Africa
Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas – sources
The 15-member bloc held an online meeting to discuss how to respond to the ousting of President Roch Kaboré.
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2021 Corruption Perception Index: Ghana ranked 73
This CPI score indicates that Ghana failed to make progress in the fight against corruption in the year 2021 as the score of 43 is the same as the country’s 2020 score.
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Protecting the vulnerable: Cause Social Protection Bill to be introduced in Parliament- Law lecturer to Akufo-Addo
A private Legal Practitioner and lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee has called on the President of the Republic to introduce the drafted Social Protection Bill to Parliament for its subsequent passage by...
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Anti-Corruption activist wants OSP to chase corruption not perception
He notes that it is not enough to show that a particular government institution is more corrupt than others without going beyond the perception league table
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Public Sector corruption: OSP to institute annual league table-Kissi Adjebeng
He indicates that this move, which forms part of his outfit’s pressure-for-progress drive will assess perceived levels of public sector corruption in the estimation of experts and business people.
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Ban dog, cat meat-NGO petitions Government
The World Health Organisations has confirmed that these global live animal markets must be closed as they are at the root of COVID-19 and are also a breeding ground for the spread of other fatal diseases.
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Do something about the conditions of service of law teachers – Ansa Asare
“Members of the legal class are taught by law lecturers. They retire on their full salary. They are treated more or less as Article 71 officers. Judges were taught by law lecturers, they retire on their salaries. Law teachers are excluded....
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Customary law must be taught as a stand-alone course – Prof. Anthony Diala
He also pointed out that colonization was to blame for why customary law isn’t an independent course in many African countries including Ghana.
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GSL exams should be decentralised – legal practitioner
“So we can have a Ghana School of Law (GSL) bar exam across board and definitely, the best law faculties will stand out, in respect of their coaching, preparation and investment in their law students,”
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Europe
25 Ghanaian nationals to be deported from Germany today
Concerning the risk of Corona infection, Germany will take care that all returnees and accompanying guards will be tested by a doctor before flying, whether there are any symptoms of a possible infection.
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Legal Education: Post-colonial structures cannot serve our needs today-President Akufo-Addo
The four-day conference organized by the University of Ghana Faculty of Law on the theme; The Future of Legal Education also saw the Launch of the University of Ghana School of Law Endowment Fund.
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Why the UG School of Law Endowment Fund Matters
The University of Ghana School of Law has drawn a number of incentives for donors including unlimited access to library resources and rare legal materials.
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Lawyer Akoto Ampaw calls for the teaching of human rights in schools
The country’s next review is supposed to be next year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been moved to January 2023.
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Parliament will begin public hearings on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill today
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond.
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Business
Reconsider your view that SDR constitutes ‘free money’- Adongo to BoG Governor
In a 4-page letter addressed to the Governor, Mr. Adongo referred to a response attributed to the BoG Governor during the recent MPC Press Conference in which he(The Governor) suggested that $300 million of the SDR equivalent will be surren...
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Africa
Sudan’s civilian leaders arrested amid coup reports
Military and civilian leaders have been at odds since long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown two years ago and the transitional government set up.
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FDA recalls unwholesome Ceres Apple Juice from market
The products are Ceres Apple 4×6×200ml Tetrapak, Ceres Apple Sparkling 275ml Glass and Ceres Apple 12×1L.
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President charges Boundary Commission to resolve border challenges
President Akufo-Addo also noted that the commission was working to find solutions to boundary challenges with Togo and Burkina Faso at Sapaliga in the Bawku West district and Paga in the Kassina Nankana district, both of the Upper East Regi...
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Crime
4 arrested for allegedly stabbing teenager to death, injuring one other at Bomaa
Unemployed 15-year-old, Emmanuel Oppong died at the Bomaa Government hospital while receiving treatment.
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Doing Business rankings: IMF board backs Georgieva after review of data-rigging claims
The IMF said the information presented during its review – which included meetings with WilmerHale attorneys and Georgieva – did not conclusively demonstrate that she played an improper role in the Doing Business report.
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