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GHANA ELECTION: EC floats toll-free call centre for voters

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has established a toll-free call centre to enable voters to relay their concerns and difficulties on Election Day, Monday, December 7th, 2020. The Commission on Thursday said the initiative is to provide prompt responses to voters’…

Liberia gears up for midterm election, referendum

Political campaigns ended over the weekend in Liberia ahead of tomorrow’s midterm senate election and a constitutional referendum intended to amend several provisions of the country’s 1986 constitution.  The referendum is seeking to reduce the current six-years presidential and Representatives…

Liberia: Opposition leaders call for referendum boycott

In Liberia, political tension is heating up ahead of the December 8, midterm senate election and a constitutional referendum. The referendum seeks to reduce the current six-years presidential and Representatives tenures to five years and reduce the tenure of senators…

GHANA ELECTION: Special voting begins across 16 regions

Special voting has started in all 16 regions in Ghana with security officers, ambulance service staff, journalists and other professionals allowed to vote ahead of Election Day on December 7.  Chairperson of the electoral commission Jean Mensah who addressed the…

Gambia to adopt new climate change policy

The Gambia is in the process of adopting a 30 year strategy to address issues of climate change and main stream climate change in various sectors of the country’s economy. The Gambia in the past weeks has been keen on…

Switzerland to prosecute Ex-Liberian warlord

Human Rights Watch says the trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia’s first civil war is an important step forward for victims.  Today, a criminal court in the city of Bellinzona,…