Burkina Faso votes in presidential, parliamentary elections
Voters in Burkina Faso are heading to the polls today for presidential and parliamentary elections, held amid escalating violence in the West African country.
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BURKINA FASO ELECTION: Voting at the Burkinabe Embassy in Dakar, Senegal
Eligible Burkina Faso nationals have been casting their votes at the country's Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Nigeria: Terrorists kill at least three soldiers in ambush
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GHANA ELECTION: Govt vows to punish electoral offenders
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Nigeria: Bandits abduct 12 police officers
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Côte d’Ivoire : CPJ condemns ill treatment of journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on the authorities in Cote d’Ivoire to drop their investigation into journalist Yao Alex Hallane Clément, and cease intimidating and harassing members of the press. Police officers arrested Yao, a reporter with the…
Court rules against Switzerland’s planned deportation of gay Gambian
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Switzerland’s intended deportation of a homosexual Gambian man, saying Switzerland has not properly examined the risks to which the man would be exposed. In a decision handed down on Tuesday, the…
Ghana: President Addo accepts Special Prosecutor’s resignation
Ghana’s President NanaAkufo-Addo has accepted the resignation of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor. A letter issued Tuesday afternoon and signed by the Chief of Staff, AkosuaFremaOsei-Opare, stated that the President had taken due note of the other matters raised in…
Nigeria: Kaduna court to continue Shia cleric’s trial
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in the state capital on Wednesday adjourned till today, the continued hearing of the trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zinat. El-…
Ghana, Switzerland sign Carbon offset agreement
As part of its commitments under the Paris Agreement, Switzerland will offset part of its CO2 emissions through projects in Ghana. After the agreement signed with Peru in October, this is the second such agreement. Under the Paris Agreement, Switzerland…
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