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Nigeria: Senate passes $41.8 billion 2022 budget

Nigeria's Red Chamber of the National Assembly is expected to pass an increased 2022 national budget. This development followed approval by the House of Representatives Tuesday of a higher spending plan, with a record 17.13 trillion naira or 41.8 billion…

Ghana: Anaesthetists to strike on Jan 1 over title change

Members of the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists have served notice about an industrial action on January 1, 2022, over a change in their title from “Certified Registered Anesthetists” to “Physician Assistants”. The Association said in a letter addressed…

Bank of Sierra Leone launches collateral registry

Sierra Leone's central bank through an Economic Diversification project has collaborated with the World Bank to launch the Upgraded Sierra Leone Collateral Registry. It is an initiative, which according to the Bank Governor Prof. Kelfala Kallon will improve access to…

Chad: Habre victims decry compensation delay

Two months after a delegation from the Fund for the benefit of victims of the regime of the late Chadian President Hissene Habre, the victims say no further move has been made to compensate them.  This fund set up by…

Liberia CSOs demand increased health budget

In Liberia, several civil society organizations have petitioned the Ministry of Health, calling for the allocation of at least 15% of the National budget toward the health sector in line with the Abuja declaration. The organizations also called for a…