News link 2020-10-08 Third Edition
News link 2020-10-08 Third Edition
News link 2020-10-08 Third Edition
At long last, Liberian health workers call off their ongoing strike following intervention of the United Nations. For the past three weeks, the health workers have been on strike, demanding COVID-19 hazard pay, improved working conditions, as well as increase…
Police in the Gambia have called on National Assembly Member Ya Kumba Jaiteh for questioning. The nominated member is accused of obstructing agents of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia. She is expected to report back to the…
Sierra Leone’s anti-graft agency says its investigators have been forced to abandon a mission to interview former President Ernest Bai Koroma in his northern hometown of Makeni when his supporters blocked the road and threatened them on Thursday. Koroma’s successor,…
Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday called on the Government of Cape Verde to protect the life of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was detained in that country in June. On his Twitter account, the foreign minister said that his…
Cameroonian authorities say the National Carrier (Camair-Co) will on October 12, resume its activities suspended for eight months due to the Covid-19. The resumption will bring relief to travelers as well as the government as the aviation sector constitutes an…
Telecommunication subscribers in Liberia are expressing frustrations after the two leading GSM companies, Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell MTN increased the price of voice calls and internet data services. The decision to increase surcharges according to the telecommunication providers are…
A member of parliament in Ghana has given the Electoral Commission a 7-day ultimatum to publish the provisional register of voters for the upcoming general elections on its website. Mr Ernest Henry Norgbey who is Member of Parliament (MP) for…
Police in Liberia have launched an investigation into the unexplained death of two citizens, Albert K. Peters and Gifty A. Lamah, employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority or LRA. The late Peters was an internal auditor at the LRA, while…
Five officials of a Borno State government ministry abducted last month by members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) have been freed. The authorities say the five civil servants who work with the state ministry for reconstruction, rehabilitation and…
Nigerian rapper rapper Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, will on Tuesday morning lead a protest against a notorious unit in the police force. The Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) has been accused of atrocities against…
In Burkina Faso, the Independent National Election Commission (CENI) closed last Friday the reception of candidacy files for the upcoming presidential election. The commission received 23 candidacies, among them, files deemed incomplete for lack of sponsorship, non-payment of the deposit…