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West Africa

Gambia: Refugees meet rights groups over SGBV concerns

As part of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence in The Gambia, refugees met with right groups in the country to share their gender related concerns and seek means to holistically address them. WADR’s Veronic Njie was…

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West Africa

Nigeria: Police kill tricyclist in Port Harcourt

The police in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, have confirmed that one of their officers shot dead a commercial tricycle rider in Port Harcourt, Thursday. The youth and motorcyclists, angry over the incident, rampaged through the area where the shooting took…

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January 1, 2023

World

WFP boss warns of hunger pandemic

With 270 million people – more than the entire population of Western Europe – “marching toward starvation”, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned as he called for greater action to avert a “hunger pandemic. WFP Executive Director David Beasley…

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January 1, 2023

West Africa

ECOWAS holds information session in Banjul

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Anglophone countries have held an Information Session on the Regional Cultural Policy and ECOWAS Action Plan on Return of Cultural Heritage, in Banjul on Thursday. The Session was organized to present to the…

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West Africa

Liberia: Opposition takes early lead in midterm polls

In Liberia, several opposition candidates have taken an early lead in the just ended December 8, 2020 midterm senate elections and a constitutional referendum. According to electoral officials, provisional results coming in especially in President George Weah’s stronghold Montserrado puts…

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January 1, 2023

Sports

Tarenga Lions remain on their perch

Senegal national football team maintains its position as the top ranked team in the continent going into 2021 after the latest FIFA Coca-Cola Ranking released on Thursday.

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West Africa

Ghana: Mahama disputes election results

The presidential candidate of the largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress says he is unwilling to accept the results of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). The result which was…

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January 1, 2023

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Liberia: President Weah releases new musical single

Liberian President George Weah has released a new single titled 'Mr. Liar Man'. The music appears to be a rebuttal to allegations by a junior official of his government, Boima J.V. Boima, who accused President Weah of having an extra-marital…

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