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Togo warns against unregulated use and import of drones

In Togo, public authorities are speaking out against the unregulated use of drones and other remote-controlled flying devices.  The minister in charge of civil security, Yark Damehane, and his counterpart in charge of the armies, Essozimna Marguerite Gnakade, said the…

Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods

The Nigerien government says nearly 200 lives have been lost and more than a quarter of a million affected, following flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The Country’s Civil Protection Service revealed this on Thursday, describing the toll…

Eight killed in landslide at Guinea gold mine

In Guinea, no fewer than 15 miners were killed on Thursday after a landslide hit an artisanal gold mine in the country’s northeast Siguiri region. An official of Norassoba town, Fatoumata Traore, confirmed that the landslide had killed eight people…

Liberian opposition demands answers to rice shortage

Liberia’s main opposition—the Unity Party is calling on the George Weah-led administration to address the ongoing rice crisis or risk a massive protest in the coming days. The shortage of the country’s staple food rice on the local market has…

Nigeria govt blames states for ignoring warnings about flood

The Nigeria Hydrological Services has blamed sub-nationals including state and local governments for disregarding “adequate and timely warnings” and weather advisories issued to avert deadly flood disasters in different parts of the country.  Massive flooding has been experienced in many…