Inadequate public education on a new language policy has generated resistance from parents at the early childhood education level in Ghana.
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The Rohingya case before the International Court of Justice is politically and legally significant.
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Immigration authorities cast doubt on the motives of marriages between African nationals and Europeans, violating these couples’ right to family life.
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For migrants, prejudice can be a life and death matter. Research in India and South Africa shows life is considerably harder if migrants have a darker skin and come from a poorer country.
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For the first time since independence, Namibia’s ruling party has suffered electoral setbacks in the midst of economic and political crisis.
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African literary prizes are slowly becoming more relevant and richer, thanks to writers organising on the continent.
Politics and Society Angolans feel let down two years into new presidency
The euphoria that accompanied João Lourenço’s new presidency has ebbed away amid the stark realities of a profoundly dysfunctional political economy.