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The Gambia Press Union (GPU), with support from International IDEA and EU funding, has begun a two-day training program for journalists. Focusing on conflict-sensitive reporting, the initiative aims to enhance media coverage of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)…
El Malick Ndiaye has been elected President of Senegal’s National Assembly, securing 134 out of 165 votes during Monday’s inaugural session of the 15th legislature. Despite objections about his prior ministerial role, Ndiaye’s election reflects the ruling PASTEF party’s majority…
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first tomato processing plant in Bobo Dioulasso, aimed at reducing post-harvest losses by utilizing surplus tomatoes. The 7.5 billion CFA franc facility is expected to generate 8 billion CFA francs in revenue over five years.…
On World AIDS Day, Nigeria’s Plan Health and Development Initiative has called attention to the compounded struggles of people living with disabilities (PLWD) who are also HIV-positive. The group highlighted the stigma, rights violations, and inadequate support that uniquely affect…
Displaced persons from nine communities in Niger State’s Shiroro Local Government Area are urging immediate support to address the disruption in their children’s education caused by violent attacks. The crisis, which began with deadly assaults over a year ago and…
The Malian army has announced the elimination of several high-ranking leaders of northern armed groups during airstrikes in Tinzawaten, near the Algerian border. The operation, described as a major security milestone, follows the recent formation of the Front de Libération…
The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) has launched a nationwide sit-down strike in board and mission schools, starting Monday, citing the government’s failure to pay November salaries and disburse the School Improvement Grant (SIG) for mission schools. The GTU claims repeated…
Former First Lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo has officially announced her candidacy for Côte d’Ivoire’s 2025 presidential election under the banner of the Mouvement des Générations Capables (MGC). During the party’s inaugural convention in Moossou, her hometown near Abidjan, Gbagbo expressed…
Ghana’s Electoral Commission began its Special Voting exercise today, allowing media personnel, security forces, and election officials to vote early ahead of the December 7 general elections. However, voters in the Western and Eastern Regions will cast their ballots on…
Senegal’s newly elected legislature is set to be inaugurated today, December 2, marking the start of a new parliamentary term after the early elections held on November 17. This follows the dissolution of parliament on September 12. Former President Macky…
Ahead of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS launched its 2024 report, Take the Rights Path to End AIDS, shedding light on factors like conflicts, poverty, extreme weather, and rights violations driving HIV infections. Speaking at the launch, Deputy Executive Director Angeli…
Nigeria’s former finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). First elected as the WTO DG on February 15, 2021, her current mandate ends on 31 August 2025. Okonjo-Iweala, the…
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