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Mali: M5 leader berates dissolution of electoral umpire

Reactions have continued to trail the political landscape since the dissolution of the Independent National Electoral Commission CENI in Mali. On February 1, the Malian transitional government ended the activities of CENI, the body that tasked with the conduct of…

Senegal, IFAD sign 3.74bn CFA agriculture deal

The Senegalese government on Tuesday signed a financing agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The financing agreement seeks to consolidate the livelihoods of small producers through the adoption of sustainable production practices, social cohesion and gender transformation…

FGM continues in Gambia despite ban

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was observed over the weekend. The annual event sponsored by the United Nations is aimed at creating awareness on the harmful practice which involves the partial or total removal of…

Liberia: Traditional leaders reject calls to end FGM

Traditional leaders in Liberia are rejecting calls by the International Community to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM in the country. Currently, there is no law that out rightly bans the practice in Liberia as a yearlong executive…