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IMF says Gambia economy recovering

International Monetary Fund Mission Chief, Mr Ivohasina Fizara Razafimaheta, says the Gambian economy has started the recovery process following the impacts of Covid-19 He said the high inflation is beyond the country’s control attributing it to external factors Speaking to…

Thousands apply to be enumerators for Liberia census

Over 29,000 Liberians have applied to work as enumerators and field supervisors for the upcoming National population and Housing census expected to be held in December this year. According to the Assistant Director of the Wilmont Smith, the statistic house…

Nigerian govt registers two new academic unions

The Nigeria government on Tuesday registered two new academic unions, in a latest move to weaken the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU following its seven-month-old strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, presented both unions with certificates of…

Guinea: Doumbouya calls for patriotism on independence

The president of Guinea's transition, Colonel Mamadu Doumbouya, has called on the Guinean people to be patriotic and look beyond ethnic and political divisions for the rebuilding of the country. Doubouya was speaking on Saturday evening in a speech addressed…

Chad delays elections by two years

Chad has adopted resolutions that push back democratic elections by two years and allow interim leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby, to stay in power and be eligible to run for president in the eventual vote. The decisions have dismayed some opposition…

ECOWAS reacts to resolution of Burkina Faso leadership tussle

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has welcomed the resolution of the crisis in Burkina Faso which resulted in the resignation of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, without further confrontation between the military units.…

Burkina Faso’s ousted military leader Damiba ‘resigns’

The self-declared military leader OF Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by Colonel  Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday's coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday. According to the deal, announced at…