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How Ghana’s president went from democratic darling to anti-protest overlord

How Ghana’s president went from democratic darling to anti-protest overlord

Ghanaians are uniting against Nana Akufo-Addo amid discontent over corruption, economic mismanagement and inflation
Delali Adogla-Bessa 27 Oct 2023
Facebook workers in Kenya say Meta hasn’t paid them for 6 months amid legal case

Facebook workers in Kenya say Meta hasn’t paid them for 6 months amid legal case

Meta and its contractor have now been accused of contempt of court by a group of content moderators
Mukanzi Musanga 25 Oct 2023
North-east mayor slams Starmer’s green rollback after quitting Labour

North-east mayor slams Starmer’s green rollback after quitting Labour

Exclusive: Jamie Driscoll says some voters think Starmer is ‘a liar’ and backing ULEZ would win votes
Adam Ramsay 07 Aug 2023
Bereaved families demand reform to UK’s outdated drug laws

Bereaved families demand reform to UK’s outdated drug laws

As Sunak rejects legalisation in Scotland, grieving families ask how many more must die as a result of 50-year-old law
Cherry Casey 17 Jul 2023
I spent a day watching asylum seekers being jailed. Here’s what I learnt

I spent a day watching asylum seekers being jailed. Here’s what I learnt

Asylum seekers are being imprisoned for entering the UK illegally – when there is no legal way of getting in
Benny Hunter 11 Jul 2023
Is the Green Party heading for an identity crisis?

Is the Green Party heading for an identity crisis?

Loss of established council seats and surging support in new bases could leave the Greens at a crossroads
Adam Ramsay 31 May 2023
‘We just got left’: How children of prisoners are abandoned by the state

‘We just got left’: How children of prisoners are abandoned by the state

The government has no statutory duty to identify or support children whose parents are in prison. Why not?
Cherry Casey 19 May 2023

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