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March 19, 2025

NewsLink 2025- 03- 19 Third Edition

Experts are urging African leaders to adopt policies on utilizing the continent’s natural resources amid Donald Trump’s aid cut on Africa. Protest intensifies in Benin following the death of a trader Reactions trail the achievement of Senegal’s first bone marrow…

NewsLink 2025- 03- 19 Second Edition

•WADR hosts a virtual panel on the impact of Donald Trump’s aid cut on Africa today. •Senegalese Prime Minister Sonko chairs an interministerial meeting to improve access to civil status documents. •Presidents Mahama and Maada Bio pledge to strengthen bilateral…

Senegal holds interministerial meeting on civil status reforms

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has chaired an interministerial meeting focused on improving civil status documentation. The meeting aimed to address longstanding challenges in accessing birth certificates, national identity cards, and other essential documents. Government officials discussed new measures to…

Ghana and Sierra Leone to deepen bilateral cooperation

Ghana and Sierra Leone are set to strengthen ties following a high-level meeting between Presidents John Mahama and Julius Maada Bio in Freetown. The leaders agreed to revitalize a General Cooperation Agreement and establish a Permanent Joint Cooperation Commission. This…

PPA-CI protests Gbagbo’s exclusion from electoral roll

Côte d’Ivoire’s opposition party PPA-CI has condemned the exclusion of its leader, Laurent Gbagbo, from the provisional electoral roll. Gbagbo was convicted in the BCEAO robbery case linked to the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis, making him ineligible to vote. His supporters…

CSOs warn of democratic decline in Guinea-Bissau

Civil society organizations in West Africa have raised concerns over Guinea-Bissau’s worsening political crisis ahead of upcoming elections. Opposition groups accuse President Umaro Sissoko Embaló of violating the constitution by unilaterally setting the election date, a move he insists aligns…

Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers amid crisis

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, citing prolonged political unrest and recent security threats. The decision, announced in a televised address, temporarily suspends Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all state lawmakers…

Liberia hosts WAEC’s 73rd annual meeting in Monrovia

The 73rd Annual Meeting of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially commenced in Monrovia, Liberia, bringing together education stakeholders from across the region. Representatives from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone are attending the event, which…

GUEST INTERVIEW – Esther Cobbah

As we celebrate woman achievers on the show, we get closer to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Strategic Communications Africa Limited (Stratcomm Africa) Esther Cobbah. From Accra, our Correspondent, Etsey Atisu engaged her, on the success story of managing…