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The Gambia postpones voter registration exercise

The Independent Electoral Commission of the Gambia has postponed the January 14 general voter registration exercise ahead of presidential elections in December this year. The IEC cited logistical challenges beyond its control as a reason for the postponement. Sankulleh Janko…

COVID-19: Schools in Liberia reopen

Normal academic activities officially started in Liberia on Monday, January 4, 2021. Schools were closed in March 2020 after the country recorded its index case of COVID-19. However, as Pastor Maxwell Sando Sr., a school teacher in Monrovia explains to…

France to reduce troops in The Sahel

France’s defense minister said Monday that her government will reconsider its military strategy in the Sahel region and very likely reduce military deployment as part of Operation Barkhane after significant military successes in 2020. Minister Parly told daily Le Parisien…