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Nigeria: ISWAP releases five abducted gov’t officials

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…

Burkina Faso Election: Filing of candidacy closes

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…

WHO begins executive board meeting on Covid-19 response

The World Health Organization WHO, on Monday, began a 2-day executive board meeting session on the current global covid19 pandemic response to follow up on the WHA73.1 resolution approved by the Member States earlier in May. The meeting will provide…

Mali announces new government

Mali announced a new government on Monday, with some of the top posts going to military officials following a coup on Aug. 18 that deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The ministries of defence, territorial administration, security and national reconciliation will…

Nigeria to increase trade volume with The Gambia

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria is pushing towards increasing trade volumes with the Gambia and strengthening bilateral relations across all spheres. Onyeama disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja as he received the Gambian delegation led…

Human Rights Watch calls for an end to shackling

Human Rights Watch says hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions are shackled around the world. It says in a new report released on Tuesday that men, women, and children, some as young as 10, are chained or…

ECOWAS gender experts convene meeting on SGBV

A Ministerial meeting on “Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the Status of Girls’ and Women’s Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond is underway. The meeting is taking place by videoconferencing and brings together key stakeholders in the gender sector and…