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U.S VP Harris holds BiLat w/Ghana President, Visits Recording Studio and Attends State Banquet

On Monday, March 26th, Vice President Harris will have her first full day in Ghana, which will include a bilateral meeting with President Akufo-Addo. She will then visit Vibrate studio, a community recording studio for young creatives in Accra. And finally, she will attend a State Banquet hosted by President Akufo-Addo and First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo. 

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The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration

Seeking to manage growing flows of migrants, the United States and European Union have dramatically expanded their engagement with migration origin and transit countries, including in providing and supporting the deployment of sophisticated technology to understand, monitor, and influence the movement of people across borders.

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TAFTA GRADUATES FIRST SET OF STUDENTS

Mastercard Foundation and Terra Kulture Arts & Studio formed a partnership to train Nigerian young talents in the maiden edition of Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA). The first set of graduating students of the Academy received virtual and in-person classes in various aspects of production, performance and management of the Arts.

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A TALE OF TWO SUPREME COURTS AND THE DANGER OF SELF-DELEGITIMIZATION

Nigeria’s Supreme Court sparked near universal outrage when it recently awarded senatorial candidacies to two powerful politicians who had not participated in party primary elections. The verdicts simply didn’t make sense to the average citizen who understands that democracy does not mean a non-contestant wins.
Incidentally the Nigerian Supreme Court is not the only one to incur public suspicion and opprobrium.

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