On August 16, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), formed by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—all led by military juntas that withdrew from ECOWAS—celebrated its first anniversary. In recent years, military takeovers have...
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Mining’s flourishing depends on democratic strengthening
The 30th Invest in African Mining Indaba was held in Cape Town this week. It is no secret that Africa is abundantly blessed with mineral resources. It is, similarly and sadly, no secret that in too many contexts on the...
GGA-West Africa helps monitor Ghana’s voter registration exercise 2023
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is constitutionally mandated to continuously register all eligible Ghanaian citizens aged 18 years and over who had not previously registered to participate in voting exercises....
Building resilient cities: Assessing Ghanaian local authorities management of flooding in selected cities
In the face of climate change effects, building resilient cities is the only option available to city managers. Perennial flooding across the major cities in Africa poses a significant threat to governments'...
Editorial: Transnational crime an ever-evolving menace
Welcome to the first issue of Africa in Fact for 2023, which we devote to the phenomenon of transnational organised crime (TOC), an ever-evolving menace that threatens the security, well-being, and livelihoods of...
African governance – Voice of civil society is critical in 2023
Globally, 2022 was not a good governance year. Just as the negative impact of Covid-19 lockdowns was starting to turn around, Russia violated the international order by invading Ukraine. What Putin thought would take a...
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