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Child rights program launched in the Gambia

A 1 year pilot project by Save the Children International in partnership with the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) to protect children’s rights in business principles was launched in The Gambia on Monday.  The project is the first of its kind…

Ghana deploys 200 police officers to guard MPs

Ghana’s Ministry of Interior has with immediate effect, deployed 200 police officers to serve as guards to Members of Parliament (MPs) till the end of the year. This comes under a week after a sitting legislator was shot dead in…

Ghana: Floods hit Greater Accra, Central Regions

Parts of the Greater Accra and Central Regions were left inundated in water over the weekend, following hours of heavy rains. The rains affected areas such as Accra and Kasoa. Some commuters had to abandon their vehicles in the moving…

Gambia TRRC resumes public hearing

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of the Gambia is set to resume public hearings today Monday. The Commission is also expected to hear the circumstances leading to the murder of 56 West African citizens by Gambian security forces in…

Nigeria: Police disbands ‘rogue’ SARS unit

The Inspector-General of Nigeria Police Force, Mohammed Adamu, has dissolved the controversial sub-unit of the force, the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). This followed a nation-wide outrage during which protesters carried placards calling for scrapping of the unit which they accused…