Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning ‘colonialist threat’

[ad_1] Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”. The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace,…

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Organised crime is threat to Ghana’s security

[ad_1] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) says the country’s democratic progress and long-term stability could be undermined if the increasing phenomenon of organised crime is not checked. It said although the country had taken commendable legal steps to stamp-out crimes, such as money laundering, drug peddling and illegal mining, more needed to be done to…

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Education, child safety under threat in Haiti

[ad_1] With repeated school closures and mass flights, children in Haiti have been left suffering under the shadow of the ongoing violence in the Caribbean country. The national capital Port-au-Prince remains engulfed in violence and a political power vacuum, with gangs having a stranglehold on roads and ports in the city and tens of thousands…

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Monetisation of politics: A threat to democracy – NCCE Director

[ad_1] The Western North Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Awudu Dramani Sam, has described as dangerous, the situation where money changes hands in Ghana’s election processes. He said the monetization of the country’s political system posed serious threat to the time-tested democratic dispensation. “Ghana’s Fourth Republican Constitution has survived over…

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‘Mahama is by far the biggest threat to Ghana’s progress’ – Ntim Fordjour

[ad_1] Deputy Minister for Education, John Ntim Fordjour, has criticised National Democratic Congress flagbearer John Dramani Mahama for pledging to abolish the teacher licensure examination if he wins the 2024 general elections. The Assin South lawmaker argues that Mahama’s promise would undermine the progress made in the policy, which he deemed a “game changer.” In…

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