ban child marriages in the country. These women activists, who have been advocating for a legal framework to enforce the ban on child marriages,…