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Nigeria: BBOG reacts to katsina kidnappings

The Bring Back Our Girls Movement in Nigeria has criticized the Nigerian government of failing to take adequate measures to protect students from armed violence. This group was founded in 2014, to advocate for the safe return of hundreds of…

Protest over Ghana’s election results continues

Demonstrations have continued in parts of Ghana, days after the electoral commission declared President Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the December 7 elections. The keenly contested election in which former president Mahama emerged second has been challenged by his party the…

Sierra Leone records three cases of polio

Health authorities in Sierra Leone have recorded three cases of polio in three regions of the country. The cases were confirmed after initial laboratory tests performed by the Pasteur Institute in Abidjan. According to the spokesman of Sierra Leone’s Ministry…

Liberia’s opposition wins midterm Senate election

Several electoral workers in Liberia are under siege after two rival candidates accused them of ballot stuffing in the just ended December 8 midterm senate election. According to the head of Liberia's electoral commission, the rival supporters are accusing the…

Nigeria: Police kill tricyclist in Port Harcourt

The police in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, have confirmed that one of their officers shot dead a commercial tricycle rider in Port Harcourt, Thursday. The youth and motorcyclists, angry over the incident, rampaged through the area where the shooting took…

ECOWAS holds information session in Banjul

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Anglophone countries have held an Information Session on the Regional Cultural Policy and ECOWAS Action Plan on Return of Cultural Heritage, in Banjul on Thursday. The Session was organized to present to the…