insert_link Environment At-risk groups in Indonesia demand greater say in climate policymaking By Hans Nicholas Jong, via Mongabay Civil society groups and communities most affected by the effects of climate change are calling on the Indonesian government to include them in the decision-making process of climate policies. Groups such as those representing the urban poor and the disabled say they haven’t been meaningfully involved in the process, particularly the drafting of Indonesia’s revised goals and commitments for reducing greenhouse gas […] todayAugust 15, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Ghana’s masked third candidate tests two party politics Eleven months ahead of Ghana's presidential election, a new political force is emerging to challenge the long-standing two-party status quo. With deft social media messaging, posters of his masked face and an appeal to younger voters, businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, says his New Force movement will become a third political power. Few analysts believe Bediako can truly test the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the […] todayJanuary 22, 2024 10