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Trump’s 2024 Campaign Has a Different Look, For Now

  • January 30, 2023

Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s running for US president in 2024 wasn’t a lark, or a ploy to avoid prosecution, as some have speculated. He’s hitting the road and laying the kind of groundwork necessary for a serious bid to recapture the White House. Nearly three months after announcing his campaign, the former president made […]

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Australia Day: Australia-Ghana Partnership Deepens

  • January 27, 2023

Australia Day, marked on January 26 every year, is an occasion to celebrate contemporary Australia and its people, reflect on what it means to be Australian, and acknowledge our history. It was on January 26, 1788 that the First Fleet of 11 convict ships arrived in Sydney Harbour from England, so beginning the first permanent […]

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French Embassy Supports Digitalisation Of WASH

  • January 27, 2023

THE French Embassy is supporting the country to digitally transform the delivery and management of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Known as “Embedding digitalisation Innovations and circular economy in WASH (DICE-WASH)”, the project is expected to enhance service delivery and youth employability. The expected outcomes will include the use of digital solutions in water and […]

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Democracy ‘Backsliding’ Has Slowed Africa’s Development: Study

  • January 26, 2023

Africa’s progress in human and economic development has slowed against a backdrop of “widespread democratic backsliding” and worsening security in the last three years, an African foundation has said. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which tracks leadership and democracy on the continent through the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) launched the 2022 edition on Wednesday. […]

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US, Chinese, Russian Officials Scramble To Visit Africa

  • January 26, 2023

Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling this month to visit African nations and pledge their commitment to the world’s fastest-growing continent. As President Joe Biden prepares for a visit later this year, several of his top officials have recently visited Africa. There, they must balance the desire to secure the continent’s support against […]