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UNHCR to end refugee status for Ivorians

The UN Refugee Agency has recommended that States hosting Ivorian refugees end their refugee status. It calls on the states to facilitate their voluntary repatriation, reintegration, or acquisition of permanent residency or naturalization for those wishing to remain. The agency…

WHO endorses world’s first malaria vaccine

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. WHO…

Ghana: University teachers to resume strike October 8

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has directed its members to resume the suspended strike action from Friday, October 8, 2021. The decision follows the failure of government to meet demands made by the lecturers concerning their conditions of…

Ghana begins delisting of over 3000 companies

In Ghana, the Registrar General’s Department has announced plans to commence the delisting of 3,100 companies from their records this month. This is accounts for part of more than 100,000 companies that are set to be delisted by the end…

Senegalese govt resumes talks with teachers’ unions

Senegal’s Minister of the Civil Service and the Renewal of the Public Service, Mariama Sarr, announced on Monday the resumption of negotiations between the government and the teachers' unions. She said the resumption of dialogue was instructed by the President…