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June 30, 2025

NewsLink 2025- 06- 30 Fourth Edition

•Former Malian PM Choguel Maïga Breaks Silence, Slams Military Authorities Over Transition Failings •In Chad 30 Armed Group Members Sentenced to 20 Years as Ombudsman Seeks Presidential Pardon •Calm returns to Lomé after protests amid demands by civil society for…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 30 Third Edition

•Former Malian PM Choguel Maïga Breaks Silence, Slams Military Authorities Over Transition Failings •In Chad 30 Armed Group Members Sentenced to 20 Years as Ombudsman Seeks Presidential Pardon •Calm returns to Lomé after protests amid demands by civil society for…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 30 Second Edition

•Calm returns to Lomé after protests amid demands by civil society for truth and justice, as authority blame diaspora activists of inciting unrest •ECOWAS Pre-election mission begins in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of October presidential poll •President Tinubu’s assented tax reform…

Calm returns to Lomé as civil society demands justice

Following three days of intense anti-government protests in Togo, calm has returned to the capital, Lomé. The demonstrations, held from June 26th to 28th, called for the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled for two decades. Although order…

Togo blames diaspora activists, launches legal crackdown

The Togolese government has accused diaspora-based influencers and activists of inciting recent nationwide protests, saying their actions amount to disinformation and a breach of national laws. In a strongly worded statement, authorities said bloggers and online voices based abroad are…

Senegal marks first International Joola Day

Senegal has observed its first-ever International Joola Day to honour the memory of nearly 2,000 people who died in the tragic 2002 ferry disaster. Commemorations took place over the weekend in the southern region of the country, where grief still…

Liberia rebury Samuel Doe amid national divisions

Liberia has held a symbolic reburial for former President Samuel Doe, whose death in 1990 marked a turning point in the country’s brutal civil war. The weekend ceremony in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, also honored the recent passing of his…

NIA staff end strike, ID registration resumes June 30

Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) staff have suspended their week-long strike, allowing national ID registration services to resume on Sunday, June 30. The industrial action, triggered by unresolved issues over allowances and salaries, had halted registration nationwide and left thousands…