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Ghana: Star witnesses give testimony in election petition

Star witness for the petitioner in Ghana’s ongoing election petition will today give testimony at the Supreme Court.  2020 flag bearer of the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress is challenging the outcome of last Decembers polls declared…

Mauritania: Bird flu kills more than 250 pelicans

Mauritania’s environment ministry says about 245 pelican chicks and two dozen adult pelicans have died from H5N1 bird flu in a Mauritanian national park bordering an area in northern Senegal that was hit by the virus. The birds’ bodies were…

Gambia: President Barrow launches party ahead of polls

The Gambia’s president Adama Barrow has launched a political party ahead of the December 4 polls. Christened the National People’s Party (NPP), the launch was described as largely successful. However some reservations have been raised about noncompliance with to covid-19…

NIGER ELECTION: Second round to hold February 21

Niger's Constitutional Court has confirmed that a second round of the presidential election will be held on February 21.  The court noted that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of votes in the first round whose annulment, partial or…