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Mass school abduction foiled in Nigeria

Security operatives in Nigeria including the military in the early hours of Sunday foiled yet another school children abduction in Kaduna State. The latest failed abduction in the state came 48hours after the kidnapping of students from Federal College of…

Liberia: Ports boss announces reforms, policies

The Managing Director of the National Port Authority of Liberia— Bill Twehway, has announced a series of reforms and policies to boost the nation’s economy. He says since the coming in to office of the George Weah-led administration, the institution…

ECOWAS to reassess election monitoring mechanisms

The ECOWAS Parliament says it will reassess its election monitoring mechanisms in order to strengthen the human and financial resources. This is part of the legislatures plan to achieve the objectives defined in the ECOWAS protocol on democracy and good…

Ghana: Youth group close down sand mining sites

In many parts of Ghana, the perceived failure of monitoring institutions and local assemblies in the regulation of mining activities, has forced community members to act. A youth group in Sing community of the Upper West Region of Ghana has…

Togo kickstarts COVID vaccination campaign

In Togo, mass vaccination exercise against COVID-19 will begin this morning after the campaign was officially launched on Wednesday.  156,000 doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine arrived in Togo on Sunday through the Covax facility, with frontline healthworkers and most vulnerable persons…

The Gambia enters day two of COVID vaccination

The Gambia has entered day two of its vaccination roll out exercise against COVID-19.  The National Covid-19 Vaccination Program, launched on Wednesday by President Adama Barrow will in the long run, see most Gambians vaccinated with priority given to frontline…