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Call For Participants: Empowering newsrooms to counter abuse of women journalists in Ghana & Nigeria
iWatch Africa is a not-for-profit media and policy organization dedicated to promoting transparency and accountability across the continent. iWatch Africa…
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Child workers in Ghana speak out
Four children describe their work, why they do it, and how decision-makers in Ghana could help them. Their answers were…
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Destruction of Seagrass Meadows in Tanzania is leading to extinction of marine endangered species
Seagrass occupy a relatively small area of the coastal oceans (~ 0.1- 0.2%) (Duarte et al 2002) and yet, they…
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Ghana: Artisanal fishers blame dwindling fish stock on changes in climate & IUU activities
Kobina Atta has been fishing in Sekondi on the western coast of Ghana since age 20. Now at 51, he…
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Charles Faseyi writes: How pollution threatens the livelihoods of coastal communities in Ghana
Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment. These substances have adverse effects on the environment and humans…
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iWatch’s Gideon Sarpong adjudged 2021 Best ICT Reporter in West Africa
Gideon Sarpong, co-founder and Head of News and Policy at iWatch Africa has been adjudged the 2021 Best ICT Reporter…
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Enforcement of fisheries laws: An essential means to sustainable fisheries
According to national fisheries statistics, Ghana’s fisheries sector has undergone a prohibitive decline in stocks over the last few years,…
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iWatch Africa launches its 2021 Policy Dialogue Series
iWatch Africa has launched its 2021 Policy Dialogue Series which seeks to bring diverse experts and stakeholders across the world…
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iWatch Africa to launch its 2021 ‘Policy Dialogue Series’ on Saturday, Jan 16
iWatch Africa will officially unveil its maiden ‘Policy Dialogue Series’ on Saturday, 16th January 2021 as part of a broader…
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Predictions for 2021: Digital Rights, Global Security, Climate Change & Expectations of the Biden Administration – Part 1
With a very challenging 2020 dominated by the global COVID-19 pandemic quickly coming to an end, iWatch Africa is looking…
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