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Blog: Global Voices
Instances such as Nigeria's X (Twitter) ban and Senegal's internet restrictions exemplify the extent to which governments are infringing upon citizens' online freedoms.
Blog: Global Voices
The youth demographic, those aged between 18 and 39, constitutes 42 percent (11.7 million) of registered voters, underscoring the significance of their vote in the upcoming elections on May 29.
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"The country's constitution recognises 12 languages but the most spoken languages include Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans and English. Media publications and broadcasts in South Africa are mostly in English and Afrikaans."
Blog: Global Voices
[D]ata reveals that 23 girls get married every minute worldwide, and a girl gets married every two seconds. In Ghana, nearly 1 in 5 girls is married before the age of 18.
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Music has played various roles in Tanzania, from serving as entertainment to acting as an educational, politicizing, and unifying force.
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"... [O]ur society doesn't support skateboarding. It is seen as a sport practiced by ill-mannered boys, and so it was hard for a young girl like me to go against them."
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In February 1972, under the leadership of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, the Ghanaian government initiated the Operation Feed Yourself policy, an agricultural program designed to boost domestic food crop production.
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"This bill represents a real danger to our country, and we are looking to the president to uphold the values of our country and constitution."
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Reporters Without Borders notes that many media outlets are either owned by politicians or influenced by them, compromising editorial independence and leading to biased coverage.
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Alexis Kagame, the first and last Rwandan intellectual with direct access to the original sources of the country's history, contributed significantly to preserving oral history, and the indigenous language, Kinyarwanda.
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"Despite strong laws and policies against gender-based violence, activists argue that government policies are ineffective and the justice system is slow and corrupt, leaving many perpetrators unpunished."
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"... a staggering 90 percent of African cultural property is currently housed in European museums. Calls for the repatriation of these stolen artifacts displayed in Western museums have intensified ..."
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Reporters Without Borders attributes Rwanda's low ranking to the censorship faced by the media, where journalists are compelled to pledge allegiance to the government and participate in patriotism programs.
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The multi-party system is enshrined in Ghana's constitution through the Political Parties Act 574, established in 2000. Nevertheless, the political scene is primarily dominated by two parties: the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party.
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Data from Guinness World Record revealed that since July 2023, there have been a total of 355 applications from individuals in Ghana alone, and a 1,500 applications from Nigerians ...