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July 8, 2025

NewsLink 2025- 07- 08 Fourth Edition

Gambian Parliament rejects 2024 Draft Constitution at Second Reading following failure to meet required threshold for approval. Ghana’s New Patriotic Party to boycott rerun of Ablekuma North parliamentary election in 19 polling stations Nigeria’s Presidency Faults IMF Over Report On…

NewsLink 2025- 07- 08 Third Edition

•Ghana’s New Patriotic Party to boycott rerun of Ablekuma North parliamentary election in 19 polling stations •Amnesty International denounces Climate of Teror over increasing rate of mysterious disappearance in Guinea •Gambian Parliament rejects 2024 Draft Constitution at Second Reading stage,…

NewsLink 2025-07-08 Second Edition

•Gambian Parliament rejects 2024 Draft Constitution at Second Reading stage, after failing to meet the required 75% threshold for approval. •Guinean Lawyers Extend Nationwide Strike by two weeks Over Unmet Demands •Togo’s public prosecutor launches investigation into the deaths of…

NewsLink 2025- 07- 08 First Edition

•Gambian Parliament Blocks 2024 Draft Constitution at Second Reading •Guinean Lawyers Extend Nationwide Strike by two weeks Over Unmet Demands •Liberian War Victims Demand Compensation Following President Boakai’s Public Apology

Guinean lawyers extend strike over colleague’s abduction

Lawyers in Guinea have extended their nationwide strike by another two weeks, intensifying pressure on authorities to investigate the abduction of prominent attorney Mohamed Traoré. The decision came during an extraordinary general assembly at the Bar Association’s headquarters, where legal…

Senegal magistrates snub Sonko over defamation remarks

Senegal’s Union of Magistrates (UMS) has declined a meeting with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, citing his refusal to retract controversial comments made about the judiciary. The move follows Sonko’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision upholding his defamation conviction, which…

Mali court hears case on dissolved political parties

A new court hearing opened Tuesday in Mali to contest the government’s decision to dissolve political parties and associations last May. Several political groups and civil society organizations are challenging the move, calling it unconstitutional. The original hearing, scheduled for…

Togo opens probe into deaths of June protesters

Togo’s public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the deaths of seven protesters during anti-government demonstrations in late June. The move follows mounting pressure from civil society and rights groups demanding accountability. The protests, which called for President Faure Gnassingbé’s…

Ghana think tank warns of elite capture of democracy

The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has sounded the alarm on a growing trend of political elite dominance weakening democratic institutions across Africa. In its maiden Democracy Capture Report, CDD-Ghana reveals how political and economic elites are manipulating state agencies…