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Ghana to recieve first batch of COVID vaccine

Ghana will receive its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine this morning at the Kotoka International Airport and will be received by a delegation led by the Minister of Health-designate, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.  A statement issued by the information minister…

Nigeria launches National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021. The growing dynamic nature of cybersecurity threats and the need to exploit the cyber domain for Nigeria’s national security necessitated a review of the national cybersecurity policy and…

Hearings begin in landmark Liberia war-crimes trial

A Finnish court was to begin hearing witness testimony in Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Tuesday as part of a first-of-a-kind war-crimes trial in the country. The court is in the country for a case against Gibril Massaquoi, a former senior member…

Ex-Nigerian President hosts Gambian political leaders

Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan is hosting a three-day brainstorming session with leaders of The Gambia's main political parties in Abuja. This is in continuation of his effort to assist with facilitating a conversation towards a consensus on the making…

GIABA holds financial intelligence course in Banjul

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has convened a three-day Financial Intelligence Analysis Course for selected Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in the Gambian capital Banjul. The training is in collaboration with the German Society for…

Swiss prosecutors cross-examine ex-Liberian rebel commander

In Bellizona, Switzerland, prosecutors on Monday cross-examined Alieu Kosiah, a former Liberian rebel commander accused of committing gross human-rights abuses during the first Liberia civil war. Kosiah was arrested six years ago by Swiss authorities after his alleged victims filed…