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Guinea arrests Steinmetz Group executives

April 24, 2013 The simandou iron-ore deposits

The Guinean Ministry of Justice has announced the arrest of two senior Guinean officials from the Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR), the mining company controlled by Israel’s richest person Beny Steinmetz, as a U.S. investigation into how it won rights to a “lucrative” iron-ore deposit widened.

Gambia: Internet users can still enjoy Skype

April 23, 2013

The government of The Gambia has reacted to reports by the local media that it has banned the use of Skype and Viber facilities in the country.

Benin: A signboard requested for all health centers

April 23, 2013 Benin Minister of Health and Sanitaion, Dorothée Akoko Kindé Gazard

The government of Benin is none too happy with the continuing proliferation of clandestine medical clinics. These have no legal status, are staffed by unqualified personnel and may offer the wrong medical advice and treatment to people thinking they are dealing with proper doctors.

Nigeria: 185 killed in clashes between Nigeria military, Islamist militants

April 23, 2013 Violence in Nigeria leaving about 185 people dead and houses burnt

Fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamist militants killed 185 people in a fishing community in the nation's far northeast. The fighting began Friday and lasted for hours. People fled into the arid scrublands surrounding the community on Lake Chad. By Sunday, when government officials finally felt safe enough to see the destruction, homes, businesses and vehicles were burned throughout the area

Ghana: "Fake condoms are on the market" (FDA)

April 22, 2013 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has begun investigations but cannot arrest the distributors

Around 200 million faulty condoms made in China have made their way to Ghana to the irritation of the country’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and health services. Accra Correspondent Kofi Agyepong caught  up with Thomas Amedzro and asked him about the seizure of the condoms

Facts about the gambian dissident Kukoi Samba Sanyang

April 22, 2013 Kukoi Samba Sanyang, the man who led the 1981 rebellion against the Jawara regime

Sukoi Samba Sanyang is currently believed to be in Mali, sent there by the Senegalese government on April 17 having reportedly been arrested in possession of false paper in Dakar.

Ivory Coast: Justice for all is vital for unity – Kofi Annan

April 22, 2013 Kofi Annan in Dakar

President Alassane Ouattara has been urged to ensure all the parties involved in Côte d'ivoire's post elections crimes, including his, are brought to book. Former UN Secretary General Kofffi Annan said equal justice for all is the only real pre-condition for reconciliation. In an exclusive interview, Kofi Annan granted to WADR’s Elisabeth-Laure Njipwo, he stressed that all conditions needed to be met before elections are held in Mali in July as scheduled.

Ivory coast local polls boycotted by opposition

April 21, 2013

Sunday's polls were boycotted by the opposition party of former President Laurent Gbagbo, highlighting the slow progress of reconciliation.

110 million Fake Condoms in Ghana

April 21, 2013 Ghana seizes faulty chinese condoms

The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana has impounded counterfeit condoms, 110 million over the last week due to poor quality. Testing revealed the condoms to have holes and break under pressure and unusually small and insufficiently lubricated

Mali: "Disarming all armed groups is our priority"(GSS)

April 21, 2013 Chadian Forces Move to Secure Mali's Kidal

One of the main headaches confronting the GSS as it met in Bamako on Friday was the role of the MNLA in and around Kidal. The mainly Touareg group still has a strong presence there. Given the International Support Mission to Mali (MISMA) is meant to be disarming all armed groups, the MNLA should be amongst those willing to demobilize and surrender its weapons.