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Society & Digital3 Nov 2026Ghana's media cannot regulate itself on ethics alone. Who protects journalists when power is challenged?Government has called for stronger media self-regulation to prevent excessive state intervention. But ethical accountability is only one part of press freedom. Ghana must also confront attacks on journalists, weak newsroom protections, insecure employment and the failure to bring perpetrators to justice. The question is not simply who regulates the media, but who protects the people who hold power to account.
Body & Safety28 Oct 2026From Sarah Baartman to Nicki Minaj: who gets to look at a Black woman’s body?Donald Trump praised Nicki Minaj’s body to a rally crowd. This analysis asks what a nineteenth-century history can and cannot tell us about that moment. Minaj has not called herself a victim, and the comparison has clear limits.
Body & Safety28 Oct 2026Trump praises Nicki Minaj’s body at Michigan rally and tells her to standThe US president made the remark days before the midterm elections. Minaj, a vocal supporter, later told the crowd it was an honour to stand with him.
Justice23 Oct 2026Ghana signed it in 2007. What has the Maputo Protocol delivered for women?The African Union treaty sets duties on violence, marriage, health, property and politics. Ghana ratified it in 2007. Here is what it requires and where to look.
Justice23 Oct 2026CSW70: Ghana already has the laws on justice for women, the test is whether women can use themGovernments agreed new justice commitments for women in March 2026. Ghana already has laws on equality and violence. The test is whether women can use them.
Money22 Oct 2026Fathers get one-eighth of mothers’ paid parental leave. Ghana gives fathers no statutory paternity leave A new UN Women and World Bank Group policy brief warns that unequal parental leave reinforces the unequal distribution of unpaid care. In Ghana, where the Labour Act guarantees working mothers at least 12 weeks of paid maternity leave but makes no provision for statutory paternity leave, the debate has direct implications for women’s careers, family incomes and men’s role in caregiving.
Africa1 Oct 2026Equality Now calls for urgent action as backlash against women’s rights intensifies Equality Now is calling for urgent action to counter growing attacks on women’s and girls’ rights, warning that regressive laws, anti-gender movements and weakening international human rights protections are putting decades of progress at risk.
Society & Digital28 Sept 2026She Flew to the Moon, They Made Sandwich JokesChristina Koch became the first woman in history to leave low Earth orbit. The TikTok comment section responded exactly as you would expect, which is precisely the point.

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