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Ghana records 144 murder cases in early 2021

In Ghana, there has been an increase in reported murders committed this year. A comparative analysis of some crime statistics from the first quarters of 2020 and 2021, indicates that there have been 144 murder cases recorded this year as…

A record 55 million people displaced last year

Across the world, conflicts, violence and weather-related disasters have reached an all-time high as 55 million people were reported displaced within their own countries. This finding was released Thursday by the Internal displacement Monitoring center. According to the report, the…

CIVICUS downgrades Benin as civic freedoms deteriorate

Benin Republic has been downgraded from ‘Obstructed’ to ‘Repressed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor, an online platform that tracks violations to civic freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, association and assembly, in every country across the world.  A ‘Repressed’ rating means…

Nigeria: Judiciary workers resolve to continue strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Wednesday reviewed its 44-day-old nationwide strike and vowed to continue the crippling industrial action until its demand is met. Courts at both the state and federal levels have been paralysed across the…

US vetoes UN support for G5 Sahel Force

Washington has vetoed the United Nations constant support to the G5 Sahel force. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday.  The representative of the United States did not find it appropriate for the UN…