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January 2, 2025

NewsLink 2025- 12- 02 Third Edition

THE GAMBIA: Agric Minister Instructed to Address Digital Payment of Farmers MALI: Diplomatic Tensions Escalate Between Mali and Algeria CÔTE D’IVOIRE: No Reduction in Fuel and Gas Prices

NewsLink 2025- 01- 02 Second Edition

•Political groups divided in Guniea over extension of military transition period to 2025 despite a constitutional referemdum in sight. •In Senegal, Diomaye Faye’s call to rationalize the existence of Poltical Parties sparks reaction from political and civil society actors ecosytems.…

Guinea extends transition period, opposition plans protests

Guinea’s transitional president, General Mamadi Doumbouya, has announced an extension of the country’s transition period, now set to conclude in 2025. The move delays elections initially planned for 2024 and has sparked a polarized reaction across the political landscape. While…

President Ouattara grants clemency to 2000 Ivorian prisoners

In his end-of-year address, President Alassane Ouattara announced pardons for 2000 prisoners convicted of minor offenses in Côte d’Ivoire. The decision aims to promote social reintegration and represents a shift in the country’s prison policy. Beneficiaries of this clemency will…

NewsLink 2025- 01- 02 First Edition

The first gas well of the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim project, located at the border between Senegal and Mauritania opens for operation. • President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire pardons two thousand prisoners as part of his New Year decisions •…

Diplomatic tensions escalate between Mali and Algeria

In the Sahel Region, specifically in Mali, diplomatic tensions are escalating between Bamako and Algiers. This latest escalation follows comments by Algerian Foreign Minister, Amed Attaf, who stated that the military option has failed in the fight against terrorism and…