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French forces deny killing Malian civilian

The French army has denied claims that it targeted and killed civilians during a raid aimed at jihadists in central Mali on Sunday. It announced on Tuesday that it had struck dozens of jihadists two days earlier. But residents speak…

Niger deploys 2,500 troops in restive zone

Following the weekend’s massacre, Nigerien President Mahamdou Issoufou has ordered the immediate deployment of Special Forces in an operation dubbed Operation Almahaou to secure the west of the country from jihadists. The decision was announced at the end of a…

The Gambia postpones voter registration exercise

The Independent Electoral Commission of the Gambia has postponed the January 14 general voter registration exercise ahead of presidential elections in December this year. The IEC cited logistical challenges beyond its control as a reason for the postponement. Sankulleh Janko…

Ghana reopens schools closed due to COVID

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools this month. While Kindergarten and Junior High School pupils are to return to school on January 15, 2021, first-year Senior High School students will start classes on March 10 with…

UNHCR condemns massacre of civilians in Niger

The UN Refugee Agency, (UNHCR) has condemned in the strongest terms the twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people, injured 25 others, and forced hundreds to flee on 2 January. Armed groups mounted coordinated attacks on…

COVID-19: Schools in Liberia reopen

Normal academic activities officially started in Liberia on Monday, January 4, 2021. Schools were closed in March 2020 after the country recorded its index case of COVID-19. However, as Pastor Maxwell Sando Sr., a school teacher in Monrovia explains to…