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Poor governance breeds political instability in Africa

In Africa, as in every region, it is the quality and characteristics of governance that shape the level of peace and stability and the prospects for economic development.

There is no more critical variable than governance, for it is governance that determines whether there are durable links between the State and the society it purports to govern.

The nature of governance is central because it determines whether the exercise of authority is viewed as legitimate. Legitimate authority, in turn, is based on accepted laws and norms rather than the arbitrary, unconstrained power of the rulers.

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The time is now to relax adoption laws

Over the years, there has been many reports of infants being abandoned by parents. Many factors can contribute to child abandonment, some of which may stem from mental health issues and lack of support, but other reasons may be that one could have made better choices with proper education. Some parents abandon their infants due to financial difficulties and the fear of having to provide for a newborn. Many developed countries have come up with...

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