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Top Niger Delta advocate blames govt for oil spills too

August 15, 2011 Elias Courson, Niger Delta Advocate

A prominent advocate from the Niger Delta in Nigeria is calling on the Nigerian government to stop its joint venture with oil companies that have been polluting the region for the past three decades and protect the interest of its people.

Ahead of polls, Liberian candidates rush to complete papers

August 15, 2011 James Fromoyan, Liberia polls chief

As the date for Liberia’s presidential and general elections draws closer, potential candidates are making frantic efforts to complete their nomination papers with the National Elections Commission (NEC).

Physician on urgent need to stop Lassa Fever spread

August 15, 2011 Mastomys rat said to spread Lassa Fever

A sub-regional meeting on Lassa fever and other emerging infectious diseases ended in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown at the weekend, with a Nigerian physician calling for urgent efforts to stop the spread of Lassa fever in West Africa.

Mali's cholera spreads to 3rd region

August 15, 2011

After the regions of Timbucktu and Mopti, a third Malian region, Segou has been hit by cholera, with five deaths reported but medical officials have confirmed only two deaths in the area.

Ghana using community policing to fight rising crimes

August 15, 2011 Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, Ghana Police Inspector General

In a bid to be more proactive in battling rising crimes, Ghana’s police administration is holding a conference to engage stakeholders in discussing effective and pragmatic measures to boost community policing.

AU formally admits South Sudan at HQ

August 15, 2011 Flag Republic of South Sudan

Over a month after South Sudan officially became a republic, Africa’s newest state will on Monday, 15 August be formally admitted within the African Union, with the Flag Raising Ceremony taking place at the AU headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis-Ababa.

Johnson-Sirleaf upbeat, as oil exploration begins in Liberia

August 15, 2011 An Anadarko staff explaining to Pres Johnson-Sirleaf

As oil exploration officially begins off the Liberian coast, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has expressed optimism about the success of the project.

The Liberian leader was speaking over the weekend, when she visited facilities of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, marking the official launch of oil exploration in Liberia.

GT Bank wins Ghana's biggest award

August 15, 2011 GTBank logo

The annual Ghana Banking awards program has been held, with this year’s award for best bank being taken away by Guaranty Trust Bank (GT) at a colorful ceremony in the capital, Accra.

 

ECOWAS to hold urgent security summit on Liberia, Ivory Coast

August 14, 2011 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

The sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it will hold a five-nation extraordinary summit next week in Abuja to address the issues of security in the Ivory Coast-Liberia border.

Niger: Authorities arrest 14 over US$4mn fraud

August 13, 2011 President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger

Niger’s authorities have arrested and detained a former official, who served in the military junta government of General Saliou Djibo, for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from the health ministry.