#YouAsked Welfare & population Which country in Africa has the youngest population? Source Pew Research Center: Populations skew older in some of the countries hit hard by COVID-19 Short answer Which country in Africa has the youngest population? Niger, in Western Africa, has the world’s youngest population. Half of Niger’s population is 14 or younger, and the median age is 15. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Does Ghana have the best road networks in West Africa? Source GhanaFact Fact Check – FACT-CHECK: Ghana has the best road networks in West Africa? Short answer Does Ghana have the best road networks in West Africa? No. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report, which measures road connectivity across 141 economies, Ghana was ranked 79th. When compared with the other nine West African countries ranked in the report, Ghana is 6th in the sub-region. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: Election 2020 – Which candidates can get a refund of their nomination fee? Short answer How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? All presidential aspirants in Ghana's 2020 elections paid 100,000 cedis or US$17,000 as nomination fees to the country's elections agency. Parliamentary aspirants who were on the ballot paper on election day in the 275 constituencies paid a deposit of 10,000 cedis. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Is Nigeria more secure under the All Progressives Congress (APC)? Source Nigeria Security Tracker Short answer Is Nigeria more secure under the All Progressives Congress (APC)? No, Nigeria is not more secure under the ruling APC. Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) data shows an increase in killings in Nigeria. Between 20 October to 20 November 2020, some 620 people were killed in 34 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from various forms of ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? Source Language in Education Policy in Kenya: Intention, Interpretation, Implementation 2018 Short answer How many indigenous languages are spoken in Kenya? The number of indigenous languages spoken in Kenya remains speculative with most sources saying that there are over 40 different indigenous languages and dialects.... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Can the two-term limit for a Zimbabwean president be extended? Source Zimbabwean constitution Short answer Can the two-term limit for a Zimbabwean president be extended? Yes, it would require two-thirds of the votes in Parliament and a popular majority through a referendum. But such a constitutional amendment cannot benefit a sitting president.More: No, Mnangagwa cannot legally extend his tenure beyond two terms... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Is Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party in Ghana? Source Dubawa fact check Short answer Is Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party in Ghana? Opoku-Agyemang’s party, the NDC, has since 1992 been considered one of the two leading political parties in Ghana. Prior to the announcement of her candidacy, the party has had only male running mates for the presidential elections.While there have been a number of female running mates for other p... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Who actually wrote the Freedom Charter? Source Crime and Social Justice journal article Short answer Who actually wrote the Freedom Charter? In 1953, Professor ZK Matthews, then leader of the ANC in the Cape, proposed that a Congress of the People be convened to draw up a Freedom Charter. The Freedom Charter was adopted in 1955 by the Congress of the People – a gathering of more than 2,800 delegates, representing numerous organisati... Back Full answer