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Nigeria pays $316m to subsidise petrol monthly

The federal government of Nigeria on Thursday admitted paying as much as 120 billion naira or its equivalent of nearly 316 million dollars to subsidise the price of petrol monthly. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele…

Gambia: Parliament upholds ban on skin bleaching

The National Assembly Members of the Gambia have voted to uphold the anti-bleaching law enacted by former President Yahya Jammeh. This comes after the Barrow government re-tabled the bill to the assembly seeking to repeal what it says is discriminatory against…

Amnesty urges ICC to probe Nigeria attacks

Amnesty International has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate armed attacks, looting and rapes reportedly committed by the Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. Citing interviews of villagers in Borno State, the rights group said some…

Côte d’Ivoire may appoint new Prime Minister next week

Ivorian government spokesperson Sidi Touré has announced that a new prime minister will probably be known after April 1, 2021. This follows a Council of Ministers meeting. The country’s’ immediate past Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died on March 10. Ivorian government…