May 19, 2013
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Togo: Kpatcha, others to know fate Thursday
September 14, 2011The verdict in the treason trial of Kpatcha Gnassingbe and five others accused of plotting to overthrow President Faure Gnassingbe in an alleged attempted coup in April 2009, will be given on Thursday.
Liberia: Political parties oppose to Nigerian troops
September 13, 2011There have been heated debates in several quarters in Liberia since news began circulating that President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is on the verge of bringing in troops from Nigeria to help keep the peace and discourage any violence during the October polls.
Prosecutors want “life” for Kpatcha, five others
September 11, 2011Togo’s Attorney General wants life imprisonment for Kpatcha Gnassingbe and five others over an alleged attempted coup in April 2009 to topple President Faure Gnassingbe.
Liberia: Ellen,15 others cleared to run in October polls but...
September 9, 2011Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and 15 other presidential candidates have been qualified to contest the October 11 polls by the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC), as it issued the final list of candidates on Friday.
Senegal, Mali to soon exchange prisoners
September 9, 2011The governments of Senegal and Mali have expressed readiness to exchange nearly 170 prisoners being held in their respective prisons.
Guinea: Rights groups denounce attack on Saoro farmers
September 8, 2011Rights groups in Guinea have denounced the action of security forces against the inhabitants of a village more than one hundred kilometers south of the capital, Conakry.
Togo’s truth commission opens public hearings
September 8, 2011Togo’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has opened its first public session in the capital, Lomé and in the country’s other five economic regions.
Liberian civil group wants Pres Sirleaf, others barred
September 5, 2011The political stakes in Liberia is getting higher, with one controversy after the other ahead of next month’s polls.
Benin challenged to implement new anti graft law
September 3, 2011“My fellow MPs, the long awaited law against corruption has been finally passed, but the law alone will not be enough to eradicate corruption from our country…it needs to be strongly implemented,” this was how the Chairman of Benin’s National Assembly announced the passage of the country’s first anti graft law.
Ghana: Govt urged to reject donors ‘rotten wealth’ amid gay criticisms
September 1, 2011The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has described as “illogical and unfortunate”, assertions made by the country’s attorney general on homosexual acts, while a government official has urged the country to reject donors “rotten wealth” if it promotes the practice.
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