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February 4, 2025

Kenyan national arrested in Liberia with 8.6kgs of heroin

Liberian authorities have arrested a 37-year-old Kenyan national, Lena Orondo, at Roberts International Airport for trafficking 8.642 kilograms of heroin worth $388,890. Orondo was detained upon arriving on Ethiopian Airlines flight ETA 933, which had a stopover in Addis Ababa…

Gambia boosts tourism with new development strategy

Tourism stakeholders in The Gambia have begun discussions on sector expansion and the meeting focuses on product development, diversification, and investment promotion. Part of the Tourism Marketing and Branding Strategy, it aims to boost tourism. Stakeholders will explore new strategies to…

NewsLink 2025- 02- 04 First Edition

• Liberian authorities arrest a Kenyan national with heroin worth nearly 400,000 US Dollars at its airport. • The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC suspends nationwide protest against the 50 per cent hike in telecommunication tariffs. • And, as President Trump…

Senegal expands rural water supply with $100B project

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has launched phase two of Senegal’s rural drinking water project. Unveiled in Kébémer, Louga region, the initiative aims to improve access to clean water. With $100 billion in funding, the project will construct critical hydraulic infrastructure.…

World Bank injects $117m to expand GALOP nationwide

The World Bank has secured an additional $117 million to extend the Ghana Learning and Accountability Outcomes Project (GALOP) to all public schools. The grant, from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), aims to boost early education by enhancing pupils’…

Expert warns of major impact as USAID faces shutdown

The potential shutdown of USAID could have severe consequences for Africa, a key beneficiary of its aid programs since 1961. With the Trump administration announcing plans to dissolve the agency, concerns are mounting over the fate of critical development projects.…

Ivorian government refutes Gbagbo’s debt claims

Côte d’Ivoire’s government has dismissed former President Laurent Gbagbo’s recent remarks on the country’s rising debt, calling them misleading. Gbagbo claimed the national debt surged from 6,000 billion FCFA in 2011 to 28,944.7 billion FCFA in 2024, raising concerns over…