May 23, 2013
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Worry over inadequate voter education ahead of Senegal runoff
March 21, 2012With just few days to Senegal’s presidential runoff election on March 25th, the consortium of civil society groups has spoken of inadequate voter and civic education, as tens of thousands of voter cards are yet to be collected.
China delivers new satellite to Nigeria
March 20, 2012The Nigerian government has formally taken delivery of its Communications Satellite, NigComSat-1R from China, a replacement for NigComSat-1 Satellite which fell from orbit in 2007.
Nigerian Journalist threatened over Boko Haram coverage
March 19, 2012A Nigerian journalist who has extensively covered the conflict between the government and Islamist sect Boko Haram says his life is under threat, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ),
World Bank warns: gains made in HIV fight could be lost if…
March 16, 2012The World Bank has called on African governments and their development aid donors “to do significantly more to prevent new HIV infections.”
In a new report, the World Bank warned that “without a dramatic reduction in infections, existing national treatment programs for people living with HIV/AIDS could become unsustainable over the coming years.”
CPJ alarmed by threats on Liberian Journalist for FGM story
March 14, 2012After publishing a news report of the effects of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Liberian girls and women in some parts of the country, a Liberian female Journalist is said to have been forced to go into hiding, due to alleged death threats.
CPJ says world’s media 'under siege,censorship widens'
February 21, 2012A yearly survey conducted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that local censorship has gone global and the world’s media are under siege, with the watchdog role of a free press being publicly tarnished and critical reporting deemed anti-patriotic.
No let up in attacks against Sierra Leone’s Journalists
February 17, 2012This year, 2012 is a critical year for Sierra Leone as the country holds presidential, parliamentary and local elections in November.
With political tensions rising in the run up to the polls, the environment is getting more hostile for Journalists.
Journalists denied access to Lagos airport, equipment
February 9, 2012Officials of Nigeria’s State Security Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have denied over 60 journalists reporting from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, the country's commercial capital, access to their press center and working tools.
Fuel shortage scare in Nigeria
February 5, 2012In Nigeria, there are fears of an imminent fuel shortage, with uncertainty caused by a number of government probes into the fuel subsidy scheme.
Liberia confirms 5% soldiers desert new army
February 5, 2012Ahead of Liberia’s Armed Forces Day celebration on February 14, the country’s Defense Ministry has confirmed media reports that many soldiers in the newly formed army are deserting the force.
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