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Telecom tarriff hike hits hard on Liberians

Telecommunication subscribers in Liberia are expressing frustrations after the two leading GSM companies, Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell MTN increased the price of voice calls and internet data services. The decision to increase surcharges according to the telecommunication providers are…

UN concerned over risk of violence in Guinea election

Two high-level UN Officials voiced concern this week over the risk of “incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence” as Guinea gears up for elections on 18 October. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said there are already serious indications…

Liberia: Police probe death of LRA officials

Police in Liberia have launched an investigation into the unexplained death of two citizens, Albert K. Peters and Gifty A. Lamah, employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority or LRA.  The late Peters was an internal auditor at the LRA, while…

Nigeria: ISWAP releases five abducted gov’t officials

Five officials of a Borno State government ministry abducted last month by members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) have been freed. The authorities say the five civil servants who work with the state ministry for reconstruction, rehabilitation and…

Mali announces new government

Mali announced a new government on Monday, with some of the top posts going to military officials following a coup on Aug. 18 that deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The ministries of defence, territorial administration, security and national reconciliation will…

Nigeria to increase trade volume with The Gambia

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria is pushing towards increasing trade volumes with the Gambia and strengthening bilateral relations across all spheres. Onyeama disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja as he received the Gambian delegation led…

ECOWAS gender experts convene meeting on SGBV

A Ministerial meeting on “Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the Status of Girls’ and Women’s Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond is underway. The meeting is taking place by videoconferencing and brings together key stakeholders in the gender sector and…