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Gambia to adopt new climate change policy

The Gambia is in the process of adopting a 30 year strategy to address issues of climate change and main stream climate change in various sectors of the country’s economy. The Gambia in the past weeks has been keen on…

Fire guts Ghana Commercial Bank branch

The Ghana Commercial Bank branch at the Accra Central Business District has been gutted by a fire.  According to the Fire Service, the fire started around 11 am on Saturday, destroying the first floor of the storey building which contained…

Nigeria: UN condemns killing of civilians in Borno

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon, has condemned attacks against civilians in Nigeria and urges all actors on the ground to respect international laws and humanity. In a statement on Sunday, Kallon said he was outraged and…

Togo detains leading opposition figure

One of the main opposition figures in Togo, Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, was arrested over the weekend in the capital Lomé, for what the authorities described as "attacking the internal security of the state". Public prosecutor, Essolis-sam Poyodi said the arrest follows…