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Nigeria: Over 80 new kidnapped victims released

The armed intervention of a self-defense group allowed the release of the 80 high school students kidnapped on Saturday evening in north-west Nigeria. According to the authorities, over 80 school-children returning to their village of Mahuta, Katsina state, were kidnapped…

Ghana assembles Covid vaccine team

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assembled a team of experts to work towards the procurement and distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine in the country. This was revealed during the President’s 20th State address on measures to combat to spread of…

Women voters dominate Niger’s election

In Niger, the double municipal and regional elections held last Sunday saw a significant participation of women in the vote.  A particularity welcomed by several political actors and women's rights organizations. Adolphus Mawolo reports.

Ghana: NDC wins contentious parliamentary seat

The largest opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the contentious parliamentary seat in the Sene West Constituency in the Bono East Region.  This means that as it stands, the two leading political parties in the…