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Ghana Fuel Price Increases by 15%

January 1, 2012 John Atta Mills,Président du Ghana

The Ghana National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has increased the prices of petroleum products in the country between 15 and 20 percent.

Liberia Govt Promises January Pay for ‘Riot Students’

January 1, 2012 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia

Liberia’s Acting Information Minister, Jerolicmick Pieh, has said students on a vacation scheme organized by the Government will be paid in January.

West African Peasant Farmers Train in Leadership Skills

December 31, 2011 Peasant farmers on a rice field

A meeting aimed at training subsistent farmers in leadership skills was held recently in Kolda, Southern Senegal.

ICRC donates urgent medical supplies to sourthern Somalia

December 31, 2011 ICRC logo

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent urgently needed emergency medical supplies to various medical facilities on both sides of the frontline in Kismayo, Afmadow and Dhobley in the Middle Juba region of southern Somalia.

 

World Bank Chief Calls For Peaceful Solutions in Guinea Bissau

December 30, 2011 Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank Vice President for Africa

The World Bank has said it remains strongly committed to supporting the economic development of Guinea Bissau, and encourages all leaders and citizens to respect the constitution and the rule of law.

AU Chair Urges Dialogue in Guinea Bissau

December 29, 2011 Jean Ping, AU Commission Chairman

The African Union Commission chairperson, Jean Ping, has urged Bissau Guineans to stop the culture of violence and embrace dialogue to resolve the country’s political problems.

Former Minister Calls for 'Genuine' Dialogue in Ivory Coast

December 29, 2011 Charles Blé Goudé, Ivory Coast Youth leader

Former Ivorian youth minister and leader of the pro-Gbagbo “Young Patriots”, has called for sincere dialogue between the country’s new leadership and the Ivorian Popular Front-led opposition.

Nigeria: Supreme Court Confirms Jonathan’s Victory

December 29, 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Wednesday affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal of Abuja, upholding the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the April general election.

Liberian Court Frees Norwegian Flag 'Burners'

December 28, 2011 President Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners

A Criminal Court in Liberia has released on bill two young men who were part of a group that set ablaze a Norwegian Flag in protest against the Nobel Committee’s   Nobel Peace Prize Award to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Sierra Leone: Bombali District, Challenges, Achievements in 2011

December 28, 2011

In Sierra Leone, the Bombali district council is among local councils in the country that continue to strive in bringing development to its people.