{
  "id": 599722,
  "title": "Political parties, judiciary must reform themselves to protect Africa’s democracy – Asiedu Nketia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/political-parties-judiciary-must-reform-themselves-to-protect-africas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/political-parties-judiciary-must-reform-themselves-to-protect-africas-democracy-asiedu-nketia/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for fundamental reforms within political parties and the judiciary, arguing that the two institutions cannot protect African democracy if they lack credibility, accountability and public trust. According to him, political parties must move beyond functioning as electoral machines and become permanent…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}