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Nigeria: 100 Kidnapped Victims Rescued in Zamfara

Police in Nigeria's North Western Zamfara State have rescued 100 Kidnap Victims, most of them Nursing Mothers with their kids. Special Assistant on Security Matters to Zamfara State Governor, Mohammed Tsafe, who revealed this during a Press Briefing at the…

MP, three others denied bail by Sierra Leonean court

Sierra Leone, a Member of Parliament and three others who are standing trial for unlawful possession of firearms, have been denied bail for the fourth time by Magistrate court. According to the lawyer representing the parliamentarian, the courts have not…

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara and Gbagbo to meet July 27th

Ivorian President Alassane Ouatarra and his predecessor Laurents Gbagbo are due to meeting on Tuesday 27 July, for the first time after the post-election violence of 2010 that destabilized the country. The meeting was announced by government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly…

The Gambia announces surge in COVID-19 cases

The Gambia’s Ministry of Health has announced a surge in Covid19 cases in the country as it called on people to respect preventive measures. My colleague Veronic Njie has been speaking to Prince Babacarr Sankanu, Focal person for strategic communications…